[[1]] Roosevelt Skerrit (born June 8, 1972) is a politician from Dominica. On January 7, 2004, he was nominated to be that country's prime minister and was sworn in the next day, to replace the acting prime minister, Osborne Riviere. He had been minister of education in the government of Pierre Charles, who died on January 6, 2004. Skerrit is currently one of the youngest heads of government in the world. Skerrit is an alumnus of the University of Mississippi. He is a member of the Dominica Labour Party. June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pierre Charles (June 30, 1954 - January 6, 2004) was Prime Minister of Dominica (2000 - 2004). ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Mississippi (also known as Ole Miss) is a public, coeducational research university located near Oxford, Mississippi. ...
Headlines : Prime Minister Skerrits so-called imminent Cabinet shake-up is expected to see the introduction of a new Attorney General.
Prime Minister RooseveltSkerrit promised last year when he announced that Julius Timothy was joining his cabinet that a reshuffle would take place, but that has not happened yet
Skerrit would use the departure of Tourism Minister, Yvor Nassief, to reshuffle the cabinet.
RooseveltSkerrit, 31, was chosen to replace Charles by the Dominica Labor Party, the country's main political party.
Skerrit, Dominica's youngest prime minister since its independence from Britain in 1978, was sworn in at a ceremony in President Nicholas Liverpool's office.
Skerrit was education, sports and youth affairs minister and he was first elected to the House of Assembly in 2000.