Prime Minister of Barbados facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Prime Minister of Barbados
Arms of Her Majesty's Barbadian Government
Incumbent Mia Mottley since 25 May 2018
Style	The Right Honourable
Term length	Five years
Inaugural holder	Errol Barrow
Formation	18 November 1966

The Prime Minister of Barbados is the head of government of Barbados. The Prime Minister is picked by the Queen of Barbados. The Governor-General is responsible for holding the parliamentary elections. He says which one of the electors is Prime Minister.

This is a list of Prime Ministers of Barbados.

Premiers of Barbados (1953-1966)

#	Incumbent	Portrait	Tenure		Political Affiliation
			Took Office	Left Office
1	Grantley Herbert Adams		1 February 1953	17 April 1958	Barbados Labour Party
2	Hugh Gordon Cummins		17 April 1958	8 December 1961	Barbados Labour Party
3	Errol Barrow		8 December 1961	18 November 1966	Democratic Labour Party

Prime Ministers of Barbados (1966-Present)

#	Incumbent	Portrait	Tenure		Political Affiliation
			Took Office	Left Office
1	Errol Barrow		18 November 1966	8 September 1976	Democratic Labour Party
2	John "Tom" Adams|	8 September 1976	11 March 1985	Barbados Labour Party
3	Bernard St. John		11 March 1985	29 May 1986	Barbados Labour Party
(1)	Errol Barrow|	29 May 1986	1 June 1987	Democratic Labour Party
4	Erskine Sandiford		1 June 1987	7 September 1994	Democratic Labour Party
5	Owen Arthur		7 September 1994	16 January 2008	Barbados Labour Party
6	David Thompson|	16 January 2008	23 October 2010	Democratic Labour Party
7	Freundel Stuart		23 October 2010	25 May 2018	Democratic Labour Party
8	Mia Mottley		25 May 2018	Incumbent	Barbados Labour Party

• * Note - Died in office