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Quick facts for kids The Right Honourable Freundel Stuart OR PC SC


Prime Minister of Barbados
In office 23 October 2010 – 25 May 2018
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor-General	Clifford Husbands Elliott Belgrave Sandra Mason
Preceded by	David Thompson
Succeeded by	Mia Mottley
Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados
In office 20 January 2008 – 23 October 2010
Prime Minister	David Thompson
Preceded by	Mia Mottley
Succeeded by	Santia Bradshaw (2022)
Leader of the Democratic Labour Party
In office 23 October 2010 – 12 August 2018
Preceded by	David Thompson
Succeeded by	Verla De Peiza

Personal details
Born	(1951-04-27) 27 April 1951 (age 74) Saint Philip, British Windward Islands (present day Barbados)
Political party	Democratic Labour Party
Alma mater	University of the West Indies at Cave Hill

Freundel Jerome Stuart (born April 27, 1951) is a Barbadian politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Barbados and the leader of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) from October 2010 to May 2018.

A Prime Minister is the head of government in a country. Freundel Stuart became Prime Minister after David Thompson passed away in October 2010.

About Freundel Stuart
- Early Life and Education
- Political Journey
  - Becoming Prime Minister
Honours and Awards
See also

About Freundel Stuart

Early Life and Education

Freundel Stuart was born in Saint Philip, Barbados. He has one daughter.

He went to the Christ Church Foundation School. Later, he studied at the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill. He earned degrees in Political Science, which is the study of how governments work, and Law.

Mr. Stuart is a lawyer. This means he helps people with legal matters. He worked with both criminal law (dealing with crimes) and corporate law (dealing with businesses).

In 1974, he started working for the Ministry of Education as a teacher at Princess margaret secondary (PMS). He also supports local groups like the Dayrells United Achievers Community Club and the Notre Dame Sports Club.

Political Journey

Freundel Stuart joined the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) in 1970. He served in the Senate of Barbados until 1994. The Senate is part of the country's parliament.

In 1994, he ran for election and became a Member of parliament for St. Philip South. However, he lost his seat in the 1999 election. In 2003, he ran in a different area, St. Michael South, but lost again. In 2008, he ran in St. Michael South once more and won, becoming its representative.

From 1995 to 2004, Mr. Stuart was the first vice-president of the DLP. He was also the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. This role means he was a main leader of the party not in power.

In 1995, he also became a "shadow" minister. This means he was ready to take on important roles like shadow deputy prime minister and shadow attorney general if his party won.

In 2004, Freundel Stuart was chosen as the leader of the DLP.

When the Democratic Labour Party won the 2008 election, Mr. Stuart became the deputy prime minister. He also served as the Attorney-General of Barbados (the chief legal advisor to the government) and minister of home affairs.

Becoming Prime Minister

In May 2010, Prime Minister David Thompson became ill. Freundel Stuart stepped in as the acting prime minister. When Prime Minister Thompson sadly passed away on October 23, 2010, the DLP leaders met. They chose Freundel Stuart to be the next prime minister.

On the same day, he was sworn in as the 7th Prime Minister of Barbados. He also took on roles as Minister for National Security, the Public Service, and Urban Development. The Governor-General Clifford Husbands officially appointed him.

In 2011, Mr. Stuart was asked to join the UN Global Panel on Sustainability. This group works on making the world a better place for the future.

He won his first election as prime minister on February 21, 2013.

In 2014, Freundel Stuart became a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom. This is a group of important advisors to the British monarch.

During his time as Prime Minister, Stuart talked about making Barbados a republic. This would mean Barbados would have its own president as head of state instead of the Queen of Barbados. He also wanted to remove Barbados from the power of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

In the May 2018 election, the DLP lost all its seats to the Barbados Labour Party. This was a very big loss for a sitting government in Barbados's history. Freundel Stuart also lost his own seat.

On August 1, 2018, Freundel Stuart stepped down as the DLP leader. Verla De Peiza took over as the new leader.