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Commonwealth Secretary-General

The **Commonwealth Secretary-General** is the head of the Commonwealth Secretariat, the central body which has served the Commonwealth of Nations since its establishment in 1965. They are responsible for representing the Commonwealth publicly.

The Commonwealth Secretary-General should not be confused with the Head of the Commonwealth, who is currently Elizabeth II.

## List of Secretaries-General

|#|Name|Portrait|Country|Start|End|width=25%|Background|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|Arnold Smith|||1 July 1965|30 June 1975|<small>Canadian ambassador to Egypt (1958-1961) Canadian ambassador to the USSR (1961-1963)</small>||
|2|Shridath Ramphal|||1 July 1975|30 June 1990|<small>Foreign Minister of Guyana (1972-1975)</small>||
|3|Emeka Anyaoku|||1 July 1990|31 March 2000|<small>Deputy Secretary-General for Political Affairs (1977-1990)</small>||
|4|Don McKinnon|||1 April 2000|31 March 2008|<small>Foreign Minister of New Zealand (1990-1999)</small>||
|5|Kamalesh Sharma|||1 April 2008|31 March 2016|<small>Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations (1997–2002) Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom(2004–2008)</small>||
|6|Patricia Scotland|||1 April 2016|_Incumbent_|<small>Attorney General for England and Wales and Northern Ireland (2007–2010) UK Minister of State (Home Office; 2003–2007) UK Parliamentary Secretary (Lord Chancellor's Department; 2001–2003) UK Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (1999–2001) UK House of Lords (1997–present)</small>||

## Infobox (political post)

- **post**: Secretary-General
- **body**: the
 Commonwealth of Nations
- **flagsize**: 175px
- **flagcaption**: Flag of the Commonwealth of Nations, Flag
- **image**: Patricia Scotland 2013 (cropped).jpg
- **imagesize**: 200px
- **incumbent**: Patricia Scotland
- **incumbentsince**: 1 April 2016
- **style**: Excellency, Her Excellency
- **appointer**: List of Commonwealth Heads of Government, Commonwealth Heads of Government
- **termlength**: Four years
<small>renewable once</small>
- **inaugural**: Arnold Smith
Arnold Smith

**Arnold Cantwell Smith** (January 18, 1915 – February 7, 1994) was a Canadian diplomat. He was the first Commonwealth Secretary-General, serving from 1965 to 1975.

In 1975 he was made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour. In 1984, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for "a long and distinguished diplomatic career".

## Other websites

- Arnold Cantwell Smith at The Canadian Encyclopedia

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Arnold Cantwell Smith
- **title**: Commonwealth Secretary-General, 1st Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations
- **1blankname**: Head of the Commonwealth, Head
- **1namedata**: Elizabeth II
- **term start**: 1 July 1965
- **term end**: 30 June 1975
- **predecessor**: position established
- **successor**: Shridath Ramphal, Sir Shridath Ramphal
- **nationality**: Canadian
Don McKinnon

**Sir Donald Charles McKinnon** (born 27 February 1939) is a New Zealand politician. He is a former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand. He was the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations from 2000 until 2008.

## Other websites

- Profile: Don McKinnon - BBC news
- The Global Panel Foundation

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **image**: Don McKinnon (cropped).jpg
- **honorific-prefix**: The Right Honourable
- **name**: Sir Don McKinnon
- **office**: Commonwealth Secretary-General, 4th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations
- **1blankname**: Head of the Commonwealth, Head
- **1namedata**: Elizabeth II
- **2blankname**: Commonwealth Chair-in-Office, Chair
- **2namedata**: Thabo Mbeki <small>(South Africa)</small>
John Howard <small>(Australia)</small>
Olusegun Obasanjo <small>(Nigeria)</small>
Lawrence Gonzi <small>(Malta)</small>
Yoweri Museveni <small>(Uganda)</small>
- **term start**: 1 April 2000
- **term end**: 1 April 2008
- **predecessor**: Emeka Anyaoku
- **successor**: Kamalesh Sharma
- **office2**: 12th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand
- **term start2**: 2 November 1990
- **term end2**: 16 December 1996
- **primeminister2**: Jim Bolger
- **predecessor2**: Helen Clark
- **successor2**: Winston Peters
- **office3**: 24th Minister of Foreign Affairs (New Zealand), Minister of Foreign Affairs
- **term start3**: 2 November 1990
- **term end3**: 5 December 1999
- **primeminister3**: Jim Bolger (1990–1997)
Jenny Shipley (1997–1999)
- **predecessor3**: Mike Moore (New Zealand politician), Mike Moore
- **successor3**: Phil Goff
- **office4**: Member of Parliament for Albany (New Zealand electorate), Albany
- **term start4**: 1978
- **term end4**: 1993
- **parliament4**: New Zealand
- **predecessor4**: _Seat established_
- **successor4**: Murray McCully
- **birth name**: Donald Charles McKinnon
- **birth place**: London, United Kingdom
- **nationality**: New Zealand
- **spouse**: Clare de Lore
- **party**: New Zealand National Party, National
Kamalesh Sharma

**Kamalesh Sharma**, GCVO (born 30 September 1941) is an Indian diplomat. He was the 5th Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations from 2008 to 2016. He served as the High Commissioner for India in London.

## Infobox (politician)

- **name**: Kamalesh Sharma
- **honorific-suffix**: Royal Victorian Order, GCVO
- **image**: Kamalesh Sharma January 2015.jpg
- **title**: Commonwealth Secretary-General, 5th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations
- **1blankname**: Head of the Commonwealth, Head
- **1namedata**: Elizabeth II
- **2blankname**: Commonwealth Chair-in-Office, Chair
- **term start**: 1 April 2008
- **term end**: 31 March 2016
- **predecessor**: Don McKinnon
- **successor**: Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal, The Baroness Scotland of Asthal
- **office2**: List of Chancellors of Queen's University Belfast, Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast
- **term start2**: 10 December 2009
- **term end2**: 25 April 2015
- **predecessor2**: George J. Mitchell
- **successor2**: Thomas J. Moran, Thomas Moran
- **office3**: Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, Permanent Representative of India
to the United Nations
- **1namedata3**: Kofi Annan
- **2blankname3**: President
- **2namedata3**: Kocheril Raman Narayanan
- **term start3**: 7 August 1997
- **term end3**: 27 May 2002
- **predecessor3**: Prakash Shah
- **successor3**: Vijay K. Nambiar
- **birth place**: Benares, Benares State, British Raj
 (now Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India)
- **alma mater**: University of Cambridge
Modern School (New Delhi)
- **children**: 2
- **profession**: Diplomat
- **nationality**: Indian
Patricia Scotland

**Patricia Janet Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal**  (born 19 August 1955) is an English politician and barrister. She served in ministerial positions within the UK Government, mainly as the  Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland. In 2015, she was elected the 6th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations and took office on 1 April 2016. She is the first woman to hold the post.

