<page_title> List of Prime Ministers of Guyana </page_title> <section_title> Prime Ministers of Guyana </section_title> <table> <cell> Janet Jagan (1920–2009) <col_header> Prime Minister (Birth–Death) </col_header> <col_header> Left office </col_header> <col_header> Forbes Burnham (1923–1985) </col_header> <col_header> Forbes Burnham (1923–1985) </col_header> <col_header> Ptolemy Reid (1918–2003) </col_header> <col_header> Desmond Hoyte (1929–2002) </col_header> <col_header> Hamilton Green (1934–) </col_header> <col_header> Sam Hinds (1945–) </col_header> <row_header> 6 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 17 March 1997 <col_header> Tenure </col_header> <row_header> 6 </row_header> <row_header> Janet Jagan (1920–2009) </row_header> </cell> <cell> 19 December 1997 <col_header> Tenure </col_header> <row_header> 6 </row_header> <row_header> Janet Jagan (1920–2009) </row_header> </cell> </table>
Janet Jagan served as the first female Prime Minister of Guyana from March 17, 1997 to December 19, 1997.