Sam Hinds

Samuel A. A. Hinds OE
Prime Minister of Guyana
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 August 1999
President	Bharrat Jagdeo Donald Ramotar
Preceded by	Bharrat Jagdeo
In office 19 December 1997 – 9 August 1999
President	Janet Jagan
Preceded by	Janet Jagan
Succeeded by	Bharrat Jagdeo
In office 9 October 1992 – 6 March 1997
President	Cheddi Jagan
Preceded by	Hamilton Green
Succeeded by	Janet Jagan
5th President of Guyana
In office 6 March 1997 – 19 December 1997
Prime Minister	Janet Jagan
Preceded by	Cheddi Jagan
Succeeded by	Janet Jagan
Personal details
Born	(1943-12-27) 27 December 1943 Mahaicony, British Guiana (now Guyana)
Political party	People's Progressive Party
Spouse(s)	Yvonne Hinds
Alma mater	University of New Brunswick

Samuel Archibald Anthony Hinds (born 27 December 1943)^[1] is a Guyanese politician who has been Prime Minister of Guyana almost continuously since 1992. He also briefly served as President of Guyana in 1997. He was awarded Guyana's highest national award, the Order of Excellence (O.E.) in 2011.

He first became Prime Minister under Cheddi Jagan in 1992, following the October 1992 election, which was won by an alliance of the People's Progressive Party (PPP) and Hinds' group, Civic. When Jagan died in March 1997, Hinds became President himself, and appointed Mrs. Janet Jagan, O.E. as Prime Minister. He accepted the PPP/C nomination as Prime Ministerial Candidate for the December 1997 General Elections, running alongside PPP/C Presidential Candidate Janet Jagan, Jagan's widow; upon her election to the Presidency, Jagan re-appointed Hinds as Prime Minister.

Prior to this Hinds worked for Alcan, as the head of Chemical Engineering. By education, Hinds is a licensed and qualified Chemical Engineer, having graduated from the University of New Brunswick.

In August 1999, Jagan decided to resign, and temporarily replaced Hinds with Bharrat Jagdeo; Jagdeo thus became President upon her resignation, and he reappointed Hinds as Prime Minister.

After the re-election of the government in the August 28, 2006 election, Hinds was sworn in as prime minister again in early September.

He was re-nominated as the 2011 prime ministerial candidate for the PPP in October 2011, although there were suggestions that he might step aside.^{[citation needed]} After PPP/C candidate Donald Ramotar won the election, Hinds was sworn in as Prime Minister again on 5 December 2011.^[2]

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v t e Heads of State of Guyana (List) Monarchy Elizabeth II Republic Edward Luckhoo^* Arthur Chung Forbes Burnham Desmond Hoyte Cheddi Jagan Sam Hinds Janet Jagan Bharrat Jagdeo Donald Ramotar ^* Acting President

v t e Heads of government of Guyana (Chief Minister, 1953) Cheddi Jagan (Premiers, 1961-1966) Cheddi Jagan Forbes Burnham (Prime Ministers, 1966–) Forbes Burnham Ptolemy Reid Desmond Hoyte Hamilton Green Sam Hinds Janet Jagan Sam Hinds Bharrat Jagdeo Sam Hinds