Premier of Barbados

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The Premier of Barbados was the head of government of Barbados during the colonial era, preceding the modern office of Prime Minister.

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Premier of Barbados canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of government position
political office
abolished 1966
appliesToJurisdiction Barbados
appointedBy Governor of Barbados
Governor-General of Barbados
appointedOnTheAdviceOf majority party in the House of Assembly of Barbados
associatedWithEvent Barbados independence negotiations
category Colonial political offices in the Caribbean
Heads of government of Barbados
constitutes chief ministerial office in colonial Barbados
constitutionalStatus colonial constitutional office
country Barbados
countryDuringExistence British Empire
firstHolder Grantley Herbert Adams
followedBy Prime Minister of Barbados
governmentalBody Government of Barbados
headOfGovernmentFor Barbados
historicalPeriod late British colonial period in the Caribbean
inception 1953
languageOfWorkOrName English
lastHolder Errol Walton Barrow
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Colony of Barbados
measuresOfAuthority control over domestic policy
memberOf Executive Council of Barbados
linked to: Cabinet of Barbados
nativeLabel Premier of Barbados
officeCreatedUnder Barbados constitutional reforms of the 1950s
officeDissolutionContext transition from colony to independent state
officeHoldersNumber 2
officeHoldersPoliticalAffiliation Barbados Labour Party
Democratic Labour Party
officeHolderTitle Premier
officeScope internal affairs of Barbados
officeType parliamentary executive role
partOf colonial government of Barbados
linked to: Colony of Barbados
positionHeldByHeadOf Cabinet of Barbados
precededBy Leader of Government Business in Barbados
reasonForAbolition independence of Barbados
replacedBy Prime Minister of Barbados
replacedInRoleAsHeadOfGovernmentBy Prime Minister of Barbados
replacedOffice informal leadership of elected ministers
residence Ilaro Court
residenceLocatedIn Bridgetown
selectionMethod indirect election via parliamentary majority
styleOfAddress The Honourable
linked to: The Honorable
subordinateTo British Colonial Office
linked to: Colonial Office

Governor of Barbados

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Grantley Herbert Adams positionHeld Premier of Barbados
Prime Minister of Barbados precededByOffice Premier of Barbados
Errol Walton Barrow positionHeld Premier of Barbados
Premier of Barbados nativeLabel Premier of Barbados
Grace Thorne Adams spousePositionHeld Premier of Barbados