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.