Elizabeth Thompson (Barbados)

Elizabeth Thompson
Thompson in 2013
Born (1961-11-22) 22 November 1961 (age 62)
Barbados
EducationUniversity of the West Indies at Cave Hill (LLB)
University of Liverpool (MBA)
Robert Gordon University (LLM)

Henrietta Elizabeth Thompson, widely known as Liz Thompson (born 22 November 1961) is a Barbadian lawyer, politician and diplomat whose work has included sustainable energy policy. While an elected Member of Parliament representing the Barbados Labour Party for the St. James South constituency from 1994 to 2008.[1] She served as on different occasions as Minister of Health, Minister of Housing, Minister of Physical Development, Minister of Energy and Environment, and Acting Attorney General. She joined the United Nations in 2010, first serving as Assistant Secretary-General of the UN (2010 to 2013), a Special Adviser to the UN President of the General Assembly (2013 and 2014), and as the UN Secretary General’s Senior Advisor on Sustainable Energy for All (2014 and 2015). In 2018, she was appointed Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations.[2][3]

  1. ^ "St. James South". Caribbean Elections. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Elizabeth Thompson". Caribbean Elections. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  3. ^ "New Permanent Representative of Barbados Presents Credentials". United Nations. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2020.