List of prime ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Coat of arms of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Incumbent Terrance Drew since 6 August 2022
Style	Mr Prime Minister (informal) The Honourable (informal) The Right Honourable (within the Commonwealth) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Type	Head of government
Appointer	Governor-General
Term length	No term limit
Formation	19 September 1983; 40 years ago (1983-09-19)
First holder	Kennedy Simmonds
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Salary	EC$137,280/US$ 50,844 annually^[1]
Website	www.gov.kn

Politics of Saint Kitts and Nevis


Executive Monarch Charles III Governor-General Marcella Liburd Prime Minister Terrance Drew Deputy Prime Minister Geoffrey Hanley
Legislative National Assembly Speaker: Lanien Blanchette Leader of the Opposition
Elections Recent elections General: 2015 2020 2022 Political parties
Administrative divisions (parishes)
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Vincent Byron Diplomatic missions of / in Saint Kitts and Nevis Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
Nevis Premier Mark Brantley Administration Assembly
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The prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis is the head of government of the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis. The current Prime Minister is Terrance Drew since 6 August 2022.

Chief Ministers (1960–1967)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Election
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Election
1		Paul Southwell (1913–1979)	1 January 1960	July 1966	6 years, 6 months	SKNLP	1961
2		Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw (1916–1978)	July 1966	27 February 1967	7 months	SKNLP	1966

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Election
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Election
1		Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw (1916–1978)	27 February 1967	23 May 1978 †	11 years, 85 days	SKNLP	1971 1975
2		Paul Southwell (1913–1979)	23 May 1978	18 May 1979 †	360 days	SKNLP	—
3		Lee Moore (1939–2000)	20 May 1979	21 February 1980	277 days	SKNLP	—
4		Kennedy Simmonds (born 1936)	21 February 1980	19 September 1983	3 years, 210 days	PAM	1980

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Election
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Election
1		Kennedy Simmonds (born 1936)	19 September 1983	7 July 1995	11 years, 291 days	PAM	1984 1989 1993
2		Denzil Douglas (born 1953)	7 July 1995	18 February 2015	19 years, 226 days	SKNLP	1995 2000 2004 2010
3		Timothy Harris (born 1964)	18 February 2015	6 August 2022	7 years, 169 days	PLP	2015 2020
4		Terrance Drew (born 1976)	6 August 2022	Incumbent	1 year, 219 days	SKNLP	2022

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Election
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Election
4		Terrance Drew (born 1976)	6 August 2022	Incumbent	1 year, 219 days	SKNLP	2022

Sovereign states	Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States

Sovereign states	Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States

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