From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base
List of prime ministers of Barbados
none
none
This is a list of prime ministers of Barbados.
Premiers of Barbados (1954–1966)
[[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|in right of the United Kingdom]] (1954–66)
| (2) (1) | No. | Portrait | Name | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Barbados Labour Party}}; color:white;" | 1 | Savage | ||||||
| Arundell | Barbados Labour Party}}; color:white;" | 2 | Arundell | |||||||||||||
| Stow | Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)}}; color:black;" | 3 | Stow | |||||||||||||
| [[File:Grantley Adams 1955.jpg | 100px]] | The Right Excellent | ||||||||||||||
| Sir **Grantley Herbert Adams** | ||||||||||||||||
| CMG QC | ||||||||||||||||
| MP for Saint Joseph | ||||||||||||||||
| (1898–1971) | [1951](1951-barbadian-general-election) | 1 February 1954 | 17 April 1958 | BLP | ||||||||||||
| [1956](1956-barbadian-general-election) | ||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Hugh Gordon Cummins 1955.jpg | 100px]] | **Hugh Gordon Cummins** | ||||||||||||||
| MP for Saint Thomas | ||||||||||||||||
| (1891–1970) | — | 17 April 1958 | 8 December 1961 | BLP | ||||||||||||
| [[File:Errol Barrow 1976.jpg | 100px]] | The Right Excellent | ||||||||||||||
| **Errol Barrow** | ||||||||||||||||
| PC QC | ||||||||||||||||
| MP for Saint John | ||||||||||||||||
| (1920–1987) | [1961](1961-barbadian-general-election) | 8 December 1961 | 30 November 1966 | DLP |
Prime Ministers of Barbados (1966–present)
[[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] [[Monarchy of Barbados|in right of Barbados]] (1966–2021)
| (4) (4) | No. | Portrait | Name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | Governor-General | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)}}; color:black;" | 1 | Stow | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scott | Barbados Labour Party}}; color:white;" | 2 | Ward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Springer | Barbados Labour Party}}; color:white;" | 3 | Springer | Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)}}; color:black;" | (1) | Springer | Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)}}; color:black;" | 4 | Springer | |||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | Barbados Labour Party}}; color:white;" | 5 | Barrow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Husbands | Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)}}; color:black;" | 6 | Husbands | Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)}}; color:black;" | 7 | Husbands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgrave | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mason | Barbados Labour Party}}; color:white;" | 8 | Mason | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Errol Barrow 1976.jpg | 100px]] | The Right Excellent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Errol Barrow** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PC QC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Saint John | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1920–1987) | [1966](1966-barbadian-general-election) | 30 November 1966 | 8 September 1976 | DLP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [1971](1971-barbadian-general-election) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Tom Adams 1976.jpg | 100px]] | The Right Honourable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Tom Adams** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| QC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Saint Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1931–1985) | [1976](1976-barbadian-general-election) | 8 September 1976 | 11 March 1985 | BLP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [1981](1981-barbadian-general-election) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Harold St. John.png | 100px]] | The Right Honourable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir **Harold Bernard St. John** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Christ Church East Central | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1931–2004) | — | 11 March 1985 | 29 May 1986 | BLP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Errol Barrow 1976.jpg | 100px]] | The Right Excellent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Errol Barrow** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PC QC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Saint John | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1920–1987) | [1986](1986-barbadian-general-election) | 29 May 1986 | 1 June 1987 | DLP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Erskine_Sandiford_1989.jpg | 100px]] | The Right Honourable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir **Lloyd Erskine Sandiford** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KA PC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Saint Michael