Prime Minister of Guyana

Prime Minister of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana First Vice President of Guyana
Seal of the Office of the Prime Minister of Guyana
Flag of Guyana
Incumbent Moses Nagamootoo since 20 May 2015
Style	The Honourable
Residence	Prime Minister's Residence, Main Street, Georgetown
Appointer	President of Guyana
Term length	5 years, renewable
Inaugural holder	Forbes Burnham
Formation	26 May 1966
Succession	Any Minister of Government as designated by the President
Salary	GY$ 1,700,000 per month

This is a list of the prime ministers of Guyana, from the establishment of the office of Chief Minister of British Guiana in 1953 to the present day.

Current role

The prime minister, who also holds the office of First Vice President, is not the head of government in Guyana. Rather, they are an elected member of the National Assembly who is the principal assistant and advisor to the president as well as the leader of government business in the Assembly. The prime minister assumes the office of president if the presidency becomes vacant.

Chief Minister of British Guiana

№	Chief Minister (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of office			Political affiliation (at time of appointment)		Monarch(s)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1	Cheddi Jagan (1918–1997)		30 May 1953	9 October 1953	132 days	style="background: Template:People's Progressive Party/meta/color;" |	People's Progressive Party	Elizabeth II

Premiers of British Guiana

№	Premier (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of office			Political affiliation (at time of appointment)		Monarch(s)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1	Cheddi Jagan (1918–1997)		5 September 1961	12 December 1964	3 years, 98 days	style="background: Template:People's Progressive Party/meta/color;" |	People's Progressive Party	Elizabeth II
2	Forbes Burnham (1923–1985)		12 December 1964	26 May 1966	1 year, 165 days	style="background: Template:People's National Congress (Guyana)/meta/color;" |	People's National Congress

Prime Ministers of Guyana

№	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of office			Political affiliation (at time of appointment)		Head(s) of State
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
Guyana (Commonwealth realm)
1	Forbes Burnham (1923–1985)		26 May 1966	23 February 1970	3 years, 273 days	style="background: Template:People's National Congress (Guyana)/meta/color;" |	People's National Congress	Elizabeth II
Co-operative Republic of Guyana
(1)	Forbes Burnham (1923–1985)		23 February 1970	6 October 1980	10 years, 226 days	style="background: Template:People's National Congress (Guyana)/meta/color;" |	People's National Congress	Luckhoo Chung
2	Ptolemy Reid (1918–2003)		6 October 1980	16 August 1984	3 years, 315 days	style="background: Template:People's National Congress (Guyana)/meta/color;" |	People's National Congress	Burnham
3	Desmond Hoyte (1929–2002)		16 August 1984	6 August 1985	355 days	style="background: Template:People's National Congress (Guyana)/meta/color;" |	People's National Congress
4	Hamilton Green (1934–)		6 August 1985	9 October 1992	7 years, 64 days	style="background: Template:People's National Congress (Guyana)/meta/color;" |	People's National Congress	Hoyte
5	Sam Hinds (1945–)		9 October 1992	17 March 1997	4 years, 159 days	style="background: Template:People's Progressive Party/meta/color;" |	People's Progressive Party	C. Jagan Himself
6	Janet Jagan (1920–2009)		17 March 1997	19 December 1997	277 days	style="background: Template:People's Progressive Party/meta/color;" |	People's Progressive Party	Hinds
(5)	Sam Hinds (1943–)		19 December 1997	9 August 1999	1 year, 233 days	style="background: Template:People's Progressive Party/meta/color;" |	People's Progressive Party	J. Jagan
7	Bharrat Jagdeo (1964–)		9 August 1999	11 August 1999	2 days	style="background: Template:People's Progressive Party/meta/color;" |	People's Progressive Party
(5)	Sam Hinds (1943–)		11 August 1999	20 May 2015	15 years, 282 days	style="background: Template:People's Progressive Party/meta/color;" |	People's Progressive Party	Jagdeo Ramotar Granger
8	Moses Nagamootoo (1947–)		20 May 2015	Incumbent	9 years, 170 days	style="background: Template:Alliance for Change (Guyana)/meta/color;" |	Alliance for Change (APNU)	Granger

See also

• Prime Ministers of Queen Elizabeth II
• List of Governors of British Guiana
• List of heads of state of Guyana
• President of Guyana
• List of Privy Counsellors (1952–present)

External links

• World Statesmen – Guyana
• Rulers.org – Guyana