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Government of Barbados
Barbados has a
representative Democratic Government. The island is divided into twenty-eight
constituencies. At a General Election, the representatives from each
constituency are voted for by their constituents. The party winning
the most seats in the House of Assembly will then become the leading
party. If the leader of the winning party also wins his seat, he becomes
the Prime Minister, if he loses his seat the party must elect another
to take his place as Prime Minister. The Prime Minister then appoints
his Government ministers.
As of the last
elections, held in January 2008, the Government of Barbados is run by
the Democratic Labour Party (winning 20 seats in the election). The Barbados Labour Party won 10 seats.
The names of the
Ministers, and other Government personnel are:
- Prime Minister
and Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Development, Labour, Civil Service and Energy - Hon. David Thompson
- Attorney-General
and Minister of Home Affairs - Hon. Freundel Stuart
- Minister
of Health National Insurance and Social Security - Dr Hon. David Estwick
- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business - Hon. Christopher Sinckler
- Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, and International Business - Hon. Donville Inniss
- Minister of Education and Human Resource Development - Hon. Ronald Jones
- Minister of Social Care, Constituency Empowerment and Urban Development - Dr Hon. Denis Lowe
- Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Care, Constituency Empowerment and Urban Development - Hon. Patrick Todd
- Minister of Tourism - Hon. Richard Sealy
- Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development - Mr Haynesley Benn who will be appointed a Senator
- Minister of Trade, Industry and Commerce - Hon. George Hutson
- Minister of Housing and Lands - Hon. Michael Lashley
- Minister of Family, Youth Affairs, Sports and the Environment - Hon. Dr Hon Esther Byer-Sukoo
- Minister of Community Development and Culture - Hon. Steve Blackett
- Minister of Transport, Works and International Transport - Hon. John Boyce
- Ms Maxine McClean will be appointed to the Senate as Leader of Government Business and as Minister in the Prime Minister's Office.
- Mr Darcy Boyce will be appointed to the Senate and will serve as Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office with special responsibility for Finance and Energy.
- Mr Arni Walters will be appointed to the Senate and will serve as Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office with special responsibility for Employment, Labour Relations and the Social Partnership.
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