The Prime Minister of Barbados is the head of government of Barbados.
The Prime Minister is picked by the Queen of Barbados. The Governor-General is responsible for holding the parliamentary elections. He says which one of the electors is Prime Minister.
Prime Minister of Barbados | |
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Style | The Right Honourable |
Term length | Five years |
Inaugural holder | Errol Barrow |
Formation | 18 November 1966 |
This is a list of prime ministers of Barbados.
# | Incumbent | Portrait | Tenure | Political Affiliation | |
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Took Office | Left Office | ||||
1 | Grantley Herbert Adams | 1 February 1953 | 17 April 1958 | Barbados Labour Party | |
2 | Hugh Gordon Cummins | 17 April 1958 | 8 December 1961 | Barbados Labour Party | |
3 | Errol Barrow | 8 December 1961 | 18 November 1966 | Democratic Labour Party |
# | Incumbent | Portrait | Tenure | Political Affiliation | |
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Took Office | Left Office | ||||
1 | Errol Barrow | 18 November 1966 | 8 September 1976 | Democratic Labour Party | |
2 | John "Tom" Adams* | 8 September 1976 | 11 March 1985 | Barbados Labour Party | |
3 | Bernard St. John | 11 March 1985 | 29 May 1986 | Barbados Labour Party | |
(1) | Errol Barrow* | 29 May 1986 | 1 June 1987 | Democratic Labour Party | |
4 | Erskine Sandiford | 1 June 1987 | 7 September 1994 | Democratic Labour Party | |
5 | Owen Arthur | 7 September 1994 | 16 January 2008 | Barbados Labour Party | |
6 | David Thompson* | 16 January 2008 | 23 October 2010 | Democratic Labour Party | |
7 | Freundel Stuart | 23 October 2010 | 25 May 2018 | Democratic Labour Party | |
8 | Mia Mottley | 25 May 2018 | Incumbent | Barbados Labour Party |
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