She is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Dominica.

## Infobox (politician)

- **honorific-prefix**: Her Excellency The Right Honourable
- **name**: The Baroness Scotland of Asthal
- **honorific-suffix**: Queen's Counsel, QC Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, PC
- **image**: Patricia Scotland 2013 (cropped).jpg
- **office**: 6th Commonwealth Secretary-General, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations
- **monarch**: Elizabeth II
- **term start**: 1 April 2016
- **predecessor**: Kamalesh Sharma
- **office2**: Attorney General for England and Wales
- **primeminister2**: Gordon Brown
- **term start2**: 28 June 2007
- **term end2**: 11 May 2010
- **predecessor2**: Peter Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith, The Lord Goldsmith
- **successor2**: Dominic Grieve
- **office3**: Advocate General for Northern Ireland
- **primeminister3**: Gordon Brown
- **term start3**: 12 April 2010
- **term end3**: 11 May 2010
- **predecessor3**: Hillsborough Castle Agreement, _Office created_
- **successor3**: Dominic Grieve
- **office4**: Attorney General for Northern Ireland
- **primeminister4**: Gordon Brown
- **term start4**: 28 June 2007
- **term end4**: 12 April 2010
- **predecessor4**: Peter Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith, The Lord Goldsmith
- **successor4**: John Larkin (Northern Ireland), John Larkin
- **office5**: Attorney General for England and Wales, Shadow Attorney General
- **leader5**: Harriet Harman
Ed Miliband
- **term start5**: 11 May 2010
- **term end5**: 7 October 2011
- **predecessor5**: Edward Garnier
- **successor5**: Emily Thornberry
- **office6**: Members of the House of Lords, Member of the House of Lords
<small>Lords Temporal, Lord Temporal</small>
- **term start6**: 30 October 1997
<small>Life peer, Life Peerage</small>
- **birth place**: Dominica, British Leeward Islands
- **party**: Labour Party (UK), Labour
- **alma mater**: Anglia Ruskin University
University College London
Middle Temple
Commonwealth Chair-in-Office

The **Commonwealth Chair-in-Office (CIO)** is the chief executive and presiding officer of the Commonwealth of Nations, and is one of the main leadership positions in the Commonwealth.  It is held by the host chairperson of the previous Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), and is maintained until the next CHOGM.

### Elizabeth II (1999–present)

|width=2%|#|width=15%|Name|width=15%|Country|width=10%|Title|width=5%|CHOGM|width=12%|Start|width=12%|End|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|Thabo Mbeki|South Africa|President|1999|12 November 1999|2 March 2002||||||||
|2|John Howard|Australia|Prime Minister|2002|2 March 2002|5 December 2003||||||||
|3|Olusegun Obasanjo|Nigeria|President|2003|5 December 2003|25 November 2005||||||||
|4|Lawrence Gonzi|Malta|Prime Minister|2005|25 November 2005|23 November 2007||||||||
|5|Yoweri Museveni|Uganda|President|2007|23 November 2007|27 November 2009||||||||
|6|Patrick Manning|rowspan=2|Trinidad and Tobago|rowspan=2|Prime Minister|2009|27 November 2009|25 May 2010||||||
|7|Kamla Persad-Bissessar|_None_|26 May 2010|28 October 2011||||||||||
|8|Julia Gillard|rowspan=3|Australia|rowspan=3|Prime Minister|2011|28 October 2011|27 June 2013||||||
|9|Kevin Rudd|_None_|27 June 2013|18 September 2013||||||||||
|10|Tony Abbott|_None_|18 September 2013|15 November 2013||||||||||
|11|Mahinda Rajapaksa|rowspan=2|Sri Lanka|rowspan=2|President|2013|15 November 2013|9 January 2015||||||
|12|Maithripala Sirisena|_None_|9 January 2015|27 November 2015||||||||||
|13|Joseph Muscat|Malta|Prime Minister|2015|27 November 2015|19 April 2018||||||||
|14|Theresa May|rowspan=2|United Kingdom|rowspan=2|Prime Minister|2018|19 April 2018|24 July 2019||||||
|15|Boris Johnson|_None_|24 July 2019|24 June 2022||||||||||
|16|Paul Kagame|Rwanda|President|2022|24 June 2022|Present||||||||

## Infobox (political post)

- **post**: Chair-in-Office
- **body**: the
Commonwealth of Nations
- **image**: Paul Kagame 2014.jpg
- **incumbent**: Paul Kagame
- **incumbentsince**: 24 June 2022
- **termlength**: 2 years
- **inaugural**: Thabo Mbeki
- **formation**: 12 November 1999
- **website**: [http://www.thecommonwealth.org/our-governance Chair-in-Office]
Olusegun Obasanjo

Chief **Olusegun Mathew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo**, GCFR, Ph.D.
(;  born 5 May 1937) is a Nigerian politician and general. He was President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007. He was a military ruler from 13 February 1976 to 1 October 1979, and a democratically elected president from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007.

From July 2004 to January 2006, Obasanjo also was Chairperson of the African Union.

In August 2021, the African Union appointed Olusegun Obasanjo as High Representative for Peace in the Horn of Africa.

