Chief Minister of Montserrat

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The Chief Minister of Montserrat is the head of government of Montserrat, an island in the Caribbean that is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, appointed by the Governor of Montserrat on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II, Montserrat's head of state. The current Chief Minister of Montserrat is Reuben Meade of the Movement for Change and Prosperity. The chief minister is appointed by the governor from among the members of the Legislative Council. His cabinet, the Executive Council, is appointed by the governor from among the elected members of the Legislative Council and consists of the chief minister, the attorney-general, the financial secretary and three other ministers.^[1]

On 13 October 2010, the Queen approved the Montserrat Constitution Order 2010, which replaces the office of Chief Minister with the office of Premier. The first premier will be the chief minister in office on the date the Order comes into force, expected to be later this year.^[2] A Cabinet will replace the Executive Council and will likewise consist of the premier, the attorney-general, the financial secretary, and three other ministers.^[3] One of the Cabinet members aside from the Premier must be appointed Deputy Premier to act as Premier when the latter office is vacant or when the Premier is absent from Montserrat.

The head of state is no longer a Chief Minister. He is now called the Premier [1]

List of Chief Ministers of Montserrat

Incumbent	Tenure		Political Affiliation
	Took Office	Left Office
William Henry Bramble	January 1960	December 1970	Montserrat Labour Party
Percival Austin Bramble	December 1970	November 1978	Progressive Democratic Party
John Osborne	November 1978	10 October 1991	People's Liberation Movement
Reuben Meade	10 October 1991	13 November 1996	National Progressive Party (1st term)
Bertrand Osborne	13 November 1996	22 August 1997	People's Progressive Alliance
David Brandt	22 August 1997	5 April 2001	Non-partisan
John Osborne	5 April 2001	2 June 2006	New People's Liberation Movement
Lowell Lewis	2 June 2006	10 September 2009	Montserrat Democratic Party
Reuben Meade	10 September 2009	27 September 2011	Movement for Change and Prosperity (2nd term)

See also

• Politics of Montserrat
• Premier of Montserrat

References

1. ^ Montserrat Constitution Order 1989, Schedule 2, Part II: The Executive
2. ^ Montserrat Constitution Order 2010
3. ^ Constitution Order 2010, Part III: The Executive