Mia Mottley
Mia Mottley | |
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Mottley in 2025 | |
| 8th Prime Minister of Barbados | |
| Assumed office 25 May 2018 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II (until 2021) |
| President | Sandra Mason Jeffrey Bostic |
| Governor-General | Sandra Mason (until 2021) |
| Deputy | Santia Bradshaw (since 2022) |
| Preceded by | Freundel Stuart |
| 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados | |
| In office 26 May 2003 – 15 January 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Owen Arthur |
| Preceded by | Billie Miller |
| Succeeded by | Freundel Stuart |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 26 February 2013 – 25 May 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Freundel Stuart |
| Preceded by | Owen Arthur |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Atherley |
| In office 7 February 2008 – 18 October 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | David Thompson |
| Preceded by | David Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Owen Arthur |
| Member of Parliament for Saint Michael North East | |
| Assumed office 6 September 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Leroy Brathwaite |
| Majority | 3,243 (62.1%) |
| Chairwoman of the Caribbean Community | |
| In office 1 January 2025 – 30 June 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Dickon Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Holness |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1965 Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Party | BLP |
| Relations | Eva Mottley (cousin) |
| Education | Merrivale Preparatory School; United Nations International School; Queen's College (Barbados) |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics (LLB) |
Mia Amor Mottley (born 1 October 1965) is a Barbadian politician and lawyer who has served as the eighth prime minister of Barbados since 2018 and as Leader of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) since 2008. Mottley is the first woman to hold both positions. Having overseen the abolition of the Barbadian monarchy, she is the first prime minister of the Barbadian republic.
Mottley has been the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Saint Michael North East since 1994. From 1994 to 2008, she held a succession of ministerial portfolios including the post of Attorney-General of Barbados becoming the first woman to be so appointed.
Mottley was twice the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Assembly of Barbados first from 2008 to 2010 then from 2013 to 2018. In 2018, her party won a historic landslide victory in the 24 May general election, securing all 30 seats in the House and 72.8% of the popular vote in the most successful election performance in Barbadian political history. In the 2022 general election the BLP again won all 30 seats in the legislature. She won a third term in the 2026 general election, with her party claiming all 30 seats for a third consecutive landslide victory. As of 2026, she is the longest-serving sitting female head of state or government in the world.