Cabinet of Barbados
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The Cabinet of Barbados is the executive committee that looks after the management of the country. It is chaired by Prime Minister David Thompson and is composed of 18 Ministers.
Prime Minister Thompson took up the position of chairman in 2008 and is this country's sixth Prime Minister. Others to hold this esteemed designation are Owen Arthur, national hero The Right Excellent Errol Barrow, the late Rt. Hon. Tom Adams, the late Rt. Hon. Harold Bernard St. John (later Sir Harold), and Rt. Hon. Lloyd Erskine Sandiford (later Sir Lloyd).
The Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados currently is the Hon. Freundel Stuart.
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[edit] 2008 Cabinet
The 18-member Cabinet announced by the Democratic Labour Party as of 20 January 2008:[1]
| Government Minister | Cabinet Positions |
|---|---|
| Hon. David Thompson | Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Development, Labour, Civil Service, and Energy |
| Hon. Freundel Stuart | Attorney-General and Minister of Home Affairs |
| Hon. Christopher Sinckler | Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, and International Business |
| Hon. Donville Inniss | Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, and International Business |
| Hon. Dr. David Estwick | Minister of Health, National Insurance, and Social Security |
| Hon. Ronald Jones | Minister of Education and Human Resource Development |
| Hon. Dr. Denis Lowe | Minister of Social Care, Constituency Empowerment, and Urban Development |
| Hon. Patrick Todd | Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Care, Constituency Empowerment, and Urban Development |
| Hon. Richard Sealy | Minister of Tourism |
| Mr. Haynesley Benn | Senator and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Hon. George Hutson | Minister of Trade, Industry, and Commerce |
| Hon. Michael Lashley | Minister of Housing and Lands |
| Hon. Dr. Esther Byer-Suckoo | Minister of Family, Youth Affairs, Sports, and the Environment |
| Hon. Steve Blackett | Minister of Community Development and Culture |
| Hon. John Boyce | Minister of Transport, Works, and International Business |
| Mr. Darcy Boyce | To the Senate and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office with special responsibility for Finance and Energy |
| Ms. Maxine McClean | To the Senate as Leader of Government Business and as Minister in the Prime Minister's Office for Management, Administration, and Training |
| Mr. Arni Walters | To the Senate and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office with special responsibility for Employment, Labour Relations and the Social Partnership. |
[edit] 2006 Cabinet
The full Cabinet of the previous Barbados Government administration as of February 2006:
| Government Minister | Cabinet Positions |
|---|---|
| Rt. Hon. Owen S. Arthur M.P. | Prime Minister and Minister of Finance |
| Hon. Mia Mottley QC, M.P. | Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Economic Affairs and Development |
| Hon. Dame Billie A. Miller DBE, D.A., BCH, M.P. | Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade |
| Hon. Noel A. Lynch M.P. | Minister of Tourism and International Transport |
| Hon. H. Elizabeth Thompson M.P. | Minister of Energy and the Environment |
| Hon. Rawle C. Eastmond JP, M.P. | Minister of Labour and Civil Service |
| Hon. Dr. Jerome X. Walcott JP, M.P. | Minister of Health |
| Hon. Reginald R. Farley JP, M.P. | Minister of Housing and Lands |
| Senator Hon. Lynette Eastmond. | Minister of Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Business Development |
| Hon. Dale D. Marshall M.P. | Attorney General & Minister of Home Affairs |
| Hon. Gline A. Clarke J.P., M.P. | Minister of Public Works |
| Hon. Trevor Prescod M.P. | Minister of Social Transformation |
| Senator Hon. Erskine Griffith GCM, JP | Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Hon. Joseph J.S. Atherley JP, M.P. | Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office |
| Hon. Anthony P. Wood JP, M.P. | Minister of Education, Youth Affairs, and Sports |
| Hon. Cynthia Y. Forde JP, M.P. | Minister of State in the Ministry of Education |
| Hon. Clyde A. Mascoll M.P | Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance |
| Hon. Kerrie D. Symmonds M.P | Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade |
[edit] Parliamentary secretaries
The Prime Minister also appointed a number of Parliamentary Secretaries who function as Junior Ministers but do not sit in cabinet.[2]
- Senator Tyrone E. Barker J.P., assigned to the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs
- Senator Rudy W. Grant, assigned to the Ministry of Tourism and International Transport
[edit] External links
- Site of the Democratic Labour Party
- Site of the Barbados Labour Party
- Parliament of Barbados Official Site
