The premier of Bermuda serves as head of government of Bermuda, under appointment by the governor of Bermuda, in the governor's capacity as representative in Bermuda of the British monarch, currently King Charles III. The position was created by Bermuda's 1968 Constitution.
| Premier of Bermuda | |
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| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor of Bermuda |
| Term length | At the governor's pleasure |
| Formation | 19 June 1968 |
| First holder | Sir Henry Tucker as Government Leader |
| Website | Office of the Premier |
Since 19 July 2017, the premier has been Edward David Burt, the leader of the Progressive Labour Party.[1]
List
edit(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| UBP PLP OBA | ||||||||
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| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | Notes | ||
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| Government Leaders (1968–1973) | ||||||||
| 1 | 
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Sir Henry Tucker (1903–1986) |
10 June 1968 | 29 December 1971 | 3 years, 202 days | United Bermuda Party | 1968 | |
| 2 |
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Sir Edward Richards (1908–1991) |
29 December 1971 | 18 April 1973 | 1 year, 110 days | United Bermuda Party | 1972 | First Black Bermudian Premier |
| Premiers (1973–present) | ||||||||
| 1 |
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Sir Edward Richards (1908–1991) |
18 April 1973 | 29 December 1975 | 2 years, 255 days | United Bermuda Party | — | |
| 2 |
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John Sharpe (1921–1999) |
29 December 1975 | 30 August 1977 | 1 year, 244 days | United Bermuda Party | 1976 | |
| 3 |
|
David Gibbons (1926–2014) |
30 August 1977 | 15 January 1982 | 4 years, 138 days | United Bermuda Party | 1980 | From 1983, Sir David Gibbons |
| 4 | 
|
John Swan (born 1934) |
15 January 1982 | 25 August 1995 | 13 years, 222 days | United Bermuda Party | 1983 1985 1989 1993 |
From 1990, Sir John Swan. Resigned following the 1995 independence referendum[2] |
| 5 |
|
David Saul (1939–2017) |
25 August 1995 | 27 March 1997 | 1 year, 214 days | United Bermuda Party | — | |
| 6 |
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Pamela Gordon (born 1955) |
27 March 1997 | 10 November 1998 | 1 year, 228 days | United Bermuda Party | — | First female Premier |
| 7 |
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Jennifer Smith (born 1947) |
10 November 1998 | 29 July 2003 | 4 years, 261 days | Progressive Labour Party | 1998 | |
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Alex Scott (born 1940) |
29 July 2003 | 30 October 2006 | 3 years, 93 days | Progressive Labour Party | 2003 | |
| 9 | 
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Ewart Brown (born 1946) |
30 October 2006 | 29 October 2010 | 3 years, 364 days | Progressive Labour Party | 2007 | |
| 10 | .jpg)
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Paula Cox (born 1964?) |
29 October 2010 | 18 December 2012 | 2 years, 50 days | Progressive Labour Party | — | |
| 11 | 
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Craig Cannonier (born 1962) |
18 December 2012 | 19 May 2014 | 1 year, 152 days | One Bermuda Alliance | 2012 | Resigned[3] |
| 12 | 
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Michael Dunkley (born 1957) |
19 May 2014 | 19 July 2017 | 3 years, 61 days | One Bermuda Alliance | — | |
| 13 |
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Edward David Burt (born 1979) |
19 July 2017[1] | Incumbent | 7 years, 104 days | Progressive Labour Party | 2017 2020 |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Video: David Burt Sworn In As New Premier
- ^ "World News Briefs; Bermuda Votes to Stay A British Colony". The New York Times. 18 August 1995. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ Hainey, Raymond (20 May 2014). "Dunkley to be sworn in as Premier this morning". Royal Gazette. Retrieved 17 December 2017.