List of prime ministers of Barbados

This is a list of Prime Ministers of Barbados.

Premiers of Barbados (1953–1966)

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No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of office & mandate Duration in years and days			Party	Governor	Monarch Reign
style="background:Template:Barbados Labour Party/meta/color; color:white;" rowspan=3|1	The Right Excellent Sir Grantley Herbert Adams CMG QC MP for Saint Joseph (1898–1971)		1 February 1953	17 April 1958	Template:Party shading/Barbados Labour Party | 1951	Template:Party shading/Barbados Labour Party rowspan=3| Barbados Labour	Sir Alfred Savage Brigadier Robert Arundell	Elizabeth II (1952–present)
Template:Party shading/Barbados Labour Party | 1956
5 years and 76 days
style="background:Template:Barbados Labour Party/meta/color; color:white;" rowspan=2|2	Hugh Gordon Cummins MP for Saint Thomas (1891–1970)		17 April 1958	8 December 1961	Template:Party shading/Barbados Labour Party | —	Template:Party shading/Barbados Labour Party rowspan=2| Barbados Labour	Brigadier Sir Robert Arundell Sir John Montague Stow
3 years and 236 days
style="background:Template:Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)/meta/color; color:black;" rowspan=2|3	The Right Excellent Errol Barrow PC QC MP for Saint John (1920–1987)		8 December 1961	30 November 1966	Template:Party shading/Democratic Labour Party (Barbados) | 1961	Template:Party shading/Democratic Labour Party (Barbados) rowspan=2| Democratic Labour	Sir John Montague Stow
4 years and 358 days

Prime Ministers of Barbados (1966–present)

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No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of office & mandate Duration in years and days			Party	Governor-General	Monarch Reign
style="background:Template:Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)/meta/color; color:black;" rowspan=3|1	The Right Excellent Errol Barrow PC QC MP for Saint John (1920–1987)		30 November 1966	8 September 1976	Template:Party shading/Democratic Labour Party (Barbados) | 1966	Template:Party shading/Democratic Labour Party (Barbados) rowspan=3| Democratic Labour	Sir John Montague Stow Sir Arleigh Winston Scott	Elizabeth II (1952–present)
Template:Party shading/Democratic Labour Party (Barbados) | 1971
9 years and 284 days
style="background:Template:Barbados Labour Party/meta/color; color:white;" rowspan=3|2	The Right Honourable John "Tom" Adams QC MP for Saint Thomas (1931–1985)		8 September 1976	11 March 1985	Template:Party shading/Barbados Labour Party | 1976	Template:Party shading/Barbados Labour Party rowspan=3| Barbados Labour	Sir Deighton Lisle Ward Sir Hugh Springer
Template:Party shading/Barbados Labour Party | 1981
8 years and 185 days[†]
style="background:Template:Barbados Labour Party/meta/color; color:white;" rowspan=2|3	The Right Honourable Sir Bernard St. John KA MP for Christ Church East Central (1931–2004)		11 March 1985	29 May 1986	Template:Party shading/Barbados Labour Party | —	Template:Party shading/Barbados Labour Party rowspan=2| Barbados Labour	Sir Hugh Springer
1 year and 80 days
style="background:Template:Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)/meta/color; color:black;" rowspan=2|(1)	The Right Excellent Errol Barrow PC QC MP for Saint John (1920–1987)		29 May 1986	1 June 1987	Template:Party shading/Democratic Labour Party (Barbados) | 1986	Template:Party shading/Democratic Labour Party (Barbados) rowspan=2| Democratic Labour	Sir Hugh Springer
1 year and 4 days[†]
style="background:Template:Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)/meta/color; color:black;" rowspan=3|4	The Right Honourable Sir Erskine Sandiford KA PC MP for Saint Michael South (born 1937)		1 June 1987	7 September 1994	Template:Party shading/Democratic Labour Party (Barbados) | —	Template:Party shading/Democratic Labour Party (Barbados) rowspan=3| Democratic Labour	Sir Hugh Springer Dame Nita Barrow
Template:Party shading/Democratic Labour Party (Barbados) | 1991
7 years and 99 days
style="background:Template:Barbados Labour Party/meta/color; color:white;" rowspan=5|5	The Right Honourable Owen Arthur PC MP for Saint Peter (born 1949)		See also § Arthur Cabinet			Template:Party shading/Barbados Labour Party rowspan=5| Barbados Labour	Dame Nita Barrow Sir Clifford Husbands
7 September 1994			16 January 2008	Template:Party shading/Barbados Labour Party | 1994
				Template:Party shading/Barbados Labour Party | 1999
				Template:Party shading/Barbados Labour Party | 2003
13 years and 132 days
style="background:Template:Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)/meta/color; color:black;" rowspan=2|6	The Honourable David Thompson QC MP for Saint John (1961–2010)		16 January 2008	23 October 2010	Template:Party shading/Democratic Labour Party (Barbados) | 2008	Template:Party shading/Democratic Labour Party (Barbados) rowspan=2| Democratic Labour	Sir Clifford Husbands
2 years and 281 days[†]
style="background:Template:Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)/meta/color; color:black;" rowspan=4|7	The Right Honourable Freundel Stuart PC QC MP for Saint Michael South (born 1951)		See also § Stuart Cabinet			Template:Party shading/Democratic Labour Party (Barbados) rowspan=4| Democratic Labour	Sir Clifford Husbands Sir Elliott Belgrave Dame Sandra Mason
23 October 2010			25 May 2018	Template:Party shading/Democratic Labour Party (Barbados) | —
				Template:Party shading/Democratic Labour Party (Barbados) | 2013
7 years and 215 days
style="background:Template:Barbados Labour Party/meta/color; color:white;" rowspan=3|8	The Honourable Mia Mottley (Elect) QC MP for Saint Michael North East (born 1965)		See also § Mottley Cabinet			Template:Party shading/Barbados Labour Party rowspan=3| Barbados Labour	Dame Sandra Mason
25 May 2018			Incumbent	Template:Party shading/Barbados Labour Party | 2018
5 years and 364 days

Notes

^† Died in office.

See also

• Ilaro Court
• Elections in Barbados
• Politics of Barbados
• Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation
• Governor-General of Barbados
• List of Commonwealth of Nations prime ministers
• List of current members of the British Privy Council

External links

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