Prime Minister of Dominica
- Prime Minister of Dominica
The Prime Minister of Dominica is the head of government in the Commonwealth of Dominica. Nominally, the position was created on November 3 1978 when Dominica gained independence from the United Kingdom. Hitherto, the position existed de facto as Premier.
According to Chapter 59 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Dominica;
1.There shall be a Prime Minister of Dominica, who shall be appointed by the President.
2.Whenever the President has occasion to appoint a Prime Minister he shall appoint an elected member of the House who appears to him likely to command the support of the majority of the elected members of the House.
The President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, appoints the Cabinet of Minister. The Prime Minister supervises Cabinet meetings and in the spirit of the Westminster system is nominally 'Primus Inter Pares' or first among equals. However Prime Ministers of Dominica, like most Prime Ministers in Small-Island States, have generally governed in a presidential manner.
List of Prime Ministers of Dominica
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List of Prime Ministers of Dominica
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