This is a list of prime ministers of Barbados.

Premiers of Barbados (1954–1966)

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

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! Took office

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| rowspan="2" | <br />Sir Grantley Herbert Adams<br /> <br />

| 1951

| rowspan="2" | 1954

| rowspan="2" | 1958

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" | BLP

! rowspan="2" style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal; line-height:normal;" |Savage<br />Arundell

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| 1956

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| Hugh Gordon Cummins<br />

| —

| 1958

| 1961

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| BLP

! style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal; line-height:normal;" | Arundell<br />Stow

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| <br />Errol Barrow<br /> <br />

| 1961

| 1961

| 1966

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| DLP

! style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal; line-height:normal;" | Stow

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Prime Ministers of Barbados (1966–present)

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

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! rowspan="2" | Name<br />

! rowspan="2" | Election

! colspan="3" | Term of office

! rowspan="2" | Political party

! rowspan="2" | Governor-General

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! Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

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| rowspan="2" | <br />Errol Barrow<br /> <br />

| 1966

| rowspan="2" | 1966

| rowspan="2" | 1976

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" | DLP

! rowspan="2" style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal; line-height:normal;" | Stow<br />Scott

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| 1971

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| rowspan="2" | <br />Tom Adams<br /><br />

| 1976

| rowspan="2" | 1976

| rowspan="2" | 1985

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" | BLP

! rowspan="2" style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal; line-height:normal;" | Ward<br />Springer

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| 1981

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| <br />Sir Harold Bernard St. John<br /><br />

| —

| 1985

| 1986

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! style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal; line-height:normal;" | Springer

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| <br />Errol Barrow<br /> <br />

| 1986

| 1986

| 1987

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| DLP

! style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal; line-height:normal;" | Springer

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! rowspan="2" style="background:; color:black;" | 4

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| rowspan="2" | <br />Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford<br /> <br />

|—

| rowspan="2" | 1987

| rowspan="2" | 1994

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" | DLP

! rowspan="2" style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal; line-height:normal;" | Springer<br />Barrow

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| 1991

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! rowspan="4" style="background:; color:white;" | 5

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| rowspan="4" | <br />Owen Arthur<br /><br />

| rowspan="2" | 1994

| colspan="3" class="nowrap" style="background-color:#f2f2f2; font-style:italic; font-size:90%" | See also § Arthur Cabinet

| rowspan="4" | BLP

! rowspan="4" style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal; line-height:normal;" | Barrow<br />Husbands

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| rowspan="3" | 1994

| rowspan="3" | 2008

| rowspan="3" |

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| 1999

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| 2003

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| <br />David Thompson<br /><br />

| 2008

| 2008

| 2010

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| DLP

! style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal; line-height:normal;" | Husbands

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! rowspan="3" style="background:; color:black;" | 7

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| rowspan="3" | <br />Freundel Stuart<br /> <br />

| rowspan="2" | —

| colspan="3" class="nowrap" style="background-color:#f2f2f2; font-style:italic; font-size:90%" | See also § Stuart Cabinet

| rowspan="3" | DLP

! rowspan="3" style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal; line-height:normal;" | Husbands<br />Belgrave<br />Mason

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| rowspan="2" | 2010

| rowspan="2" | 2018

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| 2013

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| <br />Mia Mottley<br /><br />

| 2018

| 2018

| 2021

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| BLP

! style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal; line-height:normal;" | Mason

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Republic (2021–present)

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! rowspan="2" | Name<br>

! rowspan="2" | Election

! colspan="3" | Term of office

! rowspan="2" | Political party

! rowspan="2" | President

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! Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

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| <br />Mia Mottley<br /><br />

| 2022<br>2026

| 2021

| Incumbent

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! style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal; line-height:normal;" | Mason<br />Bostic

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Timeline

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

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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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

Notes

: Died in office.

  • Barbados Elections
  • Leaders of Barbados
  • Rulers of Barbados - From settlement to present
  • Flag of the prime minister of Barbados