Head of state and government
Verified
Verified against Office of the President and Department of Public Information releases of 7-13 September 2025; no consolidated official list dated 2026 was found. No cabinet changes after September 2025 were found (opposition calls in 2026 for Susan Rodrigues and Juan Edghill to resign had not led to changes in the sources seen). Start dates of 2020 for the President, Prime Minister and Vice President rest on references Ministers were sworn in on 13 September 2025, but as several kept earlier posts no individual start dates are given. Title spellings follow the Office of the President release; Sarah Browne-Shadeek appears as 'Sarah Brown' in the DPI release.
- Head of state and government
- Irfaan AliPresident
- Government
- Second administration of Irfaan AliSince 7 Sept 2025
- System
- Presidential republicCapital: Georgetown
- UN e-government rank
- 128 of 193EGDI 2024
Guyana is a presidential republic[1]. The President, Irfaan Ali, is both head of state and head of government[3][4][5]. Govpedia records 22 members of its cabinet.
Leadership
Who leads the state
Executive
Second administration of Irfaan Ali
22 of 22 verified on official pages
In Guyana's presidential system the President leads both the state and the government; the Prime Minister (also First Vice President) and the Vice President are appointed by the President. The PPP/C won the election of 1 September 2025. Listed: the President, Prime Minister, Vice President and the 19 ministers heading ministries. Six 'Ministers within' a ministry or the Office of the Prime Minister, sworn in the same day, are not listed: Warren Kwame McCoy, Pauline Sukhai, Vikash Ramkissoon, Vanessa Benn, Steven Jacobs and Madanlall Ramraj. Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.
Digital government
Digital government, measured
UN E-Government Development Index[10]
2024
0.544rank 128 of 193
- Online services0.345
- Human capital0.593
- Telecom infrastructure0.694
Record of changes
Timeline
13 Sept 2025
25 ministers take the oath; changes include Sonia Parag at Education, Priya Manickchand at Local Government, Oneidge Walrond at Home Affairs and Susan Rodrigues at Tourism, Industry and Commerce.[6][7]
Verified8 Sept 2025
Mark Phillips is reappointed Prime Minister and Bharrat Jagdeo Vice President.[8]
Verified7 Sept 2025
Irfaan Ali is sworn in for a second term as President.[4]
Verified1 Sept 2025
General election: Irfaan Ali and the PPP/C win re-election.[5]
Sourced
Evidence
Sources
- [1]List of countries by system of government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [2]World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)
Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026
- [3]List of current heads of state and government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [4]Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali sworn in as Guyana's 9th Executive President
Department of Public Information, GuyanaOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [5]Irfaan Ali
WikipediaReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [6]President Ali outlines bold vision of transformation and service as 25 Ministers take Oath
Office of the President of GuyanaOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [7]President Ali's new cabinet reflects youth, experience and diversity
Department of Public Information, GuyanaOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [8]President Ali reappoints Phillips as Prime Minister and Dr Jagdeo as Vice President
Office of the President of GuyanaOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [9]Mark Phillips (Guyanese politician)
WikipediaReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [10]UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data
United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026