Barbados - Head of Government

The Hon Freundel Jerome Stuart, QC, was sworn in as the seventh Prime Minister of Barbados on 23 October 2010, succeeding the late Prime Minister David Thompson.

Mr Stuart was Acting Prime Minister from May to October 2010 when his predecessor became ill.

Mr Stuart was returned to Parliament in the 2008 General Elections as the Democratic Labour Party’s (DLP) Member of Parliament (MP) for the St Michael South Constituency. He served as Deputy Prime Minister, Attorney-General and Minister of Home Affairs.

From 2003 to 2007, Nr Mr Stuart served in the Upper House (Senate). He was first elected as MP for the St Philip South Constituency in 1994, which he served until 1999. Mr Stuart joined the DLP in 1970 and served in various positions, including that of President.

Mr Stuart has an LLM in Public International Law from the University of the West Indies (UWI) and a Legal Education Certificate from the Hugh Wooding Law School. He was called to the Barbados Bar in 1984 where he practised criminal and civil law. Mr Stuart was admitted to the Inner Bar in March 2008, and appointed a Queen’s Counsel. He had earlier obtained his LLB and a degree in Political Science from UWI.

Mr Stuart was born on 27 April 1951.

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