Premier of the Virgin Islands
The Premier of the Virgin Islands 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 Queen Elizabeth II. 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. The current Premier is Andrew Fahie. He is serving since 26 February 2019. Fahie was arrested in Florida on charges related to drug trafficking and money laundering in April 2022 . His deputy Natalio Wheatley is acting premier. History of the office. Since the 1967 constitution was adopted, only six different people (all men) have served as Premier or Chief Minister, and each of them except for Cyril Romney 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. All previous Chief Ministers or Premiers have served at least two terms except for Cyril Romney.