Premier of the British Virgin Islands
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| Premier of the British Virgin Islands | |
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 Arms of Her Majesty's British Virgin Islands Government |
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| Incumbent Dr. Orlando Smith OBE since 9 November 2011 |
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| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointed by | Governor of the British Virgin Islands |
| First minister | Hamilton Lavity Stoutt as Chief Minister |
| Formation | April 1967 |
| Term length | At the Governor's pleasure |
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| Website | Office of the Premier |
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| This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the British Virgin Islands |
The Premier of the British Virgin Islands is the head of government for the British Virgin Islands. As a British Overseas Territory, the Premier is appointed by the Governor on behalf of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, currently Queen Elizabeth II.[1] Until 2007, the head of government was known as the Chief Minister.[2]
Since the 1967 constitution was adopted, only five people have served as Premier of Chief Minister, and each of them has served at least two full terms. Lavity Stoutt is the only former leader to have won more than two general elections however.
List of Chief Ministers and Premiers [edit]
| Term | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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| April 1967 to June 1971 | Hamilton Lavity Stoutt, Chief Minister | VIP | 1st Term |
| June 1971 to November 1979 | Willard Wheatley, Chief Minister | UP | |
| November 1979 to November 1983 | Hamilton Lavity Stoutt, Chief Minister | VIP | 2nd Term |
| November 1983 to 1 October 1986 | Cyril Romney, Chief Minister | UP | |
| 1 October 1986 to 14 May 1995 | Hamilton Lavity Stoutt, Chief Minister | VIP | 3rd Term |
| 15 May 1995 to 17 June 2003 | Ralph T. O'Neal, Chief Minister | VIP | 1st Term |
| 17 June 2003 to 23 August 2007 | Dr Orlando Smith, Chief Minister | NDP | 1st Term |
| 23 August 2007 to 9 November 2011 | Ralph T. O'Neal, Premier | VIP | 2nd Term |
| 9 November 2011 to present | Dr Orlando Smith, Premier | NDP | 2nd Term |
Party affiliations are as follows:
- VIP—Virgin Islands Party
- NDP—National Democratic Party
- UP—United Party (defunct)
References [edit]
- ^ The Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007 (SI 2007/1678)
- ^ The Virgin Islands (Constitution) Order 1976 (SI 1976/2145), as amended by 1979/1603, 1982/151, 1991/2871 and 1994/1638
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