Leader of the Opposition (Barbados)
The leader of the opposition of Barbados is the Member of Parliament who leads the Official Opposition in the Barbados Parliament. The leader of the opposition is the leader of the largest political party in the House of Assembly of Barbados that is not in government.
Overview
The political party or coalition that wins a majority of seats in Parliament forms the government headed by a prime minister. The political party with the second-largest majority forms the official opposition whose leader as the leader of the opposition.The office was established alongside ministerial cabinet in 1954. Fred Goddard was the first leader of the opposition.
List of leaders of the opposition
- Fred Goddard
- Sir Grantley Herbert Adams
- Harold Bernard St. John
- Tom Adams
- Frederick G. Smith
- Errol Barrow
- Henry deBoulay Forde
- Richard Christopher Haynes
- Henry deBoulay Forde
- Owen Arthur
- David Thompson
- Clyde Mascoll
- David Thompson
- Mia Mottley
- Owen Arthur
- Mia Mottley
- Joseph Atherley
- Ralph Thorne