Premier of the Virgin Islands

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Template:Short description Template:Use Oxford spelling Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists The Premier of the Virgin Islands[1] is the head of government for the British Virgin Islands. As a British Overseas Territory, the Premier is appointed by the Governor on behalf of the British monarch, currently King Charles III.[2] Until 2007, the head of government was known as the Chief Minister of the Virgin Islands, but a constitutional change in 2007 renamed the position as Premier.[3]

The current Premier is Natalio Wheatley. He is serving since 5 May 2022.[4]

History of the office

Since the 1967 constitution was adopted, only seven different people (all men) have served as Premier or Chief Minister, and each of them except for Cyril Romney and Andrew Fahie has served at least two full terms. Also, each of them has served as the Leader of the Opposition.

H. Lavity Stoutt won the most general elections of any leader (he won five), followed by Orlando Smith (three). Stoutt, Smith and Willard Wheatley are the only leaders to have served two consecutive full terms (Ralph T. O'Neal also served two consecutive terms, but the first of those was the remaining part of a term after Stoutt's death).

List

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Term of officeTemplate:Efn Political party Elected Notes
Took office Left office Time in office
Chief Ministers (1967–2007)
1 File:No image.png H. Lavity Stoutt
(1929–1995)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		14 April 1967 2 June 1971 Template:Age in years and days United Party 1967 First tenureScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 File:No image.png Willard Wheatley
(1915–1997)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2 June 1971 12 November 1979 Template:Age in years and days VI Democratic Party 1971
1975
(2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". United PartyTemplate:Efn
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". File:No image.png H. Lavity Stoutt
(1929–1995)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		12 November 1979 11 November 1983 Template:Age in years and days Virgin Islands Party 1979 Second tenureScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 File:No image.png Cyril Romney
(1931–2007)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		11 November 1983 17 November 1986 Template:Age in years and days United Party 1983
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". File:No image.png H. Lavity Stoutt
(1929–1995)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		17 November 1986 14 May 1995 Template:Age in years and days Virgin Islands Party 1986
1990
1995 		Third tenure. Died in officeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 4 File:Ralph T. O'Neal (cropped).jpg Ralph T. O'Neal
(1933–2019)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		15 May 1995 17 June 2003 Template:Age in years and days Virgin Islands Party 1999
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 5 File:D. Orlando Smith (cropped).jpg D. Orlando Smith
(born 1944)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		17 June 2003 23 August 2007 Template:Age in years and days National Democratic Party 2003
Premiers (2007–present)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 1 File:Ralph T. O'Neal (cropped).jpg Ralph T. O'Neal
(1933–2019)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		23 August 2007 9 November 2011 Template:Age in years and days Virgin Islands Party 2007
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 2 File:D. Orlando Smith (cropped).jpg D. Orlando Smith
(born 1944)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		9 November 2011 25 February 2019 Template:Age in years and days National Democratic Party 2011
2015
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 3 File:Andrew Fahie 2021.jpg Andrew Fahie
(born 1970)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		26 February 2019 5 May 2022 Template:Age in years and days Virgin Islands Party 2019
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 4 File:Natalio D. Wheatley (profile).jpg Natalio Wheatley
(born 1980)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		5 May 2022 Incumbent Template:Age in years and days Virgin Islands Party 2023

All previous Chief Ministers or Premiers have served at least two terms except for Cyril Romney and Andrew Fahie.

№ Name General Election
victories 		Total time in office
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1 Lavity Stoutt 5 6,117
2 Ralph O'Neal 2 4,494
3 Orlando Smith 3 4,194
4 Willard Wheatley 2 3,085
5 Andrew Fahie 1 1,164
6 Cyril Romney 1 1,055
7 Natalio Wheatley 1 Script error: No such module "age".

See also

Notes

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References

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  1. ↑ While the territory is commonly known as the 'British Virgin Islands', her official name is simply 'Virgin Islands'.
  2. ↑ The Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007 Template:Webarchive (SI 2007/1678)
  3. ↑ The Virgin Islands (Constitution) Order 1976 Template:Webarchive (SI 1976/2145), as amended by 1979/1603, 1982/151, 1991/2871 and 1994/1638
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Further reading

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