5 3 ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁day . ▁ ▁Current ▁role ▁The ▁prime ▁minister , ▁who ▁also ▁holds ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁First ▁Vice ▁President , ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁government ▁in ▁Guy ana . ▁R ather , ▁they ▁are ▁an ▁elected ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁principal ▁assistant ▁and ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁president ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁government ▁business ▁in ▁the ▁Assembly . ▁The ▁prime ▁minister ▁assumes ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁president ▁if ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁becomes ▁vac ant . ▁ ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁of ▁British ▁Gu iana ▁ ▁Prem iers ▁of ▁British ▁Gu iana ▁ ▁Prime ▁Minister s ▁of ▁Guy ana ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Prime ▁Minister s ▁of ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II ▁List ▁of ▁Govern ors ▁of ▁British ▁Gu iana ▁List ▁of ▁heads ▁of ▁state ▁of ▁Guy ana ▁President ▁of ▁Guy ana ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Priv y ▁Coun s ell ors ▁( 1 9 5 2 – present ) ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁World ▁States men ▁– ▁Guy ana ▁ ▁R ul ers . org ▁– ▁Guy ana ▁ ▁Guy ana , ▁List ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister s ▁of ▁* List ▁Prime ▁Minister s <0x0A> </s> ▁Samuel ▁de ▁L ange ▁Jr . ▁( 2 2 ▁October ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁– ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Dutch ▁composer , ▁music ▁conserv atory ▁director , ▁organ ist , ▁pian ist , ▁conduct or ▁and ▁music ▁teacher . ▁His ▁father , ▁Samuel ▁de ▁L ange ▁Sr ., ▁and ▁his ▁one ▁year ▁younger