Joseph Atherley | |
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.jpg) Atherley in 2020 | |
| Leader of the People's Party for Democracy and Development | |
| Assumed office 8 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Party established |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 1 June 2018 – 19 January 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Mia Mottley |
| Preceded by | Mia Mottley |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Thorne (2024) |
| Member of Parliament for Saint Michael West | |
| In office 5 June 2018 – 27 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Michael A. Carrington |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Gibbs |
| In office 16 February 1999 – 12 February 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Branford Taitt |
| Succeeded by | Michael A. Carrington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Junior Sylvester Atherley 26 February 1954 Barbados |
| Political party | People'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.
- ^ King, Katrina (30 December 2021). "New APP in town! PdP and UPP merge | Loop Barbados". Loop News. Retrieved 30 July 2023.