David Thompson (Barbadian politician)
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| The Honourable David John Howard Thompson MP |
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| Assumed office 16 January 2008 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Clifford Husbands |
| Preceded by | Owen Arthur |
| Constituency | Saint John |
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| Born | December 1961 London, United Kingdom |
| Political party | DLP |
| Profession | Lawyer |
David John Howard Thompson, MP (born December 1961, London[1][2]) has been the Prime Minister of Barbados since January 2008.
Thompson came to politics in a by-election after the death of Prime Minister Errol Barrow, gaining his parliamentary seat for Saint John in 1987.[1][2]
Whilst Erskine Sandiford was in office as Prime Minister, Thompson served as Minister of Community Development and Culture from 1991 to 1993. He was subsequently appointed Minister of Finance from 1993 to 1994 and launched a process of restructuring the Barbados economy after it had undergone an IMF stabilization programme. He became leader of the DLP after Sandiford resigned after losing a parliamentary no confidence motion and unsuccessfully led the Democratic Labour Party in elections in 1994 and 1999. He resigned as party leader in September 2001 following his third electoral defeat as party leader in the St. Thomas by-election. However, when party leader Clyde Mascoll switched allegiance to the Barbados Labour Party, Thompson once again became opposition leader[1][2] in January 2006.[1]
The DLP won the general election held on January 15, 2008 with 20 seats against 10 for the Barbados Labour Party, which was led by former Prime Minister Owen Arthur. Thompson was sworn in as Prime Minister on January 16,[3] becoming Barbados' sixth prime minister and the third to serve under the DLP.[citation needed] Thompson was also re-elected to his own seat from St. John constituency with 84% of the vote.[4] He announced his Cabinet on January 19, including himself as Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Development, Labour, Civil Service and Energy; it was sworn in on January 20.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Thompson: 'much at stake for Barbados'", BBC Caribbean, January 16, 2008.
- ^ a b c Rulers
- ^ "Thompson sworn in as Barbados PM", Xinhua, January 17, 2008.
- ^ Election result page for St. John in the 2008 election.
- ^ "The new Cabinet", cbc.bb, January 20, 2008.
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Prime Minister of Barbados 2008 – present |
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