| Esther Byer-Suckoo | |
| Birth Date: | 10 September 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Saint George, Barbados |
| Occupation: | Physician |
| Known For: | Barbados Minister of Labor |
Esther R. Byer-Suckoo (born 1968) is a Barbadian physician and politician. She is the former Barbados Minister of Labor and a member of the Democratic Labour Party.[1]
Esther Byer-Suckoo was born on September 10, 1968, in Saint George.[2] [3] She attended St. Luke's Primary School and Queen's College. She proceeded to attend University of the West Indies in Mona, Jamaica. She earned her PhD as a physician in 1993. After graduation, she worked at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Bridgetown in the Barbados.[2]
Byer-Suckoo founded the Ellerton Medical Centre in 1997. In 2001 and 2005, she served as a medical missionary in Malawi and Uganda, respectively.[2]
In January 2008, she was elected to the Parliament of Barbados, representing South Saint George.[2] In 2010, she was named Barbados Minister of Labor.[3] In 2018, she ran for Parliament again.[4]