Premier of Montserrat
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| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor of Montserrat |
| Term length | At the governor's pleasure |
| Formation | January 1960 |
| First holder | William Henry Bramble as Chief Minister |
| Website | Office of the Premier |
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The premier of Montserrat is the head of government of the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat. The premier is appointed by the governor of Montserrat on behalf of the monarch of the United Kingdom, currently King Charles III.
The current premier of Montserrat is Reuben Meade of the United Alliance. The premier is appointed by the governor from among the members of the Legislative Assembly, which consists of nine elected members.
Between 1960 and 2011 the position was known as Chief Minister of Montserrat, this changed on 27 September 2011 when the Montserrat Constitution Order 2010 took effect. The first premier of Montserrat was Reuben Meade, who was also the last chief minister.
The Cabinet has replaced the Executive Council and consists of the premier, the attorney-general, the financial secretary, and three other ministers. One of the cabinet members aside from the premier must be appointed deputy.
List
[edit](Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| MLP PDP PLM NPP MNR NPLM MDP MCAP PDM UA | ||||||||
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| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | Notes | ||
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| Chief Ministers (1960–2011) | ||||||||
| 1 | 
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William Henry Bramble (1901–1988) |
January 1960 | December 1970 | 10 years, 11 months | Montserrat Labour Party | — 1961 1966 |
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| 2 |
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Percival Austin Bramble (born 1931) |
December 1970 | November 1978 | 7 years, 11 months | Progressive Democratic Party | 1970 1973 |
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| 3 |
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John Osborne (1935–2011) |
November 1978 | 10 October 1991 | 12 years, 11 months | People's Liberation Movement | 1978 1983 1987 |
First tenure |
| 4 |
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Reuben Meade (born 1954) |
10 October 1991 | 13 November 1996 | 5 years, 34 days | National Progressive Party | 1991 | First tenure |
| 5 |
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Bertrand Osborne (1935–2018) |
13 November 1996 | 22 August 1997 | 282 days | Movement for National Reconstruction | 1996 | |
| 6 |
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David Brandt | 22 August 1997 | 5 April 2001 | 3 years, 226 days | Independent | — | |
| (3) |
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John Osborne (1935–2011) |
5 April 2001 | 2 June 2006 | 5 years, 58 days | New People's Liberation Movement | 2001 | Second tenure |
| 7 |
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Lowell Lewis (born 1952) |
2 June 2006 | 10 September 2009 | 3 years, 100 days | Montserrat Democratic Party | 2006 | |
| (4) |
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Reuben Meade (born 1954) |
10 September 2009 | 27 September 2011 | 2 years, 17 days | Movement for Change and Prosperity | 2009 | Second tenure |
| Premiers (2011–present) | ||||||||
| 1 |
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Reuben Meade (born 1954) |
27 November 2011 | 12 September 2014 | 2 years, 289 days | Movement for Change and Prosperity | — | First tenure |
| 2 | 
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Donaldson Romeo (born 1962) |
12 September 2014 | 19 November 2019 | 5 years, 68 days | People's Democratic Movement | 2014 | |
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Easton Taylor-Farrell | 19 November 2019 | 25 October 2024 | 4 years, 341 days | Movement for Change and Prosperity | 2019 | |
| (1) |
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Reuben Meade (born 1954) |
25 October 2024 | Incumbent | 98 days | United Alliance | 2024 | Second tenure |
See also
[edit]- List of current heads of government in the United Kingdom and dependencies
- Chief Minister of Montserrat - title of the head of government prior to 2011
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