## Other websites

- Olusegun Obasanjo Related News

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Olusegun Obasanjo
- **office**: List of Presidents of Nigeria, 12th President of Nigeria
- **image**: Olusegun Obasanjo 2014.jpg
- **predecessor**: Abdulsalam Abubakar
- **successor**: Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
- **vicepresident**: Atiku Abubakar
- **office2**: Federal  of Petroleum Resources
- **party**: People's Democratic Party (Nigeria), PDP
- **birth place**: Abeokuta, Western Region, Nigeria, Western Region, British Nigeria
<small>(now Abeokuta, Ogun State, Ogun, Nigeria)</small>
- **nationality**: Nigerian
- **children**: Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello
- **alma mater**: Mons Officer Cadet School
Defence Services Staff College, DSSC, India
- **blank1**: Nickname(s)
- **data1**: _Baba_, "OBJ"
- **nickname**: _Baba Africa_
- **serviceyears**: 1958–1979
- **rank**: General
- **battles**: Nigerian Civil War
                             Congo Crisis
- **term start**: 29 May 1999
- **term end**: 29 May 2007
- **term start2**: 1999
- **term end2**: 2007
- **office3**: List of heads of state of Nigeria, 5th Nigerian military juntas of 1966–1979 and 1983–1998, Head of State of Nigeria
- **term start3**: 13 February 1976
- **term end3**: 30 September 1979
- **predecessor3**: Gen. Murtala Mohammed
- **successor3**: Shehu Shagari
- **office4**: List of Vice Presidents of Nigeria, 3rd Vice President of Nigeria, Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters
- **term start4**: 29 July 1975
- **term end4**: 13 February 1976
- **predecessor4**: Vice-Adm. Joseph Edet Akinwale Wey, J.E.A Wey
- **successor4**: Maj-Gen. Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, S.M. Yar'Adua
- **office5**: Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing
- **term start5**: 1974
- **term end5**: 1975
Lawrence Gonzi

**Lawrence Gonzi**  (born 1 July 1953) is a Maltese politician. He served for twenty-five years in Maltese politics.  Gonzi was Prime Minister of Malta from 2004 to 2013, and leader of the Nationalist Party. He also served as speaker of the House from 1988 to 1996, and Minister of Social Policy from 1998 to 2004, as well as Deputy Prime Minister from 1999 to 2004.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Lawrence Gonzi
- **image**: EPP Congress Marseille 7444 (6477260183).jpg
- **office**: List of Prime Ministers of Malta, 12th Prime Minister of Malta
- **president**: Guido de Marco
Edward Fenech Adami
George Abela
- **deputy**: Tonio Borg
 Simon Busuttil
- **term start**: 23 March 2004
- **term end**: 11 March 2013
- **predecessor**: Edward Fenech Adami
- **successor**: Joseph Muscat
- **office2**: Commonwealth Chairperson-in-Office, 4th Chairperson-in-office of the Commonwealth of Nations
- **term start2**: 25 November 2005
- **term end2**: 23 November 2007
- **1blankname2**: Head of the Commonwealth, Head
- **1namedata2**: Elizabeth II
- **predecessor2**: Olusegun Obasanjo
- **successor2**: Yoweri Museveni
- **birth place**: Valletta, Malta, Valletta, Crown Colony of Malta, British Malta
- **party**: Nationalist Party (Malta), Nationalist
- **spouse**: Catherine Gonzi _née_ Callus
- **children**: 3
- **signature**: Lawrence_Gonzi_Signature_2.svg
Joseph Muscat

**Joseph Muscat** (born January 22, 1974) is a Maltese politician. He was Prime Minister of Malta from 2013 through 2020. He is also the Leader of the _Partit Laburista_ (PL) since June 2008. Muscat was re-elected as Prime Minister in 2017.

He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 to 2008. He was Leader of the Opposition from October 2008 to March 2013.

He has been seen as a controversial politician due to broken promises and corruption. His cabinet has been linked to the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

In December 2019, Muscat announced he would resign on January 12, 2020. He resigned on January 13, 2020.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Joseph Muscat
- **office**: List of Prime Ministers of Malta, 13th Prime Minister of Malta
- **honorific-suffix**: National Order of Merit (Malta), KUOM
- **image**: Joseph muscat 2018 cropped.jpg
- **image size**: 200px
- **deputy**: Louis Grech
Chris Fearne
- **predecessor**: Lawrence Gonzi
- **president**: George Abela
Marie Louise Coleiro Preca
George Vella
- **successor**: Robert Abela
- **office2**: Commonwealth Chairperson-in-Office, 13th Chairperson-in-office of the Commonwealth of Nations
- **predecessor2**: Maithripala Sirisena
- **party**: Labour Party (Malta), Labour Party
- **successor2**: Theresa May
- **birth place**: Pietà, Malta, Pietà, State of Malta
- **spouse**: Michelle Tanti
- **children**: 2
- **alma mater**: University of Malta
University of Bristol
- **1blankname2**: Head of the Commonwealth, Head
- **1namedata2**: Elizabeth II
- **term start**: March 11, 2013
- **term end**: January 13, 2020
- **term start2**: November 27, 2015
- **term end2**: April 19, 2018
Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici

**Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici** (17 July 1933 – 5 November 2022) was a Maltese politician. He served as Prime Minister of Malta from December 1984 to May 1987. He is a member of the Labour Party.

