List of heads of state of Barbados

This is a list of the heads of state of Barbados, from the independence of Barbados in 1966 to the present day.

From 1966 the head of state under the Barbados Independence Act 1966 is the Queen of Barbados, Elizabeth II, who is also the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The Queen is represented in Barbados by a Governor-General.

Monarch (1966–present)

The succession to the throne is the same as the succession to the British throne.

№	Monarch (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Reign			Royal House	Prime Minister
			Reign start	Reign end	Duration
1	Queen Elizabeth II (1926–)		30 November 1966	Incumbent	54 years, 59 days	Windsor	Barrow Adams St. John Barrow Sandiford Arthur Thompson Stuart Mottley

Governor-General

The Governor-General is the representative of the Monarch in Barbados and exercises most of the powers of the Monarch. The Governor-General is appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the Monarch. After the passage of the Statute of Westminster 1931, the Governor-General is appointed solely on the advice of the Cabinet of Barbados without the involvement of the British government. In the event of a vacancy the Chief Justice served as Officer Administering the Government.

Status

  Denotes Chief Justice acting as Officer Administering the Government

№	Governor-General (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of office			Monarch	Prime Minister
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1	Sir John Montague Stow (1911–1997)		30 November 1966	18 May 1967	169 days	Elizabeth II	Barrow
2	Sir Arleigh Winston Scott (1900–1976)		18 May 1967	9 August 1976 (died in office.)	9 years, 83 days	Elizabeth II	Barrow
–	Sir William Randolph Douglas (1921–2003)		9 August 1976	17 November 1976	100 days	Elizabeth II	Barrow Adams
3	Sir Deighton Lisle Ward (1909–1984)		17 November 1976	9 January 1984 (died in office.)	7 years, 53 days	Elizabeth II	Adams
–	Sir William Randolph Douglas (1921–2003)		9 January 1984	24 February 1984	46 days	Elizabeth II	Adams
4	Sir Hugh Springer (1913–1994)		24 February 1984	6 June 1990	6 years, 102 days	Elizabeth II	Adams St. John Barrow Sandiford
5	Dame Nita Barrow (1916–1995)		6 June 1990	19 November 1995 (died in office.)	5 years, 166 days	Elizabeth II	Sandiford Arthur
–	Sir Denys Williams (1929–2014)		19 December 1995	1 June 1996	165 days	Elizabeth II	Arthur
6	Sir Clifford Husbands (1926–2017)		1 June 1996	31 October 2011	15 years, 152 days	Elizabeth II	Arthur Thompson Stuart
– [1]	Elliott Belgrave (1931–)		31 October 2011	30 May 2012	212 days	Elizabeth II	Stuart
– [2]	Sandra Mason (1949–)		30 May 2012	1 June 2012	2 days	Elizabeth II	Stuart
7	Sir Elliott Belgrave (1931–)		1 June 2012	30 June 2017	5 years, 29 days	Elizabeth II	Stuart
– [3]	Sir Philip Greaves (1931–)		1 July 2017	8 January 2018	191 days	Elizabeth II	Stuart
8	Dame Sandra Mason (1949–)		8 January 2018	Incumbent	3 years, 20 days	Elizabeth II	Stuart Mottley

Standards

• 
  Royal Standard
• 
  Governor-General's Standard

Living former heads of state

There is one living former Barbadian Head of State:

Image	Name	Term/Reign	Office	Date of birth
	Sir Clifford Husbands	1996–2011	Governor-General of Barbados	5 August 1926
	Sandra Mason	2012	Officer Administrating the Government	17 January 1949

References

1. Judge of the Supreme Court
2. Judge of the Supreme Court
3. Former Deputy Prime Minister

• World Statesmen – Barbados
• Rulers.org – Barbados