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Barbados has the Westminster system - executive authority which executes the duties of the Government of Barbados is vested nominally in HM Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (represented by the Governor-General), but exercised in practice by a Cabinet of Ministers, presided over by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is formally appointed by the Governor-General: the Governor-General must appoint as Prime Minister someone who can control a majority of votes in the House of Assembly. In practice, this is normally the leader of the largest political party or coalition in the house. If there is no clear majority in the House of Assembly, however, the Governor-General's role becomes more important: he or she must assume the role of arbitrator and open negotiations with the leaders of the various political parties, in the hope of finding someone whom a majority will accept as Prime Minister. In the event of that failing to take place, the Governor-General must dissolve the House of Assembly and call an early election.
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The Cabinet system of government was implemented in Barbados in 1 February 1954 after attainment of full self-government earlier. Under the Constitution of Barbados, Cabinet is not prescribed a maximum number Cabinet of Ministers however, it must have no fewer than five members. The first Cabinet was led by Premier Sir Grantley Herbert Adams. The four other Ministers were:
Prime Minister Thompson took up the position of chairman in 2008 and was this country's sixth Prime Minister. Others to hold this esteemed designation are the Rt. Hon. Owen Arthur, national hero The Right Excellent Errol Barrow, the late The Rt. Hon. Tom Adams, the late The Hon. Harold Bernard St. John (later Sir Harold), and Rt. Hon. Lloyd Erskine Sandiford (later Sir Lloyd).
The Prime Minister currently is The Hon. Freundel Stuart.
The 18-member Cabinet announced by the Democratic Labour Party as of 20 January 2008:[1]
| Government Minister | Cabinet Positions |
|---|---|
| Hon. Freundel Stuart | Prime Minister |
| Hon. Adriel Brathwaite | Attorney-General and Minister of Home Affairs |
| Hon. Christopher Sinckler | Minister of Finance |
| Hon. Donville Inniss | Minister of Health |
| Hon. Dr. David Estwick | Minister of Agriculture |
| Hon. Ronald Jones | Minister of Education and Human Resource Development |
| Hon. Dr. Denis Lowe | Minister of Social Care, Constituency Empowerment, and Urban Development |
| Hon. Patrick Todd | Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Lands |
| Hon. Richard Sealy | Minister of Tourism |
| Mr. Haynesley Benn | Senator and Minister of Trade Industry and Commerce |
| Hon. George Hutson | Minister of International Business and International Transport |
| Hon. Michael Lashley | Minister of Housing and Lands |
| Hon. Dr. Esther Byer-Suckoo | Minister of Labour |
| Hon. Steve Blackett | Minister of Community Development and Culture |
| Hon. John Boyce | Minister of Transport, Works, and International Business |
| Mr. Darcy Boyce | To the Senate and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office |
| Ms. Maxine McClean | To the Senate as Leader of Government Business and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. |
The full Cabinet of the previous Barbados Government administration as of February 2006:
| Government Minister | Cabinet Positions |
|---|---|
| Rt. Hon. Owen S. Arthur M.P. | Prime Minister and Minister of Finance |
| Hon. Mia Mottley QC, M.P. | Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Economic Affairs and Development |
| Hon. Dame Billie A. Miller DBE, D.A., BCH, M.P. | Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade |
| Hon. Noel A. Lynch M.P. | Minister of Tourism and International Transport |
| Hon. H. Elizabeth Thompson M.P. | Minister of Energy and the Environment |
| Hon. Rawle C. Eastmond JP, M.P. | Minister of Labour and Civil Service |
| Hon. Dr. Jerome X. Walcott JP, M.P. | Minister of Health |
| Hon. Reginald R. Farley JP, M.P. | Minister of Housing and Lands |
| Senator Hon. Lynette Eastmond. | Minister of Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Business Development |
| Hon. Dale D. Marshall M.P. | Attorney General & Minister of Home Affairs |
| Hon. Gline A. Clarke J.P., M.P. | Minister of Public Works |
| Hon. Trevor Prescod M.P. | Minister of Social Transformation |
| Senator Hon. Erskine Griffith GCM, JP | Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Hon. Joseph J.S. Atherley JP, M.P. | Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office |
| Hon. Anthony P. Wood JP, M.P. | Minister of Education, Youth Affairs, and Sports |
| Hon. Cynthia Y. Forde JP, M.P. | Minister of State in the Ministry of Education |
| Hon. Clyde A. Mascoll M.P | Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance |
| Hon. Kerrie D. Symmonds M.P | Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade |
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