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Roosevelt Skerrit

b. 1972 · 21st century

Roosevelt Skerrit is a Dominican politician of the Dominica Labour Party who became prime minister in 2004, at 31 one of the youngest heads of government in the world. His long tenure has seen recovery from Hurricane Maria in 2017 and heavy reliance on a citizenship-by-investment programme to fund development.

Roosevelt Skerrit — Image: Roosevelt Skerrit from Vieille Case, Dominica · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Commonwealth of Dominica

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Roosevelt Skerrit. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/roosevelt-skerrit
MLA: “Roosevelt Skerrit.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/roosevelt-skerrit. Accessed .
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