In August 2022, Bonnici was hospitalized for a heart arrhythmia.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: The Honourable
- **name**: Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici
- **honorific-suffix**: National Order of Merit (Malta), KUOM
- **order1**: List of Prime Ministers of Malta, 9th
- **office1**: Prime Minister of Malta
- **term start1**: 22 December 1984
- **term end1**: 12 May 1987
- **president1**: Agatha Barbara
Paul Xuereb (acting)
- **predecessor1**: Dom Mintoff
- **successor1**: Eddie Fenech Adami
- **birth place**: Cospicua, Malta
- **party**: Labour Party (Malta), Labour Party
Eddie Fenech Adami

**Edoardo** "**Eddie**" **Fenech Adami**  (born 7 February 1934) is a Maltese politician. He served as Prime Minister of Malta from 1987 until 1996, and again from 1998 until 2004. He was the seventh President of Malta from 2004 to 2009. He is pro-European, Fenech Adami is the longest serving Maltese prime minister since Malta's independence, and was important for Malta being part of the European Union.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: His Excellency
- **name**: Eddie Fenech Adami
- **honorific-suffix**: National Order of Merit (Malta), KUOM Order of Prince Henry, GCIH Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, OMRI Order of the Bath, GCB
- **image**: Edward Fenech Adami.jpg
- **order**: 7th
- **office**: President of Malta
- **primeminister**: Lawrence Gonzi
- **term start**: 4 April 2004
- **term end**: 4 April 2009
- **predecessor**: Guido de Marco
- **successor**: George Abela
- **order1**: 10th
- **office1**: Prime Minister of Malta
- **president2**: Paul Xuereb
Ċensu Tabone
Ugo Mifsud Bonnici
- **term start2**: 12 May 1987
- **term end2**: 28 October 1996
- **predecessor2**: Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici
- **successor2**: Alfred Sant
- **president1**: Ugo Mifsud Bonnici
Guido de Marco
- **term start1**: 6 September 1998
- **term end1**: 23 March 2004
- **predecessor1**: Alfred Sant
- **successor1**: Lawrence Gonzi
- **birth name**: Edoardo Fenech Adami
- **birth place**: Birkirkara, Crown Colony of Malta, British Malta
- **nationality**: Maltese
- **party**: Nationalist Party (Malta), Nationalist Party
- **spouse**: Mary Fenech Adami
- **children**: 5
- **alma mater**: University of Malta, Royal University of Malta
- **profession**: Lawyer
Alfred Sant

**Alfred Sant**  (born 28 February 1948) is a Maltese politician and a novelist. He led the Labour Party from 1992 to 2008. He served as Prime Minister of Malta between 1996 and 1998 and as Leader of the Opposition from 1992 to 1996 and from 1998 to 2008.

## Infobox (politician)

- **honorific-prefix**: The Honourable
- **name**: Alfred Sant
- **honorific-suffix**: National Order of Merit (Malta), KUOM Member of the European Parliament, MEP
- **birth place**: Pietà, Malta, Pietà, Crown Colony of Malta, British Malta
- **residence**: Birkirkara, Malta
- **order1**: List of Prime Ministers of Malta, 11th Prime Minister of Malta
- **term start1**: 28 October 1996
- **term end1**: 6 September 1998
- **president1**: Ugo Mifsud Bonnici
- **predecessor1**: Eddie Fenech Adami
- **successor1**: Eddie Fenech Adami
- **office2**: Member of the European Parliament
- **term start2**: 1 July 2014
- **party**: Labour Party (Malta), Labour
- **alma mater**: University of Malta
École Nationale d'Administration
Boston University Graduate School of Management
Harvard University
Prime Minister of Malta

The **Prime Minister of Malta** () is the Head of Government, which is the highest official of Malta. The office of "Head of Ministry" was created as soon as Malta was granted autonomous government in 1921.

## Appointment

The President of Malta, who heads the Executive branch, appoints the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister advises the President on the appointment of the other Ministers.

## Role

As minister in his own right the Prime Minister is responsible for a number of departments of government. The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has been based at the Auberge de Castille in Valletta since 1972, playing a central role in decision-making apart from being the administrative headquarters of the Government.

## Living former prime ministers

|Name|Term|Date of birth|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici|1984–1987||
|Eddie Fenech Adami|1987–1996 1998–2004||
|Alfred Sant|1996–1998||
|Lawrence Gonzi|2004–2013||
|Joseph Muscat|2013–2020||

## Infobox (political post)

- **post**: Prime Minister
- **body**: Malta
_Prim Ministru ta' Malta_
- **insignia**: Coat of arms of Malta.svg
- **insigniasize**: 125px
- **insigniacaption**: Coat of Arms of the Republic of Malta
- **image**: Robert Abela 2023 Malta Vadim Chuprina A.jpg
- **imagesize**: 165px
- **incumbent**: Robert Abela
- **incumbentsince**: 13 January 2020
- **member of**: Cabinet of Malta, Cabinet
European Council
- **style**: The Honourable
- **appointer**: President of Malta
- **residence**: Malta
- **formation**: 1923
- **inaugural**: Joseph Howard (Prime Minister), Joseph Howard
- **website**: http://opm.gov.mt/
President of Malta

The **President of Malta** () is the head of state of Malta. The President is appointed by a resolution of the House of Representatives of Malta for a five-year term, taking an oath to "preserve, protect and defend" the Constitution.

The President of Malta also resides directly or indirectly in all three branches of the state. They are part of Parliament and responsible for the appointment of the judiciary. They also help appoint the Prime Minister.

## List of presidents

- Status

|rowspan=2|No.|rowspan=2|President|rowspan=2|Portrait|colspan=2|Tenure|rowspan=2|Elected|rowspan=2 colspan=2|Political affiliation (at time of appointment)|rowspan=2|Prime Minister|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||1974|1976|–|style="background: ;"||Independent|Dom Mintoff|||||||
||1976|1981|–|style="background: ;"||Labour Party|Mintoff|||||||
|–|**Albert Hyzler **||1981|1982|–|style="background: ;"||Labour Party|Mintoff|||||
||1982|1987|–|style="background: ;"||Labour Party|Mintoff Mifsud Bonnici|||||||
|–|**Paul Xuereb **||1987|1989|–|style="background: ;"||Labour Party|Mifsud Bonnici Fenech Adami|||||
||1989|1994|–|style="background: ;"||Nationalist Party|Fenech Adami|||||||
||1994|1999|–|style="background: ;"||Nationalist Party|Fenech Adami Sant Fenech Adami|||||||
||1999|2004|–|style="background: ;"||Nationalist Party|Fenech Adami Gonzi|||||||
||2004|2009|–|style="background: ;"||Nationalist Party|Gonzi|||||||
||2009|2014|2009|style="background: ;"||Labour Party|Gonzi Muscat|||||||
||2014|2019|2014|style="background: ;"||Labour Party|Muscat|||||||
||4 April 2019|4 April 2024|2019|style="background: ;"||Labour Party|Muscat, Abela|||||||
||4 April 2024|_Incumbent_|2024|style="background: ;"||Labour Party|Abela|||||||

