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David John Howard Thompson (25 December 1961 [1] – 23 October 2010) was the sixth prime minister of Barbados from 15 January 2008 [2] until his death from pancreatic cancer on 23 October 2010. [ 3 ]
David Thompson QC MP for Saint John (1961–2010) 2008: 16 January 2008 23 October 2010 2 years, 280 days: DLP: Sir Clifford Husbands 7: The Right Honourable Freundel Stuart PC QC MP for Saint Michael South (born 1951) — See also § Stuart Cabinet: DLP: Sir Clifford Husbands Sir Elliott Belgrave Dame Sandra Mason; 23 October 2010 25 May 2018 ...
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DLP chairman David Thompson was sworn in as Prime Minister on 16 January. [1] After David Thompson died in October 2010 a by-election was held in January 2011 to fill his vacant seat for St. John. Results
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.
It returned to power again in the 2008 election, when DLP leader David Thompson became prime minister. Following his death in 2010, Freundel Stuart succeeded to the office, and led the party to a narrow election victory in 2013. The 2018 election saw the DLP lose all of its MPs.
This is a list of the heads of state of Barbados, from the independence of Barbados under the Barbados Independence Act 1966 to the present day.. From 30 November 1966 until 30 November 2021, the head of state was the Queen of Barbados, Elizabeth II, who was also the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, represented in Barbados by a Governor-General.
David Thompson had held since the Saint John seat from 1987 to 2010, succeeding the late Prime Minister Errol Barrow, who also died in office. [7] The Saint John is considered to be a stronghold for Thompson's Democratic Labour Party (DLP). [7] Thompson's candidacy won the official endorsement of the DLP at a meeting held on 2 January 2011. [8]