Head of state
SourcedElected by a joint sitting of Parliament on 7 October 2025, unopposed; succeeded Dame Sandra Mason.
Ministers and titles are verified against the official gazette assignment notice (as at 16 February 2026) and the Parliament's list of Cabinet Ministers. The two disagree on one title: the gazette gives Kerrie Symmonds as Minister of Energy, Business Development and Consumer Affairs, the Parliament page as '... and Commerce'; the gazette wording is used. Both official pages name the Minister of Technological and Vocational Training as 'Cheryl S. V. Husbands'; she is known as Sandra Husbands. The President's start date rests on references; no official page of the President's office was opened. No changes after February 2026 were found.
- Head of state
- Jeffrey BosticPresident
- Head of government
- Mia MottleyPrime Minister · since 25 May 2018
- System
- Parliamentary republicCapital: Bridgetown
- UN e-government rank
- 91 of 193EGDI 2024
Barbados is a parliamentary republic[1]. The head of state is President Jeffrey Bostic[3][4][5]. The government is led by Prime Minister Mia Mottley, in office since 16 Feb 2026[3][6][7][8]. Govpedia records 24 members of its cabinet.
At a glance[2]
- Capital
- Bridgetown
- Region
- Caribbean
- Area
- 430 km²
- Language
- English
- Currency
- Barbadian dollar ($)
- People
- Barbadian
- Borders
- None (no land borders)
- Calling code
- +1246
- Internet domain
- .bb
Leadership
Who leads the state
Head of government
VerifiedIn government: Barbados Labour Party (BLP)
Executive
Third Mottley government
24 of 24 verified on official pages
Formed after the BLP won all 30 seats in the general election of 11 February 2026; ministers were sworn in on 16 February 2026. The three Ministers of State (Davidson Ishmael, Romel Springer and Shane Archer) are not listed. The two Ministers in the Prime Minister's Office are listed as the reference cabinet list includes them. Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.
Digital government
Digital government, measured
UN E-Government Development Index[10]
2024
0.681rank 91 of 193
- Online services0.498
- Human capital0.784
- Telecom infrastructure0.762
Record of changes
Timeline
16 Feb 2026
The new Cabinet is sworn in; changes include Christopher Sinckler as Senior Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Michael Lashley as Minister of Legal Affairs and Criminal Justice.[6][9]
Verified11 Feb 2026
General election: the BLP led by Mia Mottley wins all 30 seats in the House of Assembly, a third consecutive term.[8]
Sourced30 Nov 2025
Jeffrey Bostic is sworn in as President of Barbados, succeeding Sandra Mason.[4]
Sourced
Evidence
Sources
- [1]List of countries by system of government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [2]World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)
Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026
- [3]List of current heads of state and government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [4]Jeffrey Bostic
WikipediaReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [5]Cabinet of Barbados
WikipediaReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [6]Barbados Gazette, Part C, Vol. CLXI No. 42 (2 April 2026), Notice No. 1: Assignment of Ministers and Ministers of State as at 16 February 2026
Government Printing Department, BarbadosOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [7]Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State
Parliament of BarbadosOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [8]Mia Mottley
WikipediaReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [9]Cabinet ministers sworn in
Barbados TodayNewsChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [10]UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data
United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026