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Ministry of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment (Barbados)

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Ministry of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment
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Agency overview
Formed1954
Jurisdiction Barbados Government of Barbados
HeadquartersGovernment Headquarters, Bay Street, St. Michael[1]
Minister responsible
Parent agencyGovernment of Barbados
Websitewww.gov.bb/Ministries/finance-economic-affairs

The Ministry of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment is a government ministry of Barbados responsible for the management of public finances. Historically, Prime Minister of Barbados has mostly held the additional portfolio of Minister of Finance.

Ministers of Finance

Name Took office Left office
Grantley Herbert Adams[2] 1954 1958
Hugh Gordon Cummins[2] 1958 1961
Errol Barrow[2] 1961 1976
J. M. G. Adams 1976 1985
Harold Bernard St. John 1985 1986
Richie Haynes[3] 1986 1987
Lloyd Erskine Sandiford 1987 1993
David Thompson[4] 1993 1994
Owen Arthur[5] 1994 2008
David Thompson[6] 2008 2010
David Estwick[6] 2010 2010
Christopher Sinckler[6] 2010 2018
Mia Mottley[7] 2018 Incumbent

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Grantley Herbert Adams

Grantley Herbert Adams

Sir Grantley Herbert Adams, CMG, QC was a Barbadian politician. He served as the inaugural premier of Barbados from 1953 to 1958 and then became the first and only prime minister of the West Indies Federation from 1958 to 1962. He was a founder of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP), and he was named in 1998 as one of the National Heroes of Barbados.

Hugh Gordon Cummins

Hugh Gordon Cummins

Dr. Hugh Gordon Hylvestra Cummins was a Barbadian politician. He served as Premier of Barbados from 17 April 1958 to 8 December 1961 and was a member of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP).

Errol Barrow

Errol Barrow

Errol Walton Barrow was a Barbadian statesman and the first prime minister of Barbados. Born into a family of political and civic activists in the parish of Saint Lucy, he became a WWII aviator, combat veteran, lawyer, politician, gourmet cook and author. He is often referred to as the "Father of Independence" in Barbados.

Tom Adams (politician)

Tom Adams (politician)

Jon Michael Geoffrey Manningham Adams, known as Tom Adams, was a Barbadian politician who served as the second prime minister of Barbados from 1976 until 1985.

Harold Bernard St. John

Harold Bernard St. John

Sir Harold Bernard St. John, KA was a Barbadian politician who served as the third prime minister of Barbados from 1985 to 1986. To date, he is the shortest serving Barbadian prime minister. He was leader of the Barbados Labour Party from 1970 to 1971 and again from 1985 to 1987. He was widely known as Bree.

Lloyd Erskine Sandiford

Lloyd Erskine Sandiford

Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, KA, PC is a Barbadian politician. He served as the fourth prime minister of Barbados from 1987 to 1994. Later Sir Lloyd served as Barbados' first resident ambassador in Beijing, China from 2010 to 2013.

David Thompson (Barbadian politician)

David Thompson (Barbadian politician)

David John Howard Thompson was the sixth prime minister of Barbados from 15 January 2008 until his death from pancreatic cancer on 23 October 2010.

Owen Arthur

Owen Arthur

Owen Seymour Arthur, PC was a Barbadian politician who served as the fifth prime minister of Barbados from 6 September 1994 to 15 January 2008. He is the longest-serving Barbadian prime minister to date. He also served as Leader of the Opposition from 1 August 1993 to 6 September 1994 and from 23 October 2010 to 21 February 2013.

Mia Mottley

Mia Mottley

Mia Amor Mottley, is a Barbadian politician and attorney who has served as the eighth prime minister of Barbados since 2018 and as Leader of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) since 2008. Mottley is the first woman to hold either position. She is also Barbados' first prime minister under its republican system, following constitutional changes she introduced that abolished the country's constitutional monarchy.

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References
  1. ^ Dorall, Cheryl (May 29, 2004). Commonwealth Ministers Reference Book 2003. Commonwealth Secretariat. ISBN 9780850927931 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c Bidwell, Robin (October 24, 2018). Guide to Government Ministers: The British Empire and Successor States 1900-1972. Routledge. ISBN 9781317792260 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "BARBADOS FINANCE MINISTER QUITS OVER DIFFERENCES WITH NEW LEADER | JOC.com". www.joc.com.
  4. ^ "EDITORIAL - David Thompson's legacy". jamaica-gleaner.com. October 26, 2010.
  5. ^ "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer.
  6. ^ a b c "Barbados: Cabinet / Gabinete". pdba.georgetown.edu.
  7. ^ "Group of 30 :: Resources". group30.org.

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