Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
Prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda | |
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Style | The Right Honourable (formal), His Excellency (diplomatic) |
Reports to | Governor-General |
Term length | Five years |
Formation | 1 November 1981 |
First holder | Vere Bird |
Deputy | |
Salary | 150,000 XCD annually[1] |
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The prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda is the head of government of that country.
The current prime minister is Gaston Browne, since 13 June 2014.[2]
Chief minister of Antigua (1960–67)[]
Elizabeth II (1960–67)[]
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Election | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
1 | Vere Bird (1910–1999) | 1 January 1960 | 27 February 1967 | 7 years, 57 days | ABLP | 1960 1965 |
Premiers of Antigua (1967–81)[]
Elizabeth II (1967–81)[]
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Election | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
1 | Vere Bird (1910–1999) | 27 February 1967 | 14 February 1971 | 3 years, 352 days | ABLP | — | |
2 | George Walter (1928–2008) | 14 February 1971 | 1 February 1976 | 4 years, 352 days | PLM | 1971 | |
(1) | Vere Bird (1910–1999) | 1 February 1976 | 1 November 1981 | 5 years, 273 days | ABLP | 1976 1980 |
Prime ministers of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–present)[]
Elizabeth II (1981–present)[]
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Election | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
1 | Vere Bird (1910–1999) | 1 November 1981 | 9 March 1994 | 12 years, 128 days | ABLP | 1984 1989 | |
2 | Lester Bird (1938–2021) | 9 March 1994 | 24 August 2004 | 10 years, 168 days | ABLP | 1994 1999 | |
3 | Baldwin Spencer (born 1948) | 24 August 2004 | 13 June 2014 | 9 years, 293 days | UPP | 2004 2009 | |
4 | Gaston Browne (born 1967) | 13 June 2014 | Incumbent | 7 years, 254 days | ABLP | 2014 2018 |
References[]
- ^ Laws of Antigua and Barbuda. "The Ministers and Parliamentarians Salaries Act" (PDF). laws.gov.ag.
- ^ Jacqueline Charles, "Browne becomes new prime minister of Antigua, youngest ever", The Miami Herald, 13 June 2014.
See also[]
- Prime Ministers of Queen Elizabeth II
- List of Commonwealth Heads of Government
- Politics of Antigua and Barbuda
- Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation
- Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda
- List of Privy Counsellors (1952–present)
Categories:
- Lists of prime ministers by country
- Prime Ministers of Antigua and Barbuda
- Lists of Antigua and Barbuda people
- 1981 establishments in Antigua and Barbuda