List of prime ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
	Coat of arms of Saint Kitts and Nevis
	Incumbent; Terrance Drew ; since 6 August 2022
Style	Mr Prime Minister; (informal); The Honourable ; (informal); The Right Honourable ; (within the Commonwealth); His Excellency ; (diplomatic)
Type	Head of government
Appointer	Governor-General
Term length	No term limit
Formation	19 September 1983;41 years ago
First holder	Kennedy Simmonds
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Salary	EC$137,280/US$ 50,844 annually
Website	www.gov.kn

Last updated June 18, 2025

The prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis is the head of government of the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis. The current Prime Minister is Terrance Drew since 6 August 2022.

Constitutional basis

The office of prime minister is established by section 52 of the constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis, which provides that the governor-general must appoint the Representative in the National Assembly who "appears to him or her likely to command the support of the majority of the Representatives".^[2]

If a no-confidence motion in the prime minister is passed by the National Assembly, the prime minister must either resign with three days or advise the governor-general to dissolve the assembly and call a general election. If this does not occur, the governor-general must remove the prime minister from office. The office of prime minister also becomes vacant if the officeholder ceases to become a member of the National Assembly (other than by dissolution of parliament).^[2]

Chief Ministers (1960–1967)

Elizabeth II (1960–1967)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Election
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Election
1		Paul Southwell (1913–1979)	1 January 1960	July 1966	6 years, 6 months	SKNLP	1961
2		Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw (1916–1978)	July 1966	27 February 1967	7 months	SKNLP	1966

Premiers (1967–1983)

Elizabeth II (1967–1983)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Election
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Election
1		Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw (1916–1978)	27 February 1967	23 May 1978 †	11 years, 85 days	SKNLP	1971 1975
2		Paul Southwell (1913–1979)	23 May 1978	18 May 1979 †	360 days	SKNLP	—
3		Lee Moore (1939–2000)	20 May 1979	21 February 1980	277 days	SKNLP	—
4		Kennedy Simmonds (born 1936)	21 February 1980	19 September 1983	3 years, 210 days	PAM	1980

Prime Ministers (1983–present)

Elizabeth II (1983–2022)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Election
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Election
1		Kennedy Simmonds (born 1936)	19 September 1983	7 July 1995	11 years, 291 days	PAM	1984 1989 1993
2		Denzil Douglas (born 1953)	7 July 1995	18 February 2015	19 years, 226 days	SKNLP	1995 2000 2004 2010
3		Timothy Harris (born 1964)	18 February 2015	6 August 2022	7 years, 169 days	PLP	2015 2020
4		Terrance Drew (born 1976)	6 August 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 315 days	SKNLP	2022

Charles III (2022–present)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Election
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Election
4		Terrance Drew (born 1976)	6 August 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 315 days	SKNLP	2022

Timeline

This is a graphical lifespan timeline of prime ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis. They are listed in order of office (Southwell is shown in order of his first premiership).

List of prime ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis

References

↑ Ministry of Finance of St Kitts And Nevis. "St. Christopher And Nevis - Estimates for the Year 2017 Volume I Ministry Expenditure Plans" (PDF). www.mof.gov.kn.
1 2 "The Constitution of Saint Christopher and Nevis" (PDF). Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Section 52. Retrieved 27 June 2024.