## Living former heads of state

there were four living former Maltese Heads of State:
|Image|Name|Term/Reign|Office|Date of birth|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||Ugo Mifsud Bonnici|1994–1999|President of Malta||
||Eddie Fenech Adami|2004–2009|President of Malta||
||George Abela|2009–2014|President of Malta||
||Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca|2014–2019|President of Malta||
||George Vella|2019–2024|President of Malta||

## Infobox (political post)

- **post**: President
- **body**: Malta

- **flag**: Flag of Malta.svg
- **insignia**: Flag of the President of Malta.svg
- **insigniasize**: 150px
- **insigniacaption**: Presidential Standard
- **image**: Myriam Spiteri Debono on April 20, 2024 (cropped).jpg
- **incumbent**: Myriam Spiteri Debono
- **incumbentsince**: 4 April 2024
- **style**: Excellency, His/Her Excellency
- **residence**: San Anton Palace
- **appointer**: House of Representatives of Malta, House of Representatives
- **termlength**: 5 years
- **formation**: 13 December 1974
- **inaugural**: Anthony Mamo
- **salary**: 61,700 euro, € / annually
- **website**: https://president.gov.mt/
Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca

**Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca**, <small>KUOM</small> (born 7 December 1958) is a Maltese politician. She was the 9th President of Malta from April 2014 to April 2019. She served as a member of the Labour Party, she was a Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Malta from 1998 to 2014, and served as the Minister of the Family and Social Solidarity from March 2013 to March 2014.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: Excellency, Her Excellency
- **name**: Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca
- **honorific-suffix**: National Order of Merit (Malta), KUOM
- **image**: Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca.jpg
- **office**: List of Presidents of Malta, 9th President of Malta
- **primeminister**: Joseph Muscat
- **term start**: 4 April 2014
- **term end**: 4 April 2019
- **predecessor**: George Abela
- **successor**: George Vella
- **office1**: Minister for the Family and Social Solidarity
- **primeminister1**: Joseph Muscat
- **term start1**: 11 March 2013
- **term end1**: 29 March 2014
- **predecessor1**: Chris Said
- **successor1**: Michael Farrugia
- **birth name**: Marie-Louise Coleiro
- **birth place**: Qormi, Malta
- **party**: Labour Party (Malta), Labour Party
- **spouse**: Edgar Preca (± 2007-present)
- **children**: 1
- **residence**: San Anton Palace
- **alma mater**: University of Malta
Ugo Mifsud Bonnici

**Ugo Mifsud Bonnici**, <small>KUOM</small> (born 8 November 1932) is a Maltese politician. He was the fifth President of Malta from 4 April 1994 until the same day in 1999.

## Infobox (president)

- **honorific-prefix**: His Excellency
- **name**: Ugo Mifsud Bonnici
- **honorific-suffix**: National Order of Merit (Malta), KUOM
- **image**: Dr Ugo Mifsud Bonnici.jpg
- **order**: 5th President of Malta
- **term start**: 4 April 1994
- **term end**: 4 April 1999
- **primeminister**: Edward Fenech Adami
Alfred Sant
- **predecessor**: Censu Tabone
- **successor**: Guido de Marco
- **birth place**: Cospicua, Crown Colony of Malta, British Malta
- **spouse**: Gemma Bianco (1959–present)
- **children**: 3
- **signature**: Signature of Ugo Mifsud Bonnici.png
George Abela

**George Abela** (born 22 April 1948) is a Maltese politician. He was President of Malta from April 2009 to April 2014. His son, Robert Abela, is the 14th Prime Minister of Malta.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: George Abela
- **image**: George Abela.jpg
- **order**: List of Presidents of Malta, 8th
- **office**: President of Malta
- **primeminister**: Lawrence Gonzi
Joseph Muscat
- **term start**: 4 April 2009
- **term end**: 4 April 2014
- **predecessor**: Eddie Fenech Adami
- **successor**: Marie Louise Coleiro Preca
- **birth place**: Qormi, Malta
- **party**: Labour Party (Malta), Labour Party
- **spouse**: Margaret Abela, Margaret Cauchi
- **children**: 2
- **alma mater**: University of Malta
Qormi

**Qormi** ( ;  in the Qormi dialect), also known by its title **Città Pinto**, is a city in the Southern Region of Malta, located southwest of Valletta in the centre of the island. It has a population of 16,779 (as of March 2014), which makes it the fifth largest locality in Malta.
Birgu

**Birgu** ( , ), also known by its title **Città Vittoriosa**, is an old city on the south side of the Grand Harbour in the South Eastern Region of Malta. In the 1950s, it was the _de-facto_ capital city of Malta.
Cospicua

**Cospicua** ( ), also known by its titles **Città Cospicua** or **Civitas Cottonera**, is a city in the South Eastern Region of Malta. With Birgu and Senglea, it is one of the Three Cities, located within the Grand Harbour to the east of the capital city Valletta.

With a population of 5,395 as of March 2014, it is the most dense city of the Three Cities.

The Maltese name "Bormla" or _Burmula_ comes from _Bir Mula_ that means _[the] well of the Lord_.
Three Cities

The **Three Cities** is a description of the three cities of Birgu, Senglea and Cospicua in Malta. The oldest of the Three Cities is Birgu, which has existed since the Middle Ages. The other two cities, Senglea and Cospicua, were both founded by the Order of Saint John in the 16th and 17th centuries. They are surrounded by the Cottonera Lines.

