The Honourable  David John Howard Thompson  MP
Prime Minister of Barbados
Incumbent
Assumed office  16 January 2008
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor General	Clifford Husbands
Deputy	Freundel Stuart
Preceded by	Owen Arthur
Constituency	Saint John
Born	25 December 1961 (1961-12-25) (age 47) London, United Kingdom
Political party	Democratic Labour Party
Spouse(s)	Marie-Josephine Mara[1]
Residence	Ilaro Court 2008 - Present
Profession	Lawyer

David John Howard Thompson, MP (born 25 December^[1] 1961, London^[2][3]) has been the Prime Minister of Barbados since January 2008.

Thompson came to politics in a by-election after the death of National Hero Prime Minister Errol Barrow, gaining his parliamentary seat for Saint John in 1987.^[2][3]

Whilst Erskine Sandiford was in office as Prime Minister, Thompson served as Minister of Community Development and Culture from 1991 to 1993. He was subsequently appointed Minister of Finance from 1993 to 1994. Thompson became leader of the DLP after Sandiford resigned after losing a parliamentary no confidence motion and unsuccessfully led the Democratic Labour Party in elections in 1994 and 1999. He resigned as party leader in September 2000 following his third electoral defeat as party leader in the St. Thomas by-election. However, when party leader Clyde Mascoll switched allegiance to the Barbados Labour Party, Thompson once again became opposition leader^[2][3] in January 2006.^[2]

The DLP won the general election held on January 15, 2008 with 20 seats against 10 for the Barbados Labour Party, which was led by former Prime Minister Owen Arthur. Thompson was sworn in as Prime Minister on January 16,^[4] becoming Barbados' sixth prime minister and the third to serve under the DLP.^{[citation needed]} Thompson was also re-elected to his own seat from St. John constituency with 84% of the vote.^[5] He announced his Cabinet on January 19, including himself as Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Development, Labour, Civil Service and Energy; it was sworn in on January 20.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Government profile
• The Democratic Labour Party
  • Profile of Prime Minister David Thompson
• Cabinet ready for business
• Interview with the first lady Mara Thompson

Political offices
Preceded by Owen Arthur	Prime Minister of Barbados 2008–present	Incumbent

v • d • e Prime Ministers of Barbados G. Adams† • Cummins† • Barrow† •Barrow • J. Adams • St. John • Barrow • Sandiford • Arthur • Thompson † Served as Premier of Barbados.

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