List of prime ministers of Barbados
This is a list of prime ministers of Barbados.
Premiers of Barbados (1954–1966)
| Barbados Labour (2) Democratic Labour (1) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party | Governor | ||
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | The Right Excellent Sir Grantley Herbert Adams CMG QC MP for Saint Joseph (1898–1971) |
1951 | 1 February 1954 | 17 April 1958 | 4 years, 75 days | BLP | Savage Arundell | |
| 1956 | ||||||||
| 2 | Hugh Gordon Cummins MP for Saint Thomas (1891–1970) |
— | 17 April 1958 | 8 December 1961 | 3 years, 235 days | BLP | Arundell Stow | |
| 3 | The Right Excellent Errol Barrow PC QC MP for Saint John (1920–1987) |
1961 | 8 December 1961 | 30 November 1966 | 4 years, 357 days | DLP | Stow | |
Prime Ministers of Barbados (1966–present)
Queen Elizabeth II in right of Barbados (1966–2021)
| Democratic Labour Party (4) Barbados Labour Party (4) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party | Governor-General | ||
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | The Right Excellent Errol Barrow PC QC MP for Saint John (1920–1987) |
1966 | 30 November 1966 | 8 September 1976 | 9 years, 283 days | DLP | Stow Scott | |
| 1971 | ||||||||
| 2 | The Right Honourable Tom Adams QC MP for Saint Thomas (1931–1985) |
1976 | 8 September 1976 | 11 March 1985[†] | 8 years, 184 days | BLP | Ward Springer | |
| 1981 | ||||||||
| 3 | The Right Honourable Sir Harold Bernard St. John KA MP for Christ Church East Central (1931–2004) |
— | 11 March 1985 | 29 May 1986 | 1 year, 79 days | BLP | Springer | |
| (1) | The Right Excellent Errol Barrow PC QC MP for Saint John (1920–1987) |
1986 | 29 May 1986 | 1 June 1987[†] | 1 year, 3 days | DLP | Springer | |
| 4 | The Right Honourable Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford KA PC MP for Saint Michael South (1937–2023) |
— | 1 June 1987 | 7 September 1994 | 7 years, 98 days | DLP | Springer Barrow | |
| 1991 | ||||||||
| 5 | The Right Honourable Owen Arthur PC MP for Saint Peter (1949–2020) |
1994 | See also § Arthur Cabinet | BLP | Barrow Husbands | |||
| 7 September 1994 | 16 January 2008 | 13 years, 131 days | ||||||
| 1999 | ||||||||
| 2003 | ||||||||
| 6 | The Honourable David Thompson QC MP for Saint John (1961–2010) |
2008 | 16 January 2008 | 23 October 2010[†] | 2 years, 280 days | DLP | Husbands | |
| 7 | The Right Honourable Freundel Stuart PC QC MP for Saint Michael South (born 1951) |
— | See also § Stuart Cabinet | DLP | Husbands Belgrave Mason | |||
| 23 October 2010 | 25 May 2018 | 7 years, 214 days | ||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||
| 8 | The Honourable Mia Mottley QC MP for Saint Michael North East (born 1965) |
2018 | 25 May 2018 | 30 November 2021 | 3 years, 189 days | BLP | Mason | |
Republic (2021–present)
| Barbados Labour (1) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party | President | ||
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| (8) | The Honourable Mia Mottley QC MP for Saint Michael North East (born 1965) |
2022 | 30 November 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years, 19 days | 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.
The following chart lists prime ministers by lifespan (living prime ministers on the green line), with the years outside of their tenure in beige.
See also
- Ilaro Court
- Elections in Barbados
- Politics of Barbados
- Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation
- Governor-General of Barbados
- List of Commonwealth of Nations prime ministers
- List of current members of the British Privy Council
Notes
- ^† Died in office.