Joseph Atherley

Joseph Atherley
Atherley in 2020
Leader of the People's Party for Democracy and Development
Assumed office
8 June 2019
Preceded byParty established
Leader of the Opposition
In office
1 June 2018 – 19 January 2022
Prime MinisterMia Mottley
Preceded byMia Mottley
Succeeded byRalph Thorne (2024)
Member of Parliament
for Saint Michael West
In office
5 June 2018 – 27 December 2021
Preceded byMichael A. Carrington
Succeeded byChristopher Gibbs
In office
16 February 1999 – 12 February 2008
Preceded byBranford Taitt
Succeeded byMichael A. Carrington
Personal details
Born
Joseph Junior Sylvester Atherley

(1954-02-26) 26 February 1954 (age 70)
Barbados
Political partyPeople's Party for Democracy and Development
Other political
affiliations
Barbados Labour Party (Until 2018)
Independent (2018–2019)
Alliance Party for Progress (2021–present)

Joseph Junior Sylvester Atherley (born 26 February 1954) is a Barbadian religious minister and politician who served as Leader of the Opposition in the House of Assembly of Barbados from 2018 to 2022, and as leader of the People's Party for Democracy and Development since 8 June 2019.

Atherley was elected in 2018 as a candidate [1] of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP). As the BLP won all seats in the election, Atherley resigned from the party to serve as parliamentary opposition. He was previously an MP for the BLP from 16 February 1999 to 12 February 2008, where he was the first Christian clergyman to be elected to the House of Assembly since independence.

  1. ^ King, Katrina (30 December 2021). "New APP in town! PdP and UPP merge | Loop Barbados". Loop News. Retrieved 30 July 2023.