Reuben Meade
Meade in 2009
Premier of Montserrat
In office 27 September 2011 – 12 September 2014
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Adrian Davis
Preceded by	Himself as Chief Minister
Succeeded by	Donaldson Romeo
Chief Minister of Montserrat
In office 10 September 2009 – 26 September 2011
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Peter Waterworth
Preceded by	Lowell Lewis
Succeeded by	Himself as Premier
In office 10 October 1991 – 13 November 1996
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	David Taylor Frank Savage
Preceded by	John Osborne
Succeeded by	Bertrand Osborne
Personal details
Born	(1954-03-07) 7 March 1954 (age 69) Montserrat
Political party	Movement for Change and Prosperity
Spouse	Joan DelSol Meade
Alma mater	University of the West Indies

Reuben Theodore Meade (born 7 March 1954)^[1] is a retired politician from Montserrat who served as the island's first Premier between 2010 and 2014. He previously served as Chief Minister between 1991 and 1996 and 2009 to 2010. A member of the Movement for Change and Prosperity (MCAP), he previously led the now-defunct National Progressive Party.

Biography

He launched his election campaign (for the early general election of 8 September 2009) on 28 July 2009.^[2] His party won the majority, garnering six of the nine seats up for grabs, while former chief minister Dr Lowell Lewis and two other independents took the remaining seats.^[3] Meade was congratulated by his political opponent, Lewis, and said that the revival of the economy of Montserrat would be his main priority.^[4]

The 2014 elections saw the defeat of the MCAP. Meade finished seventh in the vote total, retaining his seat in the Legislative Assembly.^[5]