On January 24, Prime Minister Mia Mottley addressed the country and announced the following appointments.
Dr William Duguid’s appointment was announced today.
Mia Amor Mottley: Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs (also with responsibility for Culture, National Security, the Public Service, CARICOM and the development commissions)
Santia Bradshaw: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources, and Leader of Government Business in the House of Assembly (Senior Minister with responsibility for infrastructure)
Dale Marshall: Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs (Senior Minister with responsibility for governance)
The Most Honourable Dr Jerome Walcott: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (Senior Minister with responsibility for Social and Environmental Policy)
Kerrie Symmonds: Minister of Energy, Business Development and International Business (Senior Minister with responsibility for the productive sectors)
Dr William Duguid: Senior Minister with responsibility for infrastructural projects and town planning matters in the Office of the Prime Minister
Wilfred Abrahams: Minister of Home Affairs and Information
Indar Weir: Minister of Agriculture and Food and Nutritional Security
Ian Gooding-Edghill: Minister of Health and Wellness
Lisa Cummins: Minister of Tourism and International Transport (with responsibility for Grantley Adams International Airport and the Bridgetown Port)
Kay McConney: Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training
Kirk Humphrey: Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs
Dwight Sutherland: Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance
Adrian Forde: Minister of Environment, National Beautification, and the Blue and Green Economy
Colin Jordan: Minister of Labour and Social Security and the Third Sector
Charles Griffith: Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment
Davidson Ishmael: Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology (new)
Ryan Straughn: Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs
Dr Shantal Munro-Knight: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office (new)
Dr Sonia Browne: Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness with responsibility for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and non-communicable diseases (new)
Sandra Husbands: Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Business Development
Government Senators
President: Reginald Farley (returned)
Deputy President: Elizabeth Thompson (new)
The Most Honourable Dr Jerome Walcott (returning)
Lisa Cummins (returning)
Dr Shantal Munro-Knight (new)
Dr Crystal Haynes (returning)
John King (former MP)
Pat Parris (new)
Shanika Roberts-Odle (new)
Lorenzo Harewood (new)
Andwele Boyce (new)
*Khaleel Kothdiwala (awaiting constitutional amendment and approval by Cabinet) NB: (Independent senators to be named in due course by The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason, President of Barbados.)
