List of prime ministers of Barbados

Office of the Prime Minister of Barbados (c.a. November 2000)

This is a list of current and former Barbadian heads of government. The pre-independence title for this post was known as Premier, the post-independence title is currently known as a Prime Minister.

Premiers (Pre-Independence)

Incumbent	Tenure		Political Affiliation
	Took Office	Left Office
Grantley Herbert Adams	1 February 1954	17 April 1958	Barbados Labour Party
Hugh Gordon Cummins	17 April 1958	8 December 1961	Barbados Labour Party
Errol Barrow	8 December 1961	18 November 1966	Democratic Labour Party

Prime Ministers (Post-Independence)

Incumbent	Tenure		Political Affiliation
	Took Office	Left Office
Errol Barrow	18 November 1966	8 September 1976	Democratic Labour Party
J.M.G.M. (Tom) Adams	8 September 1976	11 March 1985	Barbados Labour Party
Bernard St. John	11 March 1985	29 May 1986	Barbados Labour Party
Errol Barrow	29 May 1986	1 June 1987	Democratic Labour Party
Erskine Sandiford	1 June 1987	7 September 1994	Democratic Labour Party
Owen Arthur	7 September 1994	16 January 2008	Barbados Labour Party
David Thompson	16 January 2008	Incumbent	Democratic Labour Party

Affiliations

• CARICOM Heads of Government
• Commonwealth Heads of Government
• Prime Ministers of Queen Elizabeth II

See also

• Ilaro Court
• Politics of Barbados
• Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation
• List of Governors-General of Barbados

External links

• Barbados Elections
• Leaders of Barbados
• Rulers of Barbados - From settlement to present
• Flag of the Prime Minister of Barbados