# Mia Mottley - Prime Minister of Barbados

URL: https://allhistories.com/barbados/rulers/mia-mottley
Term: 25 May 2018 – 20 January 2022
Number in the list: 18
Born-Died: 1 October 1965 - 
Dynasty: Barbados Labour Party
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mia_Mottley

Mia Mottley, BLP leader since 2008 and twice Leader of the Opposition, became the eighth Prime Minister and the first woman to hold the office after the Barbados Labour Party won all 30 seats in the general election of 24 May 2018. Her government restructured the public debt under the Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation programme. On 30 November 2021 Barbados became a parliamentary republic, with Dame Sandra Mason as its first President, and Mottley became the first prime minister of the republic.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Freundel Stuart (2013–2018)](https://allhistories.com/barbados/rulers/freundel-stuart-2)
- Next in list: [Mia Mottley (2022–2026)](https://allhistories.com/barbados/rulers/mia-mottley-2)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 2018 - [BLP Clean Sweep and First Female PM](https://allhistories.com/barbados/timeline/2018-blp-clean-sweep-and-first-female-pm)
- 2018 - [Debt Restructuring and BERT](https://allhistories.com/barbados/timeline/2018-debt-restructuring-and-bert)
- 2019 - [Medicinal Cannabis Legalised](https://allhistories.com/barbados/timeline/2019-medicinal-cannabis-legalised)
- 2020 - [COVID-19 Reaches Barbados](https://allhistories.com/barbados/timeline/2020-covid-19-reaches-barbados)
- 2020 - [Welcome Stamp for Remote Workers](https://allhistories.com/barbados/timeline/2020-welcome-stamp-for-remote-workers)
- 2020 - [Death of Owen Arthur](https://allhistories.com/barbados/timeline/2020-death-of-owen-arthur)
- 2020 - [Throne Speech Announces a Republic](https://allhistories.com/barbados/timeline/2020-throne-speech-announces-a-republic)
- 2021 - [La Soufrière Ashfall](https://allhistories.com/barbados/timeline/2021-la-soufriere-ashfall)
- 2021 - [Hurricane Elsa](https://allhistories.com/barbados/timeline/2021-hurricane-elsa)
- 2021 - [Sandra Mason Elected President](https://allhistories.com/barbados/timeline/2021-sandra-mason-elected-president)
- 2021 - [Mottley's COP26 Speech](https://allhistories.com/barbados/timeline/2021-mottley-s-cop26-speech)
- 2021 - [Barbados Becomes a Republic](https://allhistories.com/barbados/timeline/2021-barbados-becomes-a-republic)
- 2021 - [Rihanna Named National Hero](https://allhistories.com/barbados/timeline/2021-rihanna-named-national-hero)
- 2022 - [The Bridgetown Initiative](https://allhistories.com/barbados/timeline/2022-the-bridgetown-initiative)
- 2022 - [Snap Election Clean Sweep](https://allhistories.com/barbados/timeline/2022-snap-election-clean-sweep)
- 2022 - [Crop Over Returns](https://allhistories.com/barbados/timeline/2022-crop-over-returns)
- 2022 - [Buggery Law Struck Down](https://allhistories.com/barbados/timeline/2022-buggery-law-struck-down)