Together, the Three Cities have a total population of 10,808 people as of March 2014.
Grand Harbour

The **Grand Harbour**, also known as the **Port of Valletta**, is a natural harbour on the island of Malta. It has been modified over the years with docks, wharves, and fortifications.
Mdina

**Mdina** a city in the Northern Region of Malta. It served as the island's capital until the medieval period. The city is still build within its walls, and has a population of just under 300.
Victoria, Gozo

**Victoria** (, meaning "the city Victoria"), also known among the native Maltese as **Rabat** (which is the name of the old town centre) or by its title **Città Victoria**, is the capital city of Gozo, the second largest island of Malta. The city has a total population of 6,901 (as of March 2014).
Gozo

**Gozo** (; , , formerly **Gaulos**) is an island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is part of Malta. It is the second-largest island in Malta. Gozo is more rural and known for its scenic hills, which are featured on its coat of arms.
Malta (island)

**Malta** is an Island in Europe and the largest of the three major islands that constitute the Maltese archipelago. It is sometimes referred to as **Valletta**. Malta is in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea directly south of Italy and north of Libya. The island is  long and  wide.  The capital is Valletta. The island is made up of many small towns.
Comino

**Comino** (), formerly called **Ephaestia**, is a small island of the Maltese archipelago between the islands of Malta and Gozo in the Mediterranean Sea. It is  in area. It has a population of only three residents, following the death of the fourth resident in 2017.
Cominotto

**Cominotto** (), sometimes referred to as _Cominetto_, is a Mediterranean island of the northern coast of Malta. The island is uninhabited, meaning no one lives here. It measures only  in area it is the second largest uninhabited island of Malta, Cominoto lies  to the north west of Comino.
Filfla

**Filfla** is a small uninhabited islet  south of Malta, and is the most southerly point of the Maltese Archipelago. _filflu_ (or _filfluu_), a small rocky islet some  southwest of Filfla, has the southernmost point of Malta.

## Infobox (islands)

- **name**: Filfla
- **image name**: Filfla 1.jpg
- **image caption**: Filfla and neighboring Filfoletta seen from Dingli Cliffs (from northwest)
- **map image**: Filfla map.jpg
- **map caption**: Map of Filfla
- **location**: off Malta (island), Malta, south of Sicily, Mediterranean Sea
- **archipelago**: Malta#Islands, Maltese islands
- **area km2**: 0.06
- **coastline m**: 800
- **elevation m**: 60
- **country**: Malta
- **population**: 0
- **pushpin map**: Malta
- **pushpin map caption**: Location within Malta
St Paul's Island

**St Paul's Island** (Maltese: _Il-Gżejjer ta' San Pawl_), also known as **Selmunett**, is a small island off Selmun near the north-east of the main island of Malta. St Paul's Island is sometimes split into two islands and it is sometimes called to in the plural as **St Paul's Islands**.

St Paul's Island has been uninhabited since World War II, and it is the second  largest uninhabited island of Malta, having an area of .

There are many shipwrecks on the island.

## Infobox (islands)

- **name**: Saint Paul's Island(s)
- **image name**: Selmunett Island.jpg
- **image caption**: View of Saint Paul's Islands
- **native name**: Selmunett
Gżira/Gżejjer ta' San Pawl
- **location**: off Malta (island), Malta, south of Sicily, Mediterranean Sea
- **archipelago**: Malta#Islands, Maltese islands
- **area km2**: 0.101
- **coastline km**: 0.9
- **population**: 0
Manoel Island

**Manoel Island** () is a small island which forms part of Gżira in Marsamxett Harbour, Malta. It is named after the Portuguese Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena.

Manoel Island is a flat island shaped roughly like a leaf. The island is connected to mainland Malta by a bridge. The whole island can be viewed from the bastions of the capital Valletta.

Buildings were planned to be constructed on the island, but a group of people managed to stop this from happening.

## Infobox (islands)

- **name**: Manoel Island
- **image name**: File:Aerial view of Manoel Island.jpg
- **image caption**: Aerial view of Manoel Island
- **map image**: Malta Marsamxett.png
- **map caption**: Map of Manoel Island within Marsamxett Harbour
- **native name**: Il-Gżira Manoel
- **location**: Marsamxett Harbour, Malta (island), Malta, south of Sicily, Mediterranean Sea
- **archipelago**: Maltese archipelago, Maltese islands
- **area km2**: 0.3
- **country**: Malta
Marsamxett Harbour

**Marsamxett Harbour**, also known as **Marsamuscetto**, is a natural harbour on the island of Malta. It is located to the north of the larger Grand Harbour. The harbour is generally more dedicated to tourist use than the Grand Harbour.
Ħalfa Rock

**Ħalfa Rock** **(Maltese: _Il-Ġebla tal-Ħalfa*** _or **Il-Blata tal-Ħalfa***<nowiki/>**)** is a deserted small islet and limestone rock on the south-east coast of  the island of Gozo in the Maltese archipelago.
Fungus Rock

** Fungus Rock**, sometimes known as _Mushroom Rock_, and among the Maltese as **Il-Ġebla tal-Ġeneral** (), is a small islet in the form of a  massive lump of limestone at the entrance. It is on the coast of Gozo. Fungus Rock is located at  and falls near the town of San Lawrenz.
San Lawrenz

**San Lawrenz** () is a town on the island of Gozo, Malta. It has a population of 748, as of March 2014. The town is known for being located near Fungus Rock, and formerly also the Azure Window landmark before its collapse in 2017.
Senglea

**Senglea**, also known by its title **Città Invicta** (or **Civitas Invicta**), is a city in the South Eastern Region of Malta. It is one of the Three Cities in the Grand Harbour area, the other two being Cospicua and Vittoriosa. It has a population of slightly below three thousand people.

