Roosevelt Skerrit

Roosevelt Skerrit
Skerrit in 2014
6th Prime Minister of Dominica
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 January 2004
President	Nicholas Liverpool Eliud Williams Charles Savarin Sylvanie Burton
Deputy	Ambrose George Reginald Austrie Irving McIntyre
Preceded by	Osborne Riviere (acting)
Member of Parliament for Vieille Case
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 January 2000
Preceded by	Vernice Bellony
Chairman of the Caribbean Community
In office 1 July 2023[1] – 31 December 2023
Secretary-General	Carla Barnett
Preceded by	Philip Davis[1]
Succeeded by	Irfaan Ali
In office 1 January 2010 – 30 June 2010[1]
Secretary-General	Edwin Carrington
Preceded by	Bharrat Jagdeo
Succeeded by	Bruce Golding
Personal details
Born	(1972-06-08) 8 June 1972 (age 51) Princess Margaret Hospital, Roseau, Dominica[2]
Political party	Dominica Labour Party
Spouse	Melissa Poponne ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	3
Alma mater	New Mexico State University, Las Cruces University of Mississippi, Oxford
Website	Official website

Roosevelt Skerrit (born 8 June 1972) is a Dominican politician who has been Prime Minister of Dominica since 2004; he has also been the Member of Parliament for the Vieille Case constituency since 2000. Regionally, he has served as the chairman of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and most recently as chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in 2010. Skerrit is currently the longest-serving prime minister of Dominica.