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The Chief Minister of Montserrat is the head of government of Montserrat, an island in the Caribbean that is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, appointed by the Governor of Montserrat on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II, Montserrat's head of state. The current Chief Minister of Montserrat is Reuben Meade of the Movement for Change and Prosperity. The chief minister is appointed by the governor from among the members of the Legislative Council. His cabinet, the Executive Council, is appointed by the governor from among the elected members of the Legislative Council and consists of the chief minister, the attorney-general, the financial secretary and three other ministers.[1]
On 13 October 2010, the Queen approved the Montserrat Constitution Order 2010, which replaces the office of Chief Minister with the office of Premier. The first premier will be the chief minister in office on the date the Order comes into force, expected to be later this year.[2] A Cabinet will replace the Executive Council and will likewise consist of the premier, the attorney-general, the financial secretary, and three other ministers.[3] One of the Cabinet members aside from the Premier must be appointed Deputy Premier to act as Premier when the latter office is vacant or when the Premier is absent from Montserrat.
The head of state is no longer a Chief Minister. He is now called the Premier [1]
| Incumbent | Tenure | Political Affiliation | ||
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| Took Office | Left Office | |||
| William Henry Bramble | January 1960 | December 1970 | Montserrat Labour Party | |
| Percival Austin Bramble | December 1970 | November 1978 | Progressive Democratic Party | |
| John Osborne | November 1978 | 10 October 1991 | People's Liberation Movement | |
| Reuben Meade | 10 October 1991 | 13 November 1996 | National Progressive Party (1st term) | |
| Bertrand Osborne | 13 November 1996 | 22 August 1997 | People's Progressive Alliance | |
| David Brandt | 22 August 1997 | 5 April 2001 | Non-partisan | |
| John Osborne | 5 April 2001 | 2 June 2006 | New People's Liberation Movement | |
| Lowell Lewis | 2 June 2006 | 10 September 2009 | Montserrat Democratic Party | |
| Reuben Meade | 10 September 2009 | 27 September 2011 | Movement for Change and Prosperity (2nd term) | |
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