Premier of Montserrat

The premier of Montserrat is the head of government of the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat. The premier is appointed by the governor of Montserrat on behalf of the monarch of the United Kingdom, currently King Charles III.

Premier of Montserrat
Coat of arms of Montserrat
Incumbent Reuben Meade since 25 October 2024
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor of Montserrat
Term length	At the governor's pleasure
Formation	January 1960
First holder	William Henry Bramble as Chief Minister
Website	Office of the Premier

The current premier of Montserrat is Reuben Meade of the United Alliance. The premier is appointed by the governor from among the members of the Legislative Assembly, which consists of nine elected members.

Between 1960 and 2011 the position was known as Chief Minister of Montserrat, this changed on 27 September 2011 when the Montserrat Constitution Order 2010 took effect. The first premier of Montserrat was Reuben Meade, who was also the last chief minister.

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)
•   United Alliance (UA)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
Chief Minister of Montserrat
1		William Henry Bramble	— 1961 1966	January 1960	December 1970		Montserrat Labour Party
2		Percival Austin Bramble	1970 1973	December 1970	November 1978		Progressive Democratic Party
3		John Osborne	1978 1983 1987	November 1978	10 October 1991		People's Liberation Movement
4		Reuben Meade (1954–)	1991	10 October 1991	13 November 1996	5 years, 34 days	National Progressive Party
5		Bertrand Osborne	1996	13 November 1996	22 August 1997	282 days	Movement for National Reconstruction
6		David Brandt	—	22 August 1997	5 April 2001	3 years, 226 days	Non-partisan
7		John Osborne	2001	5 April 2001	2 June 2006	5 years, 58 days	New People's Liberation Movement
8		Lowell Lewis	2006	2 June 2006	10 September 2009	3 years, 100 days	Montserrat Democratic Party
9		Reuben Meade (1954–)	2009	10 September 2009	27 September 2011	2 years, 17 days	MCAP
Premier of Montserrat
1		Reuben Meade (1954–)	—	27 November 2011	12 September 2014	2 years, 350 days	MCAP
2		Donaldson Romeo (1962–)	2014	12 September 2014	19 November 2019	5 years, 68 days	PDM
3		Easton Taylor-Farrell	2019	19 November 2019	25 October 2024	4 years, 341 days	MCAP
4		Reuben Meade (1954–)	2024	25 October 2024	Incumbent	56 days	UA

See also

• List of current heads of government in the United Kingdom and dependencies
• Chief Minister of Montserrat - title of the head of government prior to 2011