Premier of Montserrat

The Premier of Montserrat is the head of government of Montserrat, an island in the Caribbean that is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. As a result, the head of state of Montserrat is Queen Elizabeth II, who is the head of state of the United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II is represented by the Governor of Montserrat.

Premier of Montserrat
Coat of Arms of Montserrat
Incumbent
Easton Taylor-Farrell
since 19 November 2019
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerGovernor of Montserrat
Term lengthAt the Governor's pleasure
FormationJanuary 1960
First holderWilliam Henry Bramble
as Chief Minister
WebsiteOffice of the Premier
Montserrat
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The current Premier of Montserrat is Easton Taylor-Farrell of the Movement for Change and Prosperity. The Premier is appointed by the Governor from among the members of the Legislative Assembly, which consists of nine elected members.

On 13 October 2010, the Queen approved the Montserrat Constitution Order 2010, which replaced the Office of Chief Minister with the Office of Premier. The first Premier of Montserrat was Reuben Meade, who was also the last Chief Minister of Montserrat.

The Cabinet has replaced the Executive Council and consists of the Premier, the Attorney-General, the Financial Secretary, and three other ministers. One of the cabinet members aside from the Premier must be appointed deputy.

List of Premiers

Political parties

  •   Movement for Change and Prosperity (MCAP)
  •   People's Democratic Movement (PDM)
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Election Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 The Honourable
Reuben Meade
(1954–)		 2009 13 October
2010		 12 September
2014		 3 years,

334 days

MCAP
2 The Honourable
Donaldson Romeo
(1962–)		 2014 12 September
2014		 19 November
2019		 4 years,

115 days

PDM
3 The Honourable
Easton Taylor-Farrell		 2019 19 November
2019		 Incumbent 270 days MCAP

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