List of prime ministers of Barbados

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This is a list of prime ministers of Barbados.

Premiers of Barbados (1954–1966)

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Queen Elizabeth II in right of the United Kingdom (1954–66)

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  Barbados Labour (2)   Democratic Labour (1)
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Election Term of office Political party Governor
Took office Left office Time in office
1 File:Grantley Adams 1955.jpg The Right Excellent
Sir Grantley Herbert Adams
CMG QC
MP for Saint Joseph
(1898–1971) 		1951 1 February 1954 17 April 1958 4 years, 75 days BLP Savage
Arundell
1956
2 File:Hugh Gordon Cummins 1955.jpg Hugh Gordon Cummins
MP for Saint Thomas
(1891–1970) 		— 17 April 1958 8 December 1961 3 years, 235 days BLP Arundell
Stow
3 File:Errol Barrow 1968 - 2.png The Right Excellent
Errol Barrow
PC QC
MP for Saint John
(1920–1987) 		1961 8 December 1961 30 November 1966 4 years, 357 days DLP Stow

Prime Ministers of Barbados (1966–present)

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Queen Elizabeth II in right of Barbados (1966–2021)

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  Democratic Labour Party (4)   Barbados Labour Party (4)
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Election Term of office Political party Governor-General
Took office Left office Time in office
1 File:Errol Barrow 1968 - 2.png The Right Excellent
Errol Barrow
PC QC
MP for Saint John
(1920–1987) 		1966 30 November 1966 8 September 1976 9 years, 283 days DLP Stow
Scott
1971
2 File:Tom Adams (politician).jpg The Right Honourable
Tom Adams
QC
MP for Saint Thomas
(1931–1985) 		1976 8 September 1976 11 March 1985[†] 8 years, 184 days BLP Ward
Springer
1981
3 File:Harold St. John.png The Right Honourable
Sir Harold Bernard St. John
KA
MP for Christ Church East Central
(1931–2004) 		— 11 March 1985 29 May 1986 1 year, 79 days BLP Springer
(1) File:Errol Barrow 1968 - 2.png The Right Excellent
Errol Barrow
PC QC
MP for Saint John
(1920–1987) 		1986 29 May 1986 1 June 1987[†] 1 year, 3 days DLP Springer
4 File:Sandiford in US (cropped).jpg The Right Honourable
Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford
KA PC
MP for Saint Michael South
(1937–2023) 		— 1 June 1987 7 September 1994 7 years, 98 days DLP Springer
Barrow
1991
5 File: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 1994 16 January 2008 13 years, 131 days
1999
2003
6 File: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 2008 23 October 2010[†] 2 years, 280 days DLP Husbands
7 File: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 2010 25 May 2018 7 years, 214 days
2013
8 File:2019 Mia Mottley (cropped).jpg The Honourable
Mia Mottley
QC
MP for Saint Michael North East
(born 1965) 		2018 25 May 2018 30 November 2021 3 years, 189 days BLP Mason

Republic (2021–present)

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  Barbados Labour (1)
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Election Term of office Political party President
Took office Left office Time in office
(8) File:2019 Mia Mottley (cropped).jpg The Honourable
Mia Mottley
QC
MP for Saint Michael North East
(born 1965) 		2022 30 November 2021 Incumbent 4 years, 198 days BLP Mason
Bostic

Timeline

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

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

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   from:1961 till:1970

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   from:2008 till:2020

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   from:1951 till:2010 shift:(-0,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:Freundel Stuart
   color:PM_DEMLAB
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   color:LIFESPAN
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See also

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Notes

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^† Died in office.
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