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The Government of Barbados (GoB),is a unitary parliamentary republic,where the President of Barbados is the head of state and the Prime Minister of Barbados is the head of government.
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.
The politics of Barbados function within a framework of a parliamentary republic with strong democratic traditions;constitutional safeguards for nationals of Barbados include:freedom of speech,press,worship,movement,and association.
Owen Seymour Arthur was a Barbadian politician who served as the fifth prime minister of Barbados from 6 September 1994 to 15 January 2008. He is the longest-serving Barbadian prime minister to date. He also served as Leader of the Opposition from 1 August 1993 to 6 September 1994 and from 23 October 2010 to 21 February 2013.
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.
Ivor Seward Richard,Baron Richard,was a British Labour politician who served as a member of Parliament (MP) from 1964 until 1974. He was also a member of the European Commission and latterly sat as a life peer in the House of Lords.
Dame Billie Antoinette Miller,DA,OOC is a Barbadian politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister. Miller is a member of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP).
Cheltenham is a constituency in Gloucestershire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1832. As with all constituencies,it elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years. Since 2015,its MP has been Alex Chalk,who was appointed Secretary of State for Justice in 2023.
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is an examination board in the Caribbean. It was established in 1972 under agreement by the participating governments in the Caribbean Community to conduct such examinations as it may think appropriate and award certificates and diplomas on the results of any such examinations so conducted. The council is empowered to regulate the conduct of any such examinations and prescribe the qualification requirements of candidates and the fees payable by them. It is now an examining body that provides educational certifications in 16 English speaking Commonwealth Caribbean Countries and Territories and has replaced the General Certificate of Education (GCE) examinations used by England and some other members of the Commonwealth. The CXC is an institution of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM);it was recognised as an Associate Institution of the Community in the 1973 treaty that created the Caribbean Community. Members of the council are drawn from the 16 territories and the region's two universities,the University of Guyana and the University of the West Indies.
The House of Assembly of Barbados is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Barbados. It has 30 Members of Parliament (MPs),who are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple-majority system for a term of five years. The House of Assembly sits roughly 40–45 days a year and is presided over by a Speaker.
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Mia Amor Mottley,is a Barbadian politician and attorney who has served as the eighth prime minister of Barbados since 2018 and as Leader of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) since 2008. Mottley is the first woman to hold either position. She is also Barbados' first prime minister under its republican system,following constitutional changes she introduced that abolished the country's constitutional monarchy.
The historical ties between the governments of Barbados and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) are long and complex,including settlement,post-colonialism and modern bilateral relations. The two countries are related through common history spanning 339 years (1627–1966). Since the Barbadian date of political independence,these nations continue to share ties through the Commonwealth of Nations. Until becoming a Commonwealth republic in 2021,Barbados also shared the same Head of State,with Queen Elizabeth II as their Monarch.
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
- 1. The Chancellor,University of the West Indies;2. The Chairman;The Cave Hill Campus Council,University of the West Indies;3. 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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The president of Barbados is the head of state of Barbados and the commander-in-chief of the Barbados Defence Force. The office was established when the country became a parliamentary republic on 30 November 2021. Before,the head of state was Elizabeth II,Queen of Barbados,who was represented on the island by a governor-general. The first and current president is Sandra Mason,who previously served as the last governor-general.
Joseph Junior Sylvester Atherley is a Barbadian religious minister and politician who served as Leader of the Opposition in the House of Assembly of Barbados from 2018 to 2022,and as leader of the People's Party for Democracy and Development since 8 June 2019.
Kerrie Symmonds is a Barbadian lawyer,politician and the cabinet minister in the government of Mia Mottley. He has served as the minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade since 2022,and was previously minister of energy and business development.
References
- ↑ "Caribbean Elections Biography | Richard Lionel Cheltenham". caribbeanelections.com. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- ↑ "Barbados Government Information Service | Parliamentary Reform Commission Chairman & Deputy Sworn In". gisbarbados.gov.bb. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ↑ "Barbados Attorneys-at-Law Directory". barbadosbarassociation.com. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
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