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Deputy Prime Minister of Dominica is an informal cabinet-level position in Dominica. The position is not outlined in the Constitution of Dominica. [1]
The deputy prime minister is appointed by the prime minister. The tasks have been outlined as ... who shall not only act as Prime Minister in my absence from the country, but who shall also be tasked with several administrative functions in the harnessing and coordination of the various ministries. [2]
Name | Premier | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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Nicholson Ducreay | Edward Oliver LeBlanc | March 1967 | 1970 | [3] |
Ronald Armour | Edward Oliver LeBlanc | 1970 | July 1974 | [4] [5] |
? | Patrick John | July 1974 | 31 March 1975 | |
Henckell Christian | Patrick John | 31 March 1975 | November 1978 | [6] |
Name | Prime Minister | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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Henckell Christian | Patrick John | November 1978 | June 1979 | [7] |
Michael Douglas | Oliver Seraphin | June 1979 | July 1980 | [8] |
Anthony Moise | Eugenia Charles | July 1980 [9] | 1985 [10] | |
Charles Maynard | Eugenia Charles | 1985 [10] | 1988 - ? | [11] |
? | Eugenia Charles | 1988 - ? | June 1995 | |
Julius Timothy | Edison James | June 1995 | February 2000 | [12] |
Vacant | Rosie Douglas | February 2000 | October 2000 | |
Vacant | Pierre Charles | October 2000 | January 2004 | |
Vacant | Osborne Riviere | January 2004 | January 2004 | |
? | Roosevelt Skerrit | January 2004 | ? - 2011 | |
Vacant | Roosevelt Skerrit | ? - 2011 | 11 April 2018 | [13] [14] |
Reginald Austrie | Roosevelt Skerrit | 11 April 2018 | 13 December 2022 | [15] [16] |
Irving McIntyre | Roosevelt Skerrit | 13 December 2022 | Incumbent | [17] |
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