Antigua and Barbuda is a sovereign island country in the West Indies in the Americas,lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major islands,Antigua and Barbuda separated by 63 km (39 mi),and smaller islands. The permanent population number is about 97,120,with 97% being resident on Antigua. The capital and largest port and city is St. John's on Antigua,with Codrington being the largest town on Barbuda. Lying near each other,Antigua and Barbuda are in the middle of the Leeward Islands,part of the Lesser Antilles,roughly at 17°N of the equator.
The politics of Antigua and Barbuda takes place in a framework of a unitary parliamentary representative democratic monarchy,wherein the Sovereign of Antigua and Barbuda is the head of state,appointing a Governor-General to act as vice-regal representative in the nation. A Prime Minister is appointed by the Governor-General as the head of government,and of a multi-party system;the Prime Minister advises the Governor-General on the appointment of a Council of Ministers. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of the Parliament. The bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Sir Lester Bryant Bird KNH was an Antigua and Barbuda politician and athlete who served as the second prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda from 1994 to 2004. He was chairman of the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) from 1971 to 1983,then became prime minister when his father,Sir Vere Bird,the previous prime minister,resigned.
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.
Winston Baldwin Spencer is an Antiguan politician who was the third Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda from 2004 to 2014.
Harold Earl Edmund Lovell is a politician from Antigua and Barbuda. He was the Minister of Finance,the Economy and Public Administration. He was also the minister of tourism and civil aviation. He was the Foreign Minister of Antigua and Barbuda from August 2004 to January 2005,when Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer took over those posts in a cabinet reshuffle,giving Lovell his current posts.
The Senate is the Upper House of Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda. It consists of 17 members appointed by the Governor General. Ten members are appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister,four on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition,one on the advice of the Barbuda Council,one resident of Barbuda on the advice of the Prime Minister,and one at the Governor General's discretion. The current Senate convened on 26 March 2018,following the general election of 21 March.
The monarchy of Antigua and Barbuda is a constitutional monarchy,with Queen Elizabeth II as the reigning monarch and head of state of Antigua and Barbuda since 1 November 1981. As such she is Antigua and Barbuda's sovereign and officially called Queen of Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda maintains diplomatic relations with the United States,Canada,the United Kingdom,and the People's Republic of China,as well as with many Latin American countries and neighbouring Eastern Caribbean states. It is a member of the United Nations,the Commonwealth of Nations,the Organization of American States,the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States,the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas,Petrocaribe and the Eastern Caribbean's Regional Security System (RSS).
Vere Bird Jr. was an Antiguan lawyer and politician who served as chairman of the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) and a government minister. He was the son of Vere Bird,the former Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda,and brother of Lester Bird,who later held the same position.
Asot Michael is the Member of the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda elected from Saint Peter Constituency. He was also the Minister of Tourism,Economic Development,Investment and Energy under Prime Minister Gaston Browne. He is a member of the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party.
Gaston Alfonso Browne is the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda. He has been its leader since 2014. Before entering politics,he was a banker and businessman.
Sir Rodney Errey Lawrence Williams,KGN,,is the current and 4th Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda.
This is a list of foreign ministers of Antigua and Barbuda.
Charles “Max”Fernandez is a Labour Party politician from Antigua and Barbuda who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade from June 2014 to 2018.
Liberta Sports Club is an Antiguan and Barbudan multi-sports club located in Liberta,Antigua and Barbuda. The club was founded in 1991.
Antigua and Barbuda and Mexico are members of the Association of Caribbean States,Organization of American States and the United Nations.
The Turkish ambassador in Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic is also accredited to Antigua and Barbuda.
Samantha Nicole Marshall is an Antiguan MP and Cabinet Minister. Marshall represents St. Mary's South in the Antigua and Barbuda Parliament. She is a member of the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party.
Trevor Myke Walker is a Barbudan politician and former Cabinet Minister under the Baldwin Spencer administration.
