Privy Council of Barbados
The Privy Council of Barbados is a formal body of advisors to the head of state and is provided for in the 1966 Constitution of Barbados, which reads:
Since 30 November 2021, references to the Governor-General of Barbados has been replaced with references to the President of Barbados.
Composition
The Privy Council is appointed by the President of Barbados after consultation with the Prime Minister. It consists of 12 members, with the President as chairman.It formerly advised the Governor-General of Barbados in the exercise of the royal prerogative of mercy and in the exercise of his or her disciplinary powers over members of the public and police services until the declaration of the Republic of Barbados on 30 November 2021.
History
Barbados early governance
The early Barbadian Legislature was composed of a Governor has an Executive Council consisting of the Governor, Major-General, Colonial Secretary, and Attorney-General, a Legislative Council in which the senior officer commanding the troops, the Colonial Secretary, and the Attorney-General sit ex officio, and a House of Assembly of twenty-four members, elected annually by franchise. The first Governor of Barbados was Henry Powell from 17 February 1627.The first Council was formed in 1657 under King Charles II and managed by his Governor and the first Privy Council head was Sir Peter Colleton. The first Member of Her Majesty's Council of Barbados in 1657 was William Sharpe.