# CARICOM heads of government

The following is a list of heads of government of the members states of CARICOM:

## Leaders

| Nation | Head of government | Name of head of government | In office since |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Prime Minister | Gaston Browne | 13 June 2014 |
| Bahamas | Prime Minister | Philip Davis | 16 September 2021 |
| Barbados | Prime Minister | Mia Mottley | 24 May 2018 |
| Belize | Prime Minister | Johnny Briceño | 12 November 2020 |
| Dominica | Prime Minister | Roosevelt Skerrit | 8 January 2004 |
| Grenada | Prime Minister | Dickon Mitchell | 24 June 2022 |
| Guyana | President | Mohamed Irfaan Ali | 2 August 2020 |
| Haiti | President of Haiti | Transitional Presidential Council | 25 April 2024 |
| Jamaica | Prime Minister | Andrew Holness | 3 March 2016 |
| Montserrat | Prime Minister | Easton Taylor-Farrell | 19 November 2019 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Prime Minister | Terrance Drew | 6 August 2022 |
| Saint Lucia | Prime Minister | Philip Pierre | 28 July 2021 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Prime Minister | Ralph Gonsalves | 29 March 2001 |
| Suriname | President | Chan Santokhi | 16 July 2020 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Prime Minister | Stuart Young | 17 March 2025 |

## CARICOM Past Leaders

Only those persons who have been leaders since their country became a member of CARICOM are listed. The leaders are listed in order of their terms, with leaders serving twice only being listed in order of their first term:
* Antigua and Barbuda: Vere Cornwall Bird, Lester Bird and Baldwin Spencer
* Bahamas: Lynden Pindling, Hubert Ingraham (twice), Perry Christie (twice) and Hubert Minnis
* Barbados: Errol Barrow (twice), Tom Adams, Bernard St. John, Erskine Sandiford, Owen Arthur, David Thompson, and Freundel Stuart
* Belize: George Cadle Price (twice), Manuel Esquivel (twice), Said Musa and Dean Barrow
* Dominica: Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Patrick John, Oliver Seraphine, Dame Eugenia Charles, Edison James, Rosie Douglas, Pierre Charles and Osborne Riviere (acting)
* Grenada: Eric Gairy, Maurice Bishop, Herbert A. Blaize, Ben Jones, Nicholas Brathwaite, George Brizan, Keith Mitchell (twice) and Tillman Thomas
* Guyana : Arthur Chung, Forbes Burnham, Desmond Hoyte, Cheddi Jagan, Sam Hinds, Janet Jagan, Bharrat Jagdeo (twice), Donald Ramotar and David A. Granger
* Haiti : Jean-Bertrand Aristide, René Préval, Michel Martelly, Jocelerme Privert (acting) and Jovenel Moïse
* Jamaica: Michael Manley (twice), Edward Seaga, P. J. Patterson, Portia Simpson-Miller (twice), Bruce Golding and Andrew Holness (twice, also incumbent)
* Montserrat: Percival Austin Bramble, John Osborne (twice), Reuben Meade (twice), Bertrand Osborne, David Brandt, Lowell Lewis and Donaldson Romeo
* Saint Kitts and Nevis: Robert L. Bradshaw, Paul Southwell, Lee Moore, Kennedy Simmonds and Denzil Douglas
* Saint Lucia: John Compton (thrice), Allan Louisy, Winston Cenac, Michael Pilgrim (interim), Vaughan Lewis, Kenny Anthony (thrice), Stephenson King, and Allen Chastanet
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: James Fitz-Allen Mitchell (twice), Milton Cato and Arnhim Eustace
* Suriname: Ronald Venetiaan (twice), Jules Wijdenbosch and Desi Bouterse
* Trinidad and Tobago: Eric Williams, George Chambers, A.N.R. Robinson, Patrick Manning (twice), Basdeo Panday, Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Keith Rowley

## Portfolios

Heads of Government have also established a Quasi-Cabinet arrangement to further advance specific issues/areas within the Community. The decision to establish the Quasi-Cabinet was taken at their Seventh Special Meeting (October 1999, Trinidad and Tobago), convened to deliberate on a Vision for the future of the Region. Within the Quasi-Cabinet, individual Heads of Government have responsibility for critical areas of Community Development.
The Quasi-Cabinet Portfolio allocation is set out overleaf.
As part of efforts to strengthen the Quasi-Cabinet functioning, Heads of Government undertook a review of the Portfolio allocations in July 2010, at their Thirty-First Regular Meeting held in Jamaica
These are some of the areas which have been assigned: (both officially and by national special interest.)
* Antigua and Barbuda ... Lead Head of Government for Services
* Bahamas ... Lead Head of Government for Tourism (including Land, Cruise, ACP/EU Partnership Agreement provisions etc)
* Barbados ... Lead Head of Government for the CSME (including Monetary Union)
* Belize ... Lead Head of Government for Justice and Governance
* Dominica ... Lead Head of Government for Labour (including intra-Community movement of skills)
* Grenada ... Lead Head of Government for Science and Technology (including Information and Communications)
* Guyana ... Lead Head of Government for Agriculture, Agricultural Diversification and Food Security (including the Regional Transformation Programme (RTP) and Bananas)
* Jamaica ... Lead Head of Government for External Trade Negotiations
* Saint Kitts and Nevis ... Head of Government for Human Resource Development, Health and HIV/AIDS
* Saint Lucia ... Lead Head of Government for Sustainable Development (including Environment and Disaster Management and Water)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ... Lead Head of Government for Transport (Maritime and Aviation)
* Suriname ... Lead Head of Government for Community Development and Cultural Cooperation (including Culture, Gender, Youth and Sport)
* Trinidad and Tobago ... Lead Head of Government for Energy and Security