## Other websites

- Official website
- Senglea Basilica
- Awarded "EDEN - European Destinations of Excellence" non traditional tourist destination 2010
Siġġiewi

**Siġġiewi** (, ), also called by its title **Città Ferdinand**, is a city and a local council in the Southern Region of Malta. It is the third largest council in Malta after Rabat and Mellieħa respectively. It is near Mdina, the ancient capital city of Malta, and  away from Valletta. It is the home of 8367 inhabitants as of March 2014.
Mellieħa

**Mellieħa** is a small town in the Northern Region of Malta. It has a population of 10,087 as of March 2014. Mellieħa is also a tourist resort, popular for its sandy beaches and natural environment.
Żabbar

**Żabbar** (, ), also known as **Città Hompesch**, is a city in the South Eastern Region of Malta. It is the sixth largest city in the country, with a population of 15,404 as of March 2014. Żabbar was granted the title of _Città Hompesch_.
Żebbuġ

**Żebbuġ**, also known by its title **Città Rohan**, is a city in the Southern Region of Malta. It is one of the oldest cities in the country, and its population is 11,903 as of March 2014.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Żebbuġ
- **native name**: Ħaż-Żebbuġ
- **native name lang**: mt
- **other name**: Città Rohan, Casal Zebbugi
- **settlement type**: City and Local councils of Malta, Local council
- **image skyline**: Malte, Zebbug 2011 04 22.jpg
- **image caption**: Church of St Philip of Agira, Ħaż-Żebbuġ, Church of St Philip of Agira
- **image flag**: Flag of Żebbuġ.svg
- **image shield**: Zebbug.svg
- **motto**: _Semper Virens_
- **image map**: Zebbug in Malta.svg
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision type1**: Regions of Malta, Region
- **subdivision name1**: Southern Region, Malta, Southern Region
- **subdivision type2**: Districts of Malta, District
- **subdivision name2**: Districts of Malta#Western District, Western District
- **parts type**: Borders
- **parts style**: para
- **p1**: Attard, Mdina, Qormi, Rabat, Malta, Rabat, Siġġiewi
- **leader title**: List of mayors of places in Malta, Mayor
- **leader name**: Sarah Agius
- **leader party**: Labour Party (Malta), PL
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 8.7
- **population total**: 11903
- **population as of**: March 2014
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population demonym**: Żebbuġi (grammatical gender, m), Żebbuġija (grammatical gender, f), Żebbuġin (plural, pl)
- **timezone1**: Central European Time, CET
- **utc offset1**: +1
- **timezone1 dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset1 dst**: +2
- **postal code type**: Postal codes in Malta, Postal code
- **postal code**: ZBG
- **area code type**: List of country calling codes, Dialing code
- **area code**: 356
- **iso code**: MT-66
- **blank name sec1**: Religion in Malta#Patron Saints, Patron saint
- **blank info sec1**: St. Philip of Agira
- **blank1 name sec1**: Public holidays in Malta#Traditional Feasts, Day of festa
- **blank1 info sec1**: 12 May (Liturgical feast)
2nd Sunday of June (Parish feast)
- **website**: [http://www.haz-zebbug.info/ Official website]
Żejtun

**Żejtun** ( ) is a city in the South Eastern Region of Malta, with a population of 11,508 in March 2014. Żejtun holds the title of **Città Beland**. Before that, the village was known as **Casal Santa Caterina**.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Żejtun
- **native name**: Iż-Żejtun
- **native name lang**: mt
- **other name**: Città Beland, Casal Santa Catarina;
Bisqallin; Casal Bisbut
- **settlement type**: City and Local councils of Malta, Local council
- **image skyline**: ZTN city center.jpg
- **image caption**: Aerial view of Żejtun with the parish church at the centre
- **image flag**: Flag of Żejtun.svg
- **image shield**: Zejtun_coa.svg
- **motto**: _Palladis clara munera_
- **image map**: Zejtun in Malta.svg
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision type1**: Regions of Malta, Region
- **subdivision name1**: South Eastern Region
- **subdivision type2**: Districts of Malta, District
- **subdivision name2**: Districts of Malta#South Eastern District, South Eastern District
- **parts type**: Borders
- **parts style**: para
- **p1**: Fgura, Għaxaq, Marsaskala, Marsaxlokk, Santa Luċija, Tarxien, Żabbar
- **leader title**: List of mayors of places in Malta, Mayor
- **leader name**: Maria Dolores Abela
- **leader party**: Labour Party (Malta), PL
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 7.4
- **elevation m**: 60
- **population total**: 11508
- **population as of**: March 2014
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population demonym**: Żejtuni (grammatical gender, m), Żejtunija (grammatical gender, f), Żwieten (plural, pl)
- **timezone1**: Central European Time, CET
- **utc offset1**: +1
- **timezone1 dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset1 dst**: +2
- **postal code type**: Postal codes in Malta, Postal code
- **postal code**: ZTN
- **area code type**: List of country calling codes, Dialing code
- **area code**: 356
- **iso code**: MT-67
- **blank name sec1**: Religion in Malta#Patron Saints, Patron saint
- **blank info sec1**: Catherine of Alexandria, St. Catherine of Alexandria
- **blank1 name sec1**: Public holidays in Malta#Traditional Feasts, Day of festa
- **blank1 info sec1**: Third week of June
President of Uganda

The **President of the Republic of Uganda** is the head of state and head of government of Uganda. The president leads the executive branch of the Government of Uganda and is the commander-in-chief of the Uganda People's Defence Force.

In 2005 presidential term limits were removed, and in 2017 the removal of the previous upper age limit of 75 was also announced.

## List of presidents of Uganda

||Portrait|width=180|Name|colspan=2|Term of office|Party|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|||Frederick Edward Mutesa II|9 October 1963|2 March 1966|Kabaka Yekka||
|||Milton Obote|2 March 1966|25 January 1971|Uganda People's Congress||
|||Idi Amin|25 January 1971|11 April 1979|Military||
|||Yusuf Lule|13 April 1979|20 June 1979|Independent (UNLF)||
|||Godfrey Binaisa|20 June 1979|12 May 1980|Uganda People's Congress (UNFL)||
|||Paulo Muwanga|12 May 1980|22 May 1980|Uganda People's Congress (UNFL)||
|||Presidential Commission (Saulo Musoke, Polycarp Nyamuchoncho, Joel Wacha-Olwol)|22 May 1980|15 December 1980|Independent||
|||Milton Obote|17 December 1980|27 July 1985|Uganda People's Congress||
|||Bazilio Olara-Okello|27 July 1985|29 July 1985|Military||
|||Tito Okello|29 July 1985|26 January 1986|Military||
|||Yoweri Museveni|26 January 1986|Present|National Resistance Movement||

## Infobox (political post)

- **post**: President
- **body**: the
Republic of Uganda
- **insignia**: Flag of the President of Uganda.svg
- **insigniasize**: 165px
- **insigniacaption**: Presidential Standard
- **image**: Yoweri Museveni September 2015.jpg
- **imagesize**: 165px
- **incumbent**: Yoweri Museveni
- **incumbentsince**: 29 January 1986
- **termlength**: 5 years
- **formation**: 9 October 1963
- **inaugural**: Mutesa II of Buganda, Frederick Edward Mutesa II
- **deputy**: Vice President of Uganda
- **salary**: 1000000sh
Prime Minister of Uganda

The **Prime Minister of Uganda** is in charge of the Cabinet of Uganda, although the President is the effective head of government. Robinah Nabbanja  has been the Prime Minister since 21 June 2021.

