List of Prime Ministers of Guyana

Prime Minister of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Coat of arms of Guyana
Incumbent Sam Hinds since 11 August 1999
Appointer	Donald Ramotar, as President of Guyana
Inaugural holder	Forbes Burnham
Formation	26 May 1966

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This is a list of Prime Ministers of Guyana. The Prime Minister is the head of government of Guyana.

Chief Minister of British Guiana (1953)

#	Incumbent	Portrait	Tenure		Political affiliation
			Took office	Left office
1	Cheddi Jagan		30 May 1953	9 October 1953		People's Progressive Party

Premiers of British Guiana (1961-1966)

#	Incumbent	Portrait	Tenure		Political affiliation
			Took office	Left office
1	Cheddi Jagan		5 September 1961	12 December 1964		People's Progressive Party
2	Forbes Burnham		12 December 1964	26 May 1966		People's National Congress

Prime Ministers of Guyana (1966-Present)

#	Incumbent	Portrait	Tenure		Political affiliation
			Took office	Left office
1	Forbes Burnham	put an image here	26 May 1966	6 October 1980		People's National Congress
2	Ptolemy Reid	image here	6 October 1980	16 August 1984		People's National Congress
3	Desmond Hoyte	image here	16 August 1984	6 August 1985		People's National Congress
4	Hamilton Green	image here	6 August 1985	9 October 1992		People's National Congress
5	Sam Hinds (1st time)		9 October 1992	17 March 1997		People's Progressive Party
6	Janet Jagan		17 March 1997	19 December 1997		People's Progressive Party
(5)	Sam Hinds (2nd time)		19 December 1997	9 August 1999		People's Progressive Party
7	Bharrat Jagdeo		9 August 1999	11 August 1999		People's Progressive Party
(5)	Sam Hinds (3rd time)		11 August 1999	Incumbent		People's Progressive Party

See also

• List of Governors of British Guiana
• List of Governors-General of Guyana
• List of Presidents of Guyana

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