List of heads of state of Barbados

Premiers of Barbados (1953-1966)
#IncumbentPortraitTenurePolitical AffiliationTook OfficeLeft Office1Grantley Herbert Adams60px 1 February 195317 April 1958Barbados Labour Party2Hugh Gordon Cummins17 April 19588 December 1961Barbados Labour Party3Errol Barrow60px8 December 196118 November 1966Democratic Labour Party

 Monarch (1966–2021) 
The succession to the Barbadian throne was the same as the succession to the British throne.
MonarchPortraitReignRoyal HousePrime MinisterReign startReign endDuration1Queen Elizabeth II80x80px 196630 November 2021 yearsWindsorBarrow
Adams
St. John
Sandiford
Arthur
Thompson
Stuart
Mottley

 Governor-General 
Under the Constitution of Barbados, before its amendment in 2021, the governor-general was the representative of the monarch in Barbados and exercised most of the powers of the monarch. The governor-general was appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the monarch. Since Barbados was granted independence by the Barbados Independence Act 1966, rather than being first established as a semi-autonomous Dominion and later promoted to independence by the Statute of Westminster 1931, the governor-general had always been appointed solely on the advice of the Cabinet of Barbados, without the involvement of the British government, with the sole exception of John Montague Stow, the last colonial governor, who served as governor-general temporarily until he was replaced by Sir Arleigh Winston Scott. In the event of a vacancy the chief justice served as administrator of the government.

 Status

PortraitGovernor-GeneralTerm of officeMonarchPrime MinisterTook officeLeft officeTime in office160x60pxSir John Montague Stow 1966 1967Elizabeth IIBarrow260x60pxSir Arleigh Winston Scott 1967 1976–60x60pxSir William Randolph Douglas 1976 1976Barrow
Adams360x60pxSir Deighton Lisle Ward 1976 1984Adams–60x60pxSir William Randolph Douglas 1984 1984460x60pxSir Hugh Springer 1984 1990Adams
St. John
Barrow
Sandiford5Dame Nita Barrow 1990 1995Sandiford
Arthur–60x60pxSir Denys Williams 1995 1996Arthur6Sir Clifford Husbands 1996 2011Arthur
Thompson
Stuart– Judge of the Supreme Court80x80pxElliott Belgrave 2011 2012Stuart– 85x85pxSandra Mason 2012 2012780x80pxSir Elliott Belgrave 2012 2017Stuart– Former Deputy Prime Minister60x60pxSir Philip Greaves 2017 20188102x102pxDame Sandra Mason 2018 2021Stuart
Mottley
President (2021–present)
Under the Constitution of Barbados, as amended in 2021, the position of president of Barbados replaced the monarch as head of state. The position of president is elected by parliament for a four-year term. In the event of a vacancy, or for any reason the president is unable to perform the functions conferred upon them by the constitution, those functions are performed by an acting president appointed by the prime minister, after consultation with the leader of the opposition. However, while the president is suspended from office in case of ongoing impeachment proceedings, the president of the Senate of Barbados serves as acting president. The presidential line of succession is not defined beyond that.

PortraitPresidentElectedTerm of officePrime MinisterTook officeLeft officeTime in office 1 60px Sandra Mason 2021  2021   Mottley

Prime ministers of Barbados (1966-present)
#IncumbentPortraitTenurePolitical AffiliationTook OfficeLeft Office1Errol Barrow60px18 November 19668 September 1976Democratic Labour Party2John "Tom" Adams*60px8 September 197611 March 1985Barbados Labour Party3Bernard St. John11 March 198529 May 1986Barbados Labour Party(1)Errol Barrow*60px29 May 19861 June 1987Democratic Labour Party4Erskine Sandiford1 June 19877 September 1994Democratic Labour Party5Owen Arthur60px7 September 199416 January 2008Barbados Labour Party6David Thompson*60px16 January 200823 October 2010Democratic Labour Party7Freundel Stuart60px23 October 201025 May 2018Democratic Labour Party8Mia Mottley60px25 May 2018IncumbentBarbados Labour Party

 * Note - Died in office

 References 

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