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premier of Anguilla

{{Short description|Head of government of Anguilla}}

{{Use Oxford spelling|date=January 2025}}

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The Premier of Anguilla is the head of government in the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla. The Premier is appointed by the Governor of Anguilla on behalf of the monarch of the United Kingdom, currently King Charles III.

Up until 2019 the office was known as Chief Minister of Anguilla, but the Anguilla Constitution (Amendment) Order 2019, which took effect on 14 May 2019, renamed the position as Premier.{{cite web |title=ANGUILLA CONSTITUTION (AMENDMENT) ORDER 2019 TAKES EFFECT|url=https://theanguillian.com/2019/05/anguilla-constitution-amendment-order-2019-takes-effect/ |publisher=The Anguillian |access-date=3 June 2019 |date=20 May 2019}}

The current Premier is Cora Richardson-Hodge.

List

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

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! colspan="9" |{{legend2|{{party color|People's Progressive Party (Anguilla)}}|PPP|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|{{party color|Anguilla National Alliance}}|ANA|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#008000|AUP|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#095392|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{legend2|#ffc614|AUF|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|{{party color|Anguilla United Movement}}|AUM|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|{{party color|Anguilla Progressive Movement}}|APM|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

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!rowspan=2|{{Abbr|No.|Number}}

!rowspan=2|Portrait

!rowspan=2|Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

!colspan=3|Term of office

!rowspan=2|Political party

!rowspan=2|Elected

!rowspan=2|Notes

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!Took office

!Left office

!Time in office

colspan="9" | Chief Ministers (1976–2019)
style="background:{{party color|People's Progressive Party (Anguilla)}}; color:white"| 1

| 80px

| Ronald Webster
{{small|(1926–2016)}}

| 10 February 1976

| 1 February 1977

| {{Age in years and days|1976|2|10|1977|2|1}}

| People's Progressive Party

| rowspan=2| 1976

| {{small|First tenure}}

style="background:{{party color|Anguilla National Alliance}}; color:white"| 2

| 80px

| Emile Gumbs
{{small|(1928–2018)}}

| 1 February 1977

| 28 May 1980

| {{Age in years and days|1977|2|1|1980|5|28}}

| Anguilla National Alliance

| {{small|First tenure}}

style="background:#008000; color:white"| {{small|(1)}}

| rowspan=2|80px

| rowspan=2|Ronald Webster
{{small|(1926–2016)}}

| rowspan=2|28 May 1980

| rowspan=2|12 March 1984

| rowspan=2|{{Age in years and days|1980|5|28|1984|3|12}}

| Anguilla United Party

| 1980

| rowspan=2|{{small|Second tenure}}

style="background:{{party color|Anguilla National Alliance}}; color:white"| {{small|(1)}}

| Anguilla National Alliance

| 1981

style="background:{{party color|Anguilla National Alliance}}; color:white"| {{small|(2)}}

| 80px

| Emile Gumbs
{{small|(1928–2018)}}

| 12 March 1984

| 16 March 1994

| {{Age in years and days|1984|3|12|1994|3|16}}

| Anguilla National Alliance

| 1984
1989

| {{small|Second tenure}}

style="background:#008000; color:white"| 3

| 80px

| Hubert Hughes
{{small|(1933–2021)}}

| 16 March 1994

| 6 March 2000

| {{Age in years and days|1994|3|16|2000|3|6}}

| Anguilla United Party

| 1994
1999

| {{small|First tenure}}

style="background:#095392; color:white"| 4

| 80px

| Osbourne Fleming
{{small|(born 1940)}}

| 6 March 2000

| 16 February 2010

| {{Age in years and days|2000|3|6|2010|2|16}}

| Anguilla United Front

| 2000
2005

|

style="background:{{party color|Anguilla United Movement}}; color:white"| {{small|(3)}}

| 80px

| Hubert Hughes
{{small|(1933–2021)}}

| 16 February 2010

| 23 April 2015

| {{Age in years and days|2010|2|16|2015|4|23}}

| Anguilla United Movement

| 2010

| {{small|Second tenure}}

style="background:#095392; color:white"| 5

| 80px

| Victor Banks
{{small|(born 1947)}}

| 23 April 2015

| 13 May 2019

| {{Age in years and days|2015|4|23|2019|5|13}}

| Anguilla United Front

| 2015

|

colspan="9" | Premiers (2019–present)
style="background:#095392; color:white"| 1

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| Victor Banks
{{small|(born 1947)}}

| 14 May 2019

| 30 June 2020

| {{Age in years and days|2019|5|14|2020|6|30}}

| Anguilla United Front

| {{Mdash}}

|

style="background:{{party color|Anguilla Progressive Movement}}; color:white"| 2

| 80px

| Ellis Webster
{{small|(born 1963)}}

| 30 June 2020

| 27 February 2025

| {{Age in years and days|2020|6|30|2025|2|27}}

| Anguilla Progressive Movement

| 2020

|

style="background:{{party color|Anguilla United Front}}; color:white"| 3

| 80px

| Cora Richardson-Hodge

| 27 February 2025

| Incumbent

| {{Age in years and days|2025|2|27}}

| Anguilla United Front

| 2025

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See also

References

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{{AnguillaPMs}}

{{BOT and Crown Dependency heads of governments}}

{{Current heads of government in the UK and dependencies}}

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Category:Government of Anguilla

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