Prime Minister of Barbados

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Prime Minister of Barbados
Coat of arms of Barbados
Standard of the prime minister of Barbados
Incumbent Mia Mottley since 25 May 2018
Style	The Honourable
Type	Head of government
Member of	House of Assembly
Residence	Ilaro Court
Seat	Bridgetown
Appointer	President of Barbados
Term length	Five years, renewable indefinitely
Formation	30 November 1966; 57 years ago (1966-11-30)
First holder	Errol Barrow
Salary	Barbadian dollars $213,334/US$ 106,667 annually[1]

Politics of Barbados
Constitution Human rights
Executive President (list) Dame Sandra Mason Prime Minister (list) Mia Mottley Cabinet Ministries
Legislature House of Assembly Speaker: Arthur Holder Senate President: Reginald Farley Leader Opposition Leader: Bishop Joseph J. S. Atherley Legislation
Judiciary Caribbean Court of Justice Supreme Court Chief Justice: Marston Gibson Court of Appeal High Court Magistrates courts Barbados law Human rights
Elections Recent elections General: 2018 2022 Next Presidential: 2021 Constituencies Political parties
Administrative divisions Parishes Parliamentary constituencies Constituency Councils
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business Minister: Kerrie Symmonds Diplomatic missions of / in Barbados Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
Historical Treaty of Oistins Monarchy Governor-General Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Colonial Barbados Governor Colonial Secretary Council of Barbados Executive Council Legislative Council Local government (Vestry system) Mayor of Bridgetown Bridgetown City Council
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The prime minister of Barbados is the head of government of Barbados. The prime minister is appointed by the president under the terms of the Constitution. As the nominal holder of executive authority, the president holds responsibility for conducting parliamentary elections and for proclaiming one of the candidates as prime minister.