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Mia Amor Mottley, SC, MP [2] (born 1 October 1965) is a Barbadian politician and attorney who has served as the eighth prime minister of Barbados since 2018 and as Leader of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) since 2008. Mottley is the first woman to hold either position.
In 2010, Arthur was given a vote of confidence by four of his parliamentary colleagues to return as Leader of the BLP after they expressed dissatisfaction with Mottley. A Barbados Labour Party leadership election was held on 16 October 2010 and Arthur defeated Mottley. Arthur was sworn in as Barbados' new Opposition Leader on 18 October 2010.
Mottley was born into a family of politicians in Barbados in 1953. Her grandfather, Ernest Mottley, was the first mayor of Bridgetown, [1] while her cousin, Mia Mottley, was elected Prime Minister of Barbados in 2018. She was raised in Nigeria and England. After serving 15 months in prison for possession of LSD, Mottley embarked on an acting ...
Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley said Haitian "stakeholders" had largely agreed that a presidential council should be urgently installed to identify a prime minister, who would together with ...
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley used a speech in London on Wednesday to call for a global conversation on reparations for countries that saw their people enslaved, sometimes for centuries ...
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley speaks during a plenary session at the COP28 UN Climate Summit, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo/) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Dame Sandra Prunella Mason FB GCMG DA SC (born 17 January 1949) is a Barbadian politician, lawyer, and diplomat who is serving as the first president of Barbados since 2021. She was previously the eighth and final governor-general of Barbados from 2018 to 2021, the second woman to hold the office.
Mia Mottley QC MP for Saint Michael North East (born 1965) 2018: 25 May 2018 30 November 2021 3 years, 189 days BLP: Dame Sandra Mason Republic (2021–present)