List of prime ministers of Barbados explained

This is a list of prime ministers of Barbados.

Premiers of Barbados (1953–1966)

Queen Elizabeth II in right of the United Kingdom (1953–66)

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	Portrait	Name	Election	Term of office			Political party	Governor
	Portrait	Name	Election	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Governor
		Sir Grantley Herbert Adams	1951	1953	1958		BLP	Sir Alfred Savage Brigadier Robert Arundell
		Sir Grantley Herbert Adams	1956	1953	1958		BLP	Sir Alfred Savage Brigadier Robert Arundell
		Hugh Gordon Cummins	—	1958	1961			BLP	Brigadier Sir Robert Arundell Sir John Montague Stow
		Errol Barrow	1961	1961	1966			DLP	Sir John Montague Stow

Prime Ministers of Barbados (1966–present)

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

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	Portrait	Name	Election	Term of office			Political party	Governor-General
	Portrait	Name	Election	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Governor-General
		Errol Barrow	1966	1966	1976		DLP	Sir John Montague Stow Sir Arleigh Winston Scott
		Errol Barrow	1971	1966	1976		DLP	Sir John Montague Stow Sir Arleigh Winston Scott
		John "Tom" Adams	1976	1976	1985		BLP	Sir Deighton Lisle Ward Sir Hugh Springer
		John "Tom" Adams	1981	1976	1985		BLP	Sir Deighton Lisle Ward Sir Hugh Springer
		Sir Bernard St. John	—	1985	1986			BLP	Sir Hugh Springer
		Errol Barrow	1986	1986	1987			DLP	Sir Hugh Springer
		Sir Erskine Sandiford	—	1987	1994		DLP	Sir Hugh Springer Dame Nita Barrow
		Sir Erskine Sandiford	1991	1987	1994		DLP	Sir Hugh Springer Dame Nita Barrow
		Owen Arthur	1994	See also § Arthur Cabinet			BLP	Dame Nita Barrow Sir Clifford Husbands
			1994	1994	2008
			1999
			2003
		David Thompson	2008	2008	2010			DLP	Sir Clifford Husbands
		Freundel Stuart	—	See also § Stuart Cabinet			DLP	Sir Clifford Husbands Sir Elliott Belgrave Dame Sandra Mason
			—	2010	2018
			2013	2010	2018
		Mia Mottley	2018	2018	2021		BLP	Dame Sandra Mason

Republic (2021–present)

See also

Notes

Died in office.

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