The Most Famous
POLITICIANS from Dominica
This page contains a list of the greatest Dominican Politicians. The pantheon dataset contains 19,576 Politicians, 6 of which were born in Dominica. This makes Dominica the birth place of the 178th most number of Politicians behind Papua New Guinea, and Greenland.
Top 8
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Dominican Politicians of all time. This list of famous Dominican Politicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Charles Savarin (b. 1943)
With an HPI of 54.95, Charles Savarin is the most famous Dominican Politician. His biography has been translated into 30 different languages on wikipedia.
Charles Angelo Savarin, DAH (born 2 October 1943) is a politician from Dominica who served as President of Dominica from 2013 to 2023. He is a member of the Dominica Labour Party and served for a time as Minister for National Security, Immigration, Labour and the Public Service.
2. Nicholas Liverpool (1934 - 2015)
With an HPI of 50.58, Nicholas Liverpool is the 2nd most famous Dominican Politician. His biography has been translated into 36 different languages.
Nicholas Joseph Orville Liverpool (9 September 1934 – 1 June 2015) was a politician and jurist from Dominica who served as the sixth President of Dominica from 2 October 2003 to 17 September 2012.
3. Eugenia Charles (1919 - 2005)
With an HPI of 48.39, Eugenia Charles is the 3rd most famous Dominican Politician. Her biography has been translated into 33 different languages.
Mary Eugenia Charles (15 May 1919 – 6 September 2005) was a Dominican politician who was Prime Minister of Dominica from 21 July 1980 until 14 June 1995. The first female lawyer in Dominica, she was Dominica's first, and to date only, female prime minister. She was the second female prime minister in the Caribbean after Lucina da Costa of the Netherlands Antilles. She was the first female in the Americas to be elected in her own right as head of government. She served for the second longest period of any Dominican prime minister, and was the world's fourth longest-serving female prime minister, behind Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh, Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka and Indira Gandhi of India. She was also described as the "Iron Lady of the Caribbean."
4. Roosevelt Skerrit (b. 1972)
With an HPI of 44.79, Roosevelt Skerrit is the 4th most famous Dominican Politician. His biography has been translated into 40 different languages.
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.
5. Patricia Scotland (b. 1955)
With an HPI of 42.56, Patricia Scotland is the 5th most famous Dominican Politician. Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Patricia Janet Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal, (born 19 August 1955), is a British diplomat, barrister and politician, serving as the sixth secretary-general of the Commonwealth of Nations. She was elected at the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and took office on 1 April 2016. She is the first woman to hold the post. She was elevated to the House of Lords in 1997 and, as a British Labour Party politician, served in ministerial positions within the UK Government, most notably as the Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland. She is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Dominica, where she was born.
6. Eliud Williams (b. 1948)
With an HPI of 39.60, Eliud Williams is the 6th most famous Dominican Politician. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Eliud Thaddeus Williams (born 21 August 1948) is a Dominican politician who served as seventh President of Dominica from 2012 to 2013.
7. Patrick John (1938 - 2021)
With an HPI of 36.38, Patrick John is the 7th most famous Dominican Politician. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Patrick Roland John (7 January 1938 – 6 July 2021) was the first Prime Minister of Dominica as well as its last Premier. He led Dominica to independence from the United Kingdom. He was leader of the Waterfront and Allied Workers' Union and mayor of Roseau before being elected to the legislature in 1970. He became Premier in 1974 following the resignation of Edward Oliver LeBlanc. After mass protest forced him to resign, John unsuccessfully attempted in 1981 to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Eugenia Charles with the backing of white supremacist groups (in what became dubbed "Operation Red Dog"). As a result, he was jailed for twelve years, of which he served five years. On 6 July 2021, John died at the Dominica China Friendship Hospital in Roseau, Dominica, at the age of 83.
8. Sylvanie Burton (b. 1964)
With an HPI of 0.00, Sylvanie Burton is the 8th most famous Dominican Politician. Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Sylvanie Burton is a politician from Dominica who has served as the president of Dominica since 2023, after being elected in the 2023 Dominican presidential election. She is the first woman and first Indigenous (Kalinago) president of Dominica.
People
Pantheon has 8 people classified as Dominican politicians born between 1919 and 1972. Of these 8, 5 (62.50%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Dominican politicians include Charles Savarin, Roosevelt Skerrit, and Patricia Scotland. The most famous deceased Dominican politicians include Nicholas Liverpool, Eugenia Charles, and Patrick John. As of April 2024, 2 new Dominican politicians have been added to Pantheon including Patricia Scotland, and Sylvanie Burton.
Living Dominican Politicians
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Charles Savarin
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Roosevelt Skerrit
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Patricia Scotland
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.56
Eliud Williams
1948 - Present
HPI: 39.60
Sylvanie Burton
1964 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Deceased Dominican Politicians
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1934 - 2015
HPI: 50.58
Eugenia Charles
1919 - 2005
HPI: 48.39
Patrick John
1938 - 2021
HPI: 36.38