The post of Prime Minister was created for the first time in 1962. In 1966, Prime Minister Milton Obote suspended the Constitution, abolished the post of Prime Minister, and declared himself President. In 1980, the post of Prime Minister was re-established.

## List of officeholders

- Political parties

- Other factions

- Status

### Chief minister of Uganda Protectorate

|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|Portrait|rowspan="2"|Name|rowspan="2"|Election|colspan="3"|Term of office|rowspan="2"|Political party|rowspan="2"|Monarch|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||Benedicto Kiwanuka|1961|1961|1962||DP|Elizabeth II|||||||

### Prime ministers of Uganda Protectorate

|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|Portrait|rowspan="2"|Name|rowspan="2"|Election|colspan="3"|Term of office|rowspan="2"|Political party|rowspan="2"|Monarch|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||Benedicto Kiwanuka|—|1962|1962||DP|rowspan=2|Elizabeth II||||||
||Milton Obote|1962|1962|1962||UPC||||||||

### Prime ministers of Uganda

|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|Portrait|rowspan="2"|Name|rowspan="2"|Election|colspan="3"|Term of office|rowspan="2"|Political party|rowspan="2"|Head(s) of state|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=3||rowspan=3|Milton Obote|rowspan=2|—|1962|1963|rowspan=2||rowspan=3|UPC|Elizabeth II||
|1963|1966|Mutesa||||||||||||
|—|1966|1966||Himself||||||||||
|colspan="9"|Post abolished (15 April 1966 – 18 December 1980)|||||||||||||
||Otema Allimadi|1980|1980|1985||UPC|Obote|||||||
||Paulo Muwanga|—|1985|1985||Independent|rowspan=2|Okello||||||
||Abraham Waligo|—|1985|1986||Independent||||||||
||Samson Kisekka|1989|1986|1991||NRM|rowspan=7|Museveni||||||
||George Cosmas Adyebo|1994|1991|1994||NRM||||||||
||Kintu Musoke|1996|1994|1999||NRM||||||||
||Apolo Nsibambi|2001 2006 2011|1999|2011||NRM||||||||
||Amama Mbabazi|—|2011|2014||NRM||||||||
||Ruhakana Rugunda|2016 2021|2014|2021||NRM||||||||
||Robinah Nabbanja|—|2021|Incumbent||NRM||||||||

## Infobox (political post)

- **post**: Prime Minister
- **body**: the
Republic of Uganda
- **insignia**: Coat of arms of Uganda.svg
- **insigniasize**: 125px
- **insigniacaption**: Coat of arms of Uganda
- **image**: Robinah Nabbanja (cropped).jpg
- **imagesize**: 165px
- **incumbent**: Robinah Nabbanja
- **incumbentsince**: 21 June 2021
- **appointer**: Yoweri Museveni,

- **formation**: 9 October 1962
- **inaugural**: Milton Obote
Ruhakana Rugunda

**Ruhakana Rugunda** (born 7 November 1947) is a Ugandan politician. He was the Prime Minister of Uganda from 2014  to 2021. He held a long series of cabinet posts under President Yoweri Museveni beginning in 1986. He served as Uganda's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1996 and as Minister of Internal Affairs from 2003 to 2009. He also served as the Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2009 to 2011 and Minister of Health from 2013 to 2014.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: The Right Honourable
- **name**: Ruhakana Rugunda
- **image**: File:Ruhakana Rugunda 2015.jpg
- **caption**: Rugunda at the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 2015
- **office**: 10th Prime Minister of Uganda
- **president**: Yoweri Museveni
- **term start**: 18 September 2014
- **term end**: 21 June 2021
- **predecessor**: Amama Mbabazi
- **successor**: Robinah Nabbanja
- **birth place**: Kabale District, Kabale, Uganda
- **party**: National Resistance Movement
- **alma mater**: Makerere University
University of Zambia
University of California, Berkeley, University of California,
Berkeley
- **spouse**: ****
- **children**: 4
Keith Rowley

The Rt Hon. Dr. **Keith Christopher Rowley** MP (born 24 October 1949) is the current Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, in office since September 2015. He has led the People's National Movement (PNM) since May 2010. He has also served as the Member of the House of Representatives for Diego Martin West since 1991.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: The Right Honourable
Doctor (title), Dr.
- **name**: Keith Christopher Rowley
- **birth name**: Keith Christopher Rowley
- **honorific-suffix**: Member of Parliament, MP
- **image**: KeithRowley.jpg
- **office**: 8th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
- **president**: Anthony Carmona
Paula-Mae Weekes
- **term start**: 9 September 2015
- **predecessor**: Kamla Persad-Bissessar
- **office1**: Leader of the Opposition (Trinidad and Tobago), Leader of the Opposition
- **primeminister1**: Kamla Persad-Bissessar
- **term start1**: 4 June 2010
- **term end1**: 9 September 2015
- **predecessor1**: Kamla Persad-Bissessar
- **successor1**: Kamla Persad-Bissessar
- **office2**: Leader of the People's National Movement
- **term start2**: 26 May 2010
- **predecessor2**: Patrick Manning
- **constituency mp3**: Diego Martin West
- **term start3**: 1991
- **predecessor3**: Margaret Olive Hector
- **majority3**: 8,710 (53%)
- **birth place**: Mason Hall, Saint George, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
- **party**: People's National Movement
- **spouse**: Sharon Rowley
- **alma mater**: University of the West Indies