Roosevelt Skerrit | |
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6th Prime Minister of Dominica | |
Assumed office 8 January 2004 | |
President | Nicholas Liverpool Eliud Williams Charles Savarin Sylvanie Burton |
Deputy | Ambrose George Reginald Austrie Irving McIntyre |
Preceded by | Osborne Riviere (acting) |
Member of Parliament for Vieille Case | |
Assumed office 31 January 2000 | |
Preceded by | Vernice Bellony |
Chairman of the Caribbean Community | |
In office 1 July 2023[1] – 31 December 2023 | |
Secretary-General | Carla Barnett |
Preceded by | Philip Davis[1] |
Succeeded by | Irfaan Ali |
In office 1 January 2010 – 30 June 2010[1] | |
Secretary-General | Edwin Carrington |
Preceded by | Bharrat Jagdeo |
Succeeded by | Bruce Golding |
Personal details | |
Born | Princess Margaret Hospital, Roseau, Dominica[2] | 8 June 1972
Political party | Dominica Labour Party |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | New Mexico State University, Las Cruces University of Mississippi, Oxford |
Website | Official website |
Roosevelt Skerrit (born 8 June 1972) is a Dominican politician who has been Prime Minister of Dominica since 2004; he has also been the Member of Parliament for the Vieille Case constituency since 2000. Regionally, he has served as the chairman of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and most recently as chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in 2010. Skerrit is currently the longest-serving prime minister of Dominica.