South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1937–2023) | — | 1 June 1987 | 7 September 1994 | DLP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [1991](1991-barbadian-general-election) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Owen Arthur-2.jpg | 100px]] | The Right Honourable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Owen Arthur** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Saint Peter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1949–2020) | [1994](1994-barbadian-general-election) | See also § Arthur Cabinet | BLP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 September 1994 | 16 January 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [1999](1999-barbadian-general-election) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2003](2003-barbadian-general-election) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:David John Howard Thompson - World Economic Forum on Latin America 2010 (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | The Honourable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **David Thompson** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| QC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Saint John | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1961–2010) | [2008](2008-barbadian-general-election) | 16 January 2008 | 23 October 2010 | DLP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Freundel Stuart.jpg | 100px]] | The Right Honourable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Freundel Stuart** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PC QC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Saint Michael South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1951) | — | See also § Stuart Cabinet | DLP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 October 2010 | 25 May 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2013](2013-barbadian-general-election) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:2019 Mia Mottley (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | The Honourable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Mia Mottley** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| QC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Saint Michael North East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1965) | [2018](2018-barbadian-general-election) | 25 May 2018 | 30 November 2021 | BLP |
Republic (2021–present)
| (1) | No. | Portrait | Name | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | President | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Barbados Labour Party}}; color:white;" | (8) | Mason | |
| Bostic | |||||||||||
| [[File:2019 Mia Mottley (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | The Honourable | |||||||||
| **Mia Mottley** | |||||||||||
| QC | |||||||||||
| MP for Saint Michael North East | |||||||||||
| (born 1965) | [2022](2022-barbadian-general-election) | 30 November 2021 | *Incumbent* | BLP |
Timeline
This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the prime ministers of Barbados. They are listed in order of first assuming office.
ImageSize = width:900 height:auto barincrement:21 PlotArea = top:10 bottom:80 right:100 left:20 AlignBars = late
Define $today =
Colors = id:BLP value:rgb(0.93,0.13,0.15) legend: Barbados_Labour_Party id:DLP value:rgb(1,0.84,0) legend: Democratic_Labour_Party
id:gray1 value:gray(0.85) id:gray2 value:gray(0.95)
DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:01/01/1954 till:31/12/ TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal ScaleMajor = gridcolor:gray1 unit:year increment:5 start:1955 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:gray2 unit:year increment:1 start:1954
Legend = columns:2 left:150 top:35 columnwidth:175
TextData = pos:(20,40) textcolor:black fontsize:M text:"Political party:"
BarData = bar:GHAdams bar:Cummins bar:Barrow bar:TAdams bar:St.John bar:Sandiford bar:Arthur bar:Thompson bar:Stuart bar:Mottley
PlotData = width:5 align:left fontsize:s shift:(5,-4) anchor:till
bar:GHAdams from: 01/02/1954 till: 17/04/1958 color:BLP text:"Grantley Herbert Adams" bar:Cummins from: 17/04/1958 till: 08/12/1961 color:BLP text:"Hugh Gordon Cummins" bar:Barrow from: 08/12/1961 till: 08/09/1976 color:DLP from: 29/05/1986 till: 01/06/1987 color:DLP text:"Errol Barrow" bar:TAdams from: 08/09/1976 till: 11/03/1985 color:BLP text:"Tom Adams" bar:St.John from: 11/03/1985 till: 29/05/1986 color:BLP text:"Harold Bernard St. John" bar:Sandiford from: 01/06/1987 till: 07/09/1994 color:DLP text:"Lloyd Erskine Sandiford" bar:Arthur from: 07/09/1994 till: 16/01/2008 color:BLP text:"Owen Arthur" bar:Thompson from: 16/01/2008 till: 23/10/2010 color:DLP text:"David Thompson" bar:Stuart from: 23/10/2010 till: 25/05/2018 color:DLP text:"Freundel Stuart" bar:Mottley from: 25/05/2018 till: $today color:BLP text:"Mia Mottley"
The following chart lists prime ministers by lifespan (living prime ministers on the green line), with the years outside of their tenure in beige.
