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The following is the Barbadian Table of Precedence.
- The President of Barbados
- The Prime Minister
- The Chief Justice
- The Members of the Cabinet
- The Attorney-General of Barbados,as the first minister to be sworn-in after the Prime Minister.
- Other cabinet ministers,their own order unknown.
- The former Governors-General
- The National Heroes
- The President of the Senate
- The Speaker of the House of Assembly
- The Leader of the Opposition
- The former Prime Ministers,and the former Chief Justices
- The Members of the President's Privy Council of Barbados
- The Chairman of the Barbados Christian Council
- The Ambassadors and High Commissioners
- The Justices of the Court of Appeals,and the Judges of the High Court
- The Parliamentary Secretaries
- The Deputy President of the Senate
- The Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly
- The Members of the Senate
- The Members of the House of Assembly
- The spouses of deceased dignitaries such as:Governors-General,Prime Ministers,and National Heroes
- The Chairmen of the Commissions established under the Constitution
- The Head of the Civil Service
- The Ombudsman,Director of Public Prosecutions,and Auditor General
- The Director of Finance and Economic Affairs,the Solicitor General,the Chief Parliamentary Counsel,the Permanent Secretaries,and the Governor of the Central Bank
- The Ambassadors/High Commission (Overseas)
- The Chief of Staff for the Barbados Defence Force,and the Commissioner of Police
- The Chancellor,University of the West Indies;
- The Chairman;
- The Cave Hill Campus Council,University of the West Indies;
- The Principal,Cave Hill Campus;and the Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies.
- The former Ministers
- The Members of The Order of the Caribbean Community,and the holders of knighthoods conferred under the monarchy of Barbados.
- The holders of the Companion of Honour of Barbados
- The holders of the Companions of the Order of St. Michael and St. George
- The Heads of the regional bodies with diplomatic status.
- The Related grades,and the Clerk of Parliament
- The Chargéd'affaires and Acting High Commissioners,Deputy High Commissioners,Counsellors in Embassies,High Commissions and Legations,Consul-General - Chefs de Poste
- The Consuls - Chefs de Posts
- The Members of the Commissions established under the Constitution
- The Chairmen of Statutory Boards
- The Heads of Government Departments,including the Chief Technical Officers of departments integrated in Ministries,The Chief Magistrate,and the Chief Executive Officers of Statutory Boards
- Honorary Consuls,Vice-Consuls in Embassies,and High Commissions and Legations
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Jerome Xavier Walcott FRCS is a Barbadian diplomat and politician currently serving as foreign minister of Barbados.
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Santia Josette Omara Bradshaw is a Barbadian politician. She is a cabinet minister in the cabinet of Mia Mottley. Bradshaw is the deputy prime minister of Barbados.
The Alliance Party for Progress (APP) is a Christian and social democratic electoral alliance in Barbados. It was formed on the 30 December 2021 by the United Progressive Party (UPP) and the People's Party for Democracy and Development (PdP) to contest the 2022 Barbadian general election. It is headed by the leader of the PdP Bishop Joseph Atherley with the leader of the UPP Lynette Eastmond becoming deputy head.
Indar Anthony Weir is a Barbadian politician,businessman and cabinet minister in the government of Mia Mottley. He is the current minister of Agriculture and Food Security in the Mia Mottley administration.
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- ↑ "First Female PM and New Attorney General Sworn into Office in Barbados". Caribbean360. 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- ↑ Barbados Elections