Prime Minister of Dominica

The prime minister of Dominica is the head of government in the Commonwealth of Dominica. The position was created on November 3, 1978, when Dominica gained independence from the United Kingdom.

Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica
Incumbent Roosevelt Skerrit since 8 August 2004
Residence	Financial Centre, Kennedy Avenue, Roseau
Inaugural holder	Patrick John
Formation	3 November 1978
Salary	21,666 USD annually
Website	http://www.dominica.gov.dm/

Roosevelt Skerrit is the incumbent prime minister. He took the oath on 8 August 2004.

List

Prime ministers of Dominica (1978–present)

Status

  Denotes Acting Prime Minister

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
4		Patrick John (1938–2021)	—	3 November 1978	25 June 1979	234 days	Dominica Labour Party
5		Oliver Seraphin (1943–)	—	25 June 1979	21 July 1980	1 year, 26 days	Dominica Labour Party
6		Eugenia Charles (1919–2005)	1980 1985 1990	21 July 1980	14 June 1995	14 years, 328 days	Dominica Freedom Party
7		Edison James (1943–)	1995	14 June 1995	3 February 2000	4 years, 234 days	United Workers' Party
8		Rosie Douglas (1941–2000)	2000	3 February 2000	1 October 2000 (died in office.)	241 days	Dominica Labour Party
9		Pierre Charles (1954–2004)	—	1 October 2000	3 October 2000	3 years, 97 days	Dominica Labour Party
				3 October 2000	6 January 2004 (died in office.)
10		Osborne Riviere (1932–2017)	—	6 January 2004	8 August 2004	215 days	Dominica Labour Party
11		Roosevelt Skerrit (1972–)	2005 2009 2014 2019	8 August 2004	Incumbent	20 years, 116 days (as of 2 December 2024)	Dominica Labour Party