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)

  Barbados Labour (2)   Democratic Labour (1)
No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
ElectionTerm of officePolitical party Governor
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Grantley Herbert Adams (cropped).jpg The Right Excellent
Sir Grantley Herbert Adams
CMG QC
MP for Saint Joseph
(1898–1971)
1951 1 February 195417 April 19584 years, 75 days BLP Savage
Arundell
1956
2 Hugh Cummins 1951.png Hugh Gordon Cummins
MP for Saint Thomas
(1891–1970)
17 April 19588 December 19613 years, 235 days BLP Arundell
Stow
3 Errol Barrow 1968 - 2.png The Right Excellent
Errol Barrow
PC QC
MP for Saint John
(1920–1987)
1961 8 December 196130 November 19664 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.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
ElectionTerm of officePolitical party Governor-General
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Errol Barrow 1968 - 2.png The Right Excellent
Errol Barrow
PC QC
MP for Saint John
(1920–1987)
1966 30 November 19668 September 19769 years, 283 days DLP Stow
Scott
1971
2 Tom Adams (politician).jpg The Right Honourable
Tom Adams
QC
MP for Saint Thomas
(1931–1985)
1976 8 September 197611 March 1985 [†] 8 years, 184 days BLP Ward
Springer
1981
3 Harold St. John.png The Right Honourable
Sir Harold Bernard St. John
KA
MP for Christ Church East Central
(1931–2004)
11 March 198529 May 19861 year, 79 days BLP Springer
(1) Errol Barrow 1968 - 2.png The Right Excellent
Errol Barrow
PC QC
MP for Saint John
(1920–1987)
1986 29 May 19861 June 1987 [†] 1 year, 3 days DLP Springer
4 Sandiford in US (cropped).jpg The Right Honourable
Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford
KA PC
MP for Saint Michael South
(1937–2023)
1 June 19877 September 19947 years, 98 days DLP Springer
Barrow
1991
5 Owen Arthur-2.jpg The Right Honourable
Owen Arthur
PC
MP for Saint Peter
(1949–2020)
1994 See also § Arthur Cabinet BLP Barrow
Husbands
7 September 199416 January 200813 years, 131 days
1999
2003
6 David John Howard Thompson - World Economic Forum on Latin America 2010 (cropped).jpg The Honourable
David Thompson
QC
MP for Saint John
(1961–2010)
2008 16 January 200823 October 2010 [†] 2 years, 280 days DLP Husbands
7 Freundel Stuart.jpg The Right Honourable
Freundel Stuart
PC QC
MP for Saint Michael South
(born 1951)
See also § Stuart Cabinet DLP Husbands
Belgrave
Mason
23 October 201025 May 20187 years, 214 days
2013
8 2019 Mia Mottley (cropped).jpg The Honourable
Mia Mottley
QC
MP for Saint Michael North East
(born 1965)
2018 25 May 201830 November 20213 years, 189 days BLP Mason

Republic (2021–present)

  Barbados Labour (1)
No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
ElectionTerm of officePolitical party President
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
(8) 2019 Mia Mottley (cropped).jpg The Honourable
Mia Mottley
QC
MP for Saint Michael North East
(born 1965)
2022 30 November 2021Incumbent3 years, 313 days BLP Mason

Timeline

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

Contents

Mia MottleyFreundel StuartDavid Thompson (Barbadian politician)Owen ArthurLloyd Erskine SandifordHarold Bernard St. JohnTom Adams (politician)Errol BarrowHugh Gordon CumminsGrantley Herbert AdamsList of prime ministers of Barbados

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

Mia MottleyFreundel StuartDavid Thompson (Barbadian politician)Owen ArthurLloyd Erskine SandifordHarold Bernard St. JohnTom Adams (politician)Errol BarrowHugh Gordon CumminsGrantley Herbert AdamsList of prime ministers of Barbados

See also

Notes

^† Died in office.