Description | Leftist ruling party of Dominica.
Party provided the nation's first premier, Edward Oliver LeBlanc, on March 1, 1967 when the UK granted Dominica more self-government, and its first prime minister, Patrick Roland John, who led Dominica's independence from the UK on November 3, 1978 until he was booted from office on June 21, 1979.
Party collapsed to zero representation in Parliament after the election of July 21, 1980, until it was returned to power almost 25 years later after the election of May 5, 2005.
Party's been led by Dominica's prime minister since August 8, 2014, Roosevelt Skerrit. |