List of prime ministers of Barbados

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This is a list of prime ministers of Barbados.

Premiers of Barbados (1954–1966)

Queen Elizabeth II in right of the United Kingdom (1954–66)

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Election Term of office Political party Governor
Took office Left office Time in office
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Sir Grantley Herbert Adams
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MP for Saint Joseph
(1898–1971)
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1951 1 February 1954 17 April 1958 Template:Ayd BLP Savage
Arundell
1956
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 2 File:Hugh Gordon Cummins 1955.jpg Hugh Gordon Cummins
MP for Saint Thomas
(1891–1970)
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17 April 1958 8 December 1961 Template:Ayd BLP Arundell
Stow
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Errol Barrow
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MP for Saint John
(1920–1987)
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1961 8 December 1961 30 November 1966 Template:Ayd DLP Stow

Prime Ministers of Barbados (1966–present)

Queen Elizabeth II in right of Barbados (1966–2021)

Template:Party index link (4) Template:Party index link (4)
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Election Term of office Political party Governor-General
Took office Left office Time in office
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Errol Barrow
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MP for Saint John
(1920–1987)
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1966 30 November 1966 8 September 1976 Template:Ayd DLP Stow
Scott
1971
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Tom Adams
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MP for Saint Thomas
(1931–1985)
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1976 8 September 1976 11 March 1985<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[†] Template:Ayd BLP Ward
Springer
1981
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Sir Harold Bernard St. John
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MP for Christ Church East Central
(1931–2004)
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11 March 1985 29 May 1986 Template:Ayd BLP Springer
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Errol Barrow
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MP for Saint John
(1920–1987)
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1986 29 May 1986 1 June 1987<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[†] Template:Ayd DLP Springer
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Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford
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MP for Saint Michael South
(1937–2023)
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1 June 1987 7 September 1994 Template:Ayd DLP Springer
Barrow
1991
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Owen Arthur
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MP for Saint Peter
(1949–2020)
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1994 See also § Arthur Cabinet BLP Barrow
Husbands
7 September 1994 16 January 2008 Template:Ayd
1999
2003
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David Thompson
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MP for Saint John
(1961–2010)
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rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 7 File:Freundel Stuart.jpg The Right HonourableScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Freundel Stuart
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MP for Saint Michael South
(born 1951)
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See also § Stuart Cabinet DLP Husbands
Belgrave
Mason
23 October 2010 25 May 2018 Template:Ayd
2013
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Mia Mottley
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MP for Saint Michael North East
(born 1965)
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2018 25 May 2018 30 November 2021 Template:Ayd BLP Mason

Republic (2021–present)

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No. Portrait Name
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Election Term of office Political party President
Took office Left office Time in office
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Mia Mottley
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MP for Saint Michael North East
(born 1965)
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2022 30 November 2021 Incumbent Template:Ayd BLP Mason
Bostic

Timeline

This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the prime ministers of Barbados. They are listed in order of first assuming office.

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The following chart lists prime ministers by lifespan (living prime ministers on the green line), with the years outside of their tenure in beige.

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   from:15/01/2008 till:27/07/2020
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   from:27/04/1951 till:23/10/2010 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Freundel Stuart
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See also

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Notes

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External links

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