Governor-General of Barbados

Governor-General of Barbados
StyleHis/Her Excellency
StatusAbolished
ResidenceGovernment House, Barbados
AppointerMonarch of Barbados
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's pleasure
Formation30 November 1966
First holderJohn Montague Stow
Final holderSandra Mason
Abolished30 November 2021
Salary220,998 BBD annually[1]

The governor-general of Barbados was the representative of the Barbadian monarch from independence in 1966 until the establishment of a republic in 2021. Under the government's Table of Precedence for Barbados, the governor-general of Barbados was regarded as being the most important of all personnel of the Barbados government.[2]

The office was established by Chapter IV of the 1966 Constitution of Barbados.[3] The governor-general was appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister of Barbados.[4][5] The governor-general exercised the monarch's executive powers and gave assent to bills in the monarch's name, promulgating them as laws.[6] The powers of the monarch and the governor-general were limited, and they, in most instances, exercised authority on the advice of the prime minister or other persons or bodies within Barbados.[7]

The office of the governor-general was established when Barbados gained independence in 1966. Since then, Barbados had 8 governors-general. On 30 November 2021, Barbados became a republic and the office of governor-general was abolished.

  1. ^ Government Printing Department. "SCHEDULES OF PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS 2016 – 2017" (PDF). barbadosparliament.com.
  2. ^ "Table of Precedence for Barbados - July, 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  3. ^ Constitution, Chapter IV
  4. ^ Constitution, Chapter IV, Section 28(1)
  5. ^ Constitution, Chapter IV, Section 32
  6. ^ Constitution, Chapter V, Section 58(1)
  7. ^ Constitution, Chapter IV, Section 32