Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
The prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda is the head of government of that country.
| Prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda | |
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 Coat of arms of Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 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 | Deputy Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda |
| Salary | 150,000 XCD annually[1] |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Antigua and Barbuda |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (born 1938) | 9 March 1994 | 24 March 2004 | 10 years, 15 days | ABLP | 1994 1999 | |
| 3 | Baldwin Spencer (born 1948) | 24 March 2004 | 13 June 2014 | 10 years, 81 days | UPP | 2004 2009 | |
| 4 | Gaston Browne (born 1967) | 13 June 2014 | Incumbent | 6 years, 239 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
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