Barbados is an island country in the southeastern Caribbean Sea,situated about 100 miles (160 km) east of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Roughly triangular in shape,the island measures some 21 miles (34 km) from northwest to southeast and about 14 miles (23 km) from east to west at its widest point. The capital and largest town is Bridgetown,which is also the main seaport.
Sir Vere Cornwall Bird,KNH was the first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. His son,Lester Bryant Bird,succeeded him as Prime Minister. In 1994,he was declared a "National Hero".
The Democratic Labour Party (DLP),colloquially known as the "Dems",is a political party in Barbados,established in 1955. It was the ruling party from 15 January 2008 to 24 May 2018 but faced an electoral wipeout in the 2018 general election which left it with no MPs.
Sir Grantley Herbert Adams,CMG,QC was a Barbadian politician. He served as the inaugural premier of Barbados from 1953 to 1958 and then became the first and only prime minister of the West Indies Federation from 1958 to 1962. He was a founder of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP),and he was named in 1998 as one of the National Heroes of Barbados.
The prime minister of Barbados is the head of government of Barbados. The prime minister is appointed by the president under the terms of the Constitution. As the nominal holder of executive authority,the president holds responsibility for conducting parliamentary elections and for proclaiming one of the candidates as prime minister.
Jon Michael Geoffrey Manningham Adams,known as Tom Adams,was a Barbadian politician who served as the second prime minister of Barbados from 1976 until 1985.
Errol Walton Barrow was a Barbadian statesman and the first prime minister of Barbados. Born into a family of political and civic activists in the parish of Saint Lucy,he became a WWII aviator,combat veteran,lawyer,politician,gourmet cook and author. He is often referred to as the "Father of Independence" in Barbados.
Sir Harold Bernard St. John,KA was a Barbadian politician who served as the third prime minister of Barbados from 1985 to 1986. To date,he is the shortest serving Barbadian prime minister. He was leader of the Barbados Labour Party from 1970 to 1971 and again from 1985 to 1987. He was widely known as Bree.
Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford,KA,PC was a Barbadian politician. He served as the fourth prime minister of Barbados from 1987 to 1994,and later served as Barbados' first resident ambassador in Beijing,China,from 2010 to 2013.
The Cabinet are individuals of Barbados which execute the duties of the Government of Barbados. Under a Parliamentary republic,these powers are vested nominally by the President of Barbados,but are exercised in practice by a Cabinet of Ministers,presided over by the Prime Minister of Barbados. The Prime Minister is formally appointed by the President:the President must appoint,as Prime Minister,someone who can control a majority of votes in the House of Assembly. In practice,this is normally the leader of the largest political party or coalition in the house. When there is no clear majority,the president assumers the role of arbitrator and opens negotiations with the leaders of the various political parties,in the hope of finding someone whom a majority will accept as Prime Minister. In the event of that failing to take place,the President must dissolve the House of Assembly and call an early election.
David John Howard Thompson was the sixth prime minister of Barbados from 15 January 2008 until his death from pancreatic cancer on 23 October 2010.
Ilaro Court is the official residence of the prime minister of Barbados.
Errol Barrow Day is a Barbadian public holiday celebrated on 21 January,to commemorate Errol Barrow,the former Prime Minister of Barbados,who helped lead his country to independence from the United Kingdom. The date is the second public holiday of the calendar year and is the date of birth for the former leader.
Marie-Josephine Mara Thompson is a Saint Lucian-born Barbadian politician,educator and widow of the sixth Prime Minister of Barbados,David Thompson,who died in office on 23 October 2010. After being chosen as the most favored candidate. Thompson won the special by-election to succeed her husband in the Saint John constituency on Thursday,20 January 2011,holding the seat for the Democratic Labour Party.
Sir Frederick Smith,KA,MBE,QC was the former Attorney-General of Barbados and former Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands 1987–1990,President of the Court of Appeal of Grenada and assistant Attorney General of British Cameroons.
George Cecil Rawle Moe CHB was a Barbadian judge and politician.
Carolyn Marie Plasket Barrow,also known as Carolyn Plaskett,was an American-born illustrator,international scholar,and first lady of Barbados. She was born in Orange,New Jersey and was the only child of her parents,Reverend Dr. George Plaskett and Carrie Davenport Plaskett. Plaskett was married to the first Prime Minister Errol Walton Barrow,who successfully brought Barbados its independence from the British in 1966. During her time as first lady Plaskett was known for advocating relations between America and Barbados.
The Leader of the Opposition of Barbados is the Member of Parliament who leads the Official Opposition in the Barbados Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition is the leader of the largest political party in the House of Assembly of Barbados that is not in government.
Sir Richard Christopher Haynes,also known as Richie Haynes,was a Barbadian politician and surgeon who served as the Leader of the Opposition from 1989 to 1991 after he left the ruling Democratic Labour Party and formed the National Democratic Party. He also served as Minister of Finance from 1986 to 1987. He was married to Jamaican-Barbadian senator Carol Lady Haynes.
