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The prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda is the head of government of the Antigua and Barbuda. The prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda is appointed by the Governor-General under the terms of the Constitution. The executive branch of government is established in section 68 of the constitution, and it is vested in the monarch.
Gaston Browne led the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party to victory in the 12 June 2014 general election, after 10 years in opposition, winning 14 out of 17 seats. Browne was sworn in as prime minister on 13 June 2014. [10] He defeated Baldwin Spencer's UPP, which had ruled for 10 years. Browne also held the office of Minister of Finance. [11]
Toggle Prime ministers of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–present) subsection. 3.1 Elizabeth II (1981–2022) 3.2 Charles III (2022–present) 4 References. 5 See also.
The Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda [1] is the executive branch of the government of Antigua and Barbuda.Section 70(1) of the Constitution establishes the Cabinet. [2] The Cabinet is made up of the Prime Minister and as many other Ministers as the Prime Minister deems necessary, one of whom will be the Attorney-General and will be nominated in accordance with section 69 of the Constitution. [2]
Sir Lester Bryant Bird KNH (21 February 1938 – 9 August 2021) was an Antiguan politician and athlete who served as the second prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda from 1994 to 2004. He was chairman of the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) from 1971 to 1983, then became prime minister when his father, Sir Vere Bird, the previous prime minister ...
Antigua and Barbuda has a bicameral legislature and multiple political parties, with universal adult suffrage and elections held every 5 years.The Senate has 17 members appointed by the Governor-General, with 10 being appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, 4 on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition, one on the advice of the Barbuda Council, one resident of Barbuda on the advice of ...
In the 2018 Antiguan general election, Bird-Browne ran as a candidate for the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party for the St. John's Rural East seat, which was previously held by her uncle Lester Bird. [2] The former prime minister endorsed her as his successor. [7] She won, becoming the youngest member of the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda at ...
"It is not sufficient for nations to simply make empty and grossly inadequate commitments under the Paris Agreement," conference president and Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne said ...