Define $width = 1000 # 4 pixels per year ($end - $start) × 4 Define $warning = 880 # $width - 120 Define $height = 400 # 10 × 25 + 150 Define $footnote = 800 # $width - 400 dateformat = dd/mm/yyyy
Define $start = 1890 Define $end = 31/12/ Define $now =
ImageSize = width:$width height:$height PlotArea = right:10 left:1 bottom:80 top:60 Period = from:$start till:$end TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal Legend = orientation:vertical columns:1 left:0 top:50 columnwidth:500 dateformat = dd/mm/yyyy
Colors = id:bg value:white id:lightline value:rgb(0.8, 0.8, 0.8) id:lighttext value:rgb(0.5, 0.5, 0.5) id:LIFESPAN value:rgb(0.88, 0.90, 0.70) Legend: Lifespan id:PM_BARLAB value:rgb(0.93, 0.13, 0.15) Legend: Barbados_Labour id:PM_DEMLAB value:rgb(1, 0.84, 0) Legend: Democratic_Labour id:NAME value:rgb(0.15, 0.13, 0.05) id:TODAY value:green
BackgroundColors = canvas:bg ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightline unit:year increment:1 start:$start ScaleMajor = gridcolor:lighttext unit:year increment:10 start:1890
Define $dy = -5 # shift text to button side of bar
LineData= at:$now color:TODAY width:0.1
PlotData= bar:1 width:18 color:LIFESPAN align:center fontsize:M from:28/04/1898 till:01/02/1954 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Grantley Herbert Adams color:PM_BARLAB from:01/02/1954 till:17/04/1958 color:LIFESPAN from:17/04/1958 till:28/11/1971
bar:2 width:18 color:LIFESPAN align:center fontsize:M from:02/02/1891 till:17/04/1958 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Hugh Gordon Cummins color:PM_BARLAB from:17/04/1958 till:08/12/1961 color:LIFESPAN from:08/12/1961 till:26/10/1970
bar:3 width:18 color:LIFESPAN align:center fontsize:M from:21/01/1920 till:08/12/1961 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Errol Barrow color:PM_DEMLAB from:08/12/1961 till:08/09/1976 color:LIFESPAN from:08/09/1976 till:29/05/1986 color:PM_DEMLAB from:29/05/1986 till:01/06/1987
bar:4 width:18 color:LIFESPAN align:center fontsize:M from:24/09/1931 till:08/09/1976 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Tom Adams color:PM_BARLAB from:08/09/1976 till:11/03/1985
bar:5 width:18 color:LIFESPAN align:center fontsize:M from:16/08/1931 till:11/03/1985 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Harold Bernard St. John color:PM_BARLAB from:11/03/1985 till:29/05/1986 color:LIFESPAN from:29/05/1986 till:29/02/2004
bar:6 width:18 color:LIFESPAN align:center fontsize:M from:24/03/1937 till:01/06/1987 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Lloyd Erskine Sandiford color:PM_DEMLAB from:01/06/1987 till:06/09/1994 color:LIFESPAN from:06/09/1994 till:26/06/2023
bar:7 width:18 color:LIFESPAN align:center fontsize:M from:17/10/1949 till:06/09/1994 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Owen Arthur color:PM_BARLAB from:06/09/1994 till:15/01/2008 color:LIFESPAN from:15/01/2008 till:27/07/2020
bar:8 width:18 color:LIFESPAN align:center fontsize:M from:25/12/1961 till:15/01/2008 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:David Thompson color:PM_DEMLAB from:15/01/2008 till:23/10/2010
bar:9 width:18 color:LIFESPAN align:center fontsize:M from:27/04/1951 till:23/10/2010 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Freundel Stuart color:PM_DEMLAB from:23/10/2010 till:25/05/2018 color:LIFESPAN from:25/05/2018 till:$now
bar:10 width:18 color:LIFESPAN align:center fontsize:M from:01/10/1965 till:25/05/2018 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Mia Mottley color:PM_BARLAB from:25/05/2018 till:$now
TextData = fontsize:M textcolor:green pos:($warning,30) text:Updated /
TextData = pos:(230,$height) fontsize:L textcolor:black text:"Lifespan and terms of office of each Barbadian prime minister"
Notes
: Died in office.
This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.
Ask Mako anything about List of prime ministers of Barbados — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.
Research with MakoFree with your Surf account
Create a free account to save articles, ask Mako questions, and organize your research.
Sign up freeThis content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.
Report