Attorney-General of Barbados
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The Attorney-General of Barbados is the primary legal advisor to the Government of Barbados.[1]
Legal basis
According to Article 72 of the Constitution of Barbados, the Attorney-General holds ministerial rank in the government.[1] He may, in the case of certain offences, give general or special directions to the Director of Public Prosecutions, which the latter must follow.
List of Attorneys-General
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- Robert Hooper c.1693 [2]
- Edward Chilton, 1698 to 1705 [3]
- Thomas Hodges, FRS ?1706 to ?1721 [4]
- Jonathan Blenman, 1726 to [5]
- Blenman 1728 to [5]
- Timothy Blenman, 1741 to [5]
- Henry Beckles, 1770 to 1772 [6]
- Robert Burnett
- Anthony Chester
- Robert Burnett Jones
- John Beckles, 1807 to 1823 [7]
- Henry E. Sharpe, 1839 to 1846 [8]
- John Sealy, 1846 to [8]
- Francis Fleming, 1878 to 1882[9]
- William Conrad Reeves, 1882 to 1886
- Sir Henry Alleyne Bovell , 1886 to aft.1893
- G. Aubrey Goodman, 1907 to 1913
- Hon Sir Charles Pitcher Clarke, 1913 to ? (died 1926)
- Ernest Allan Collymore, 1928 to 1936
- Edward Keith Walcott, 1936 to 1946
- Sir William Campbell Wylie, 1951 to 1955
- Barbados became independent, 1966
- Sir Frederick Smith, 1966 to 1971
- George Moe, 1971 to 1976 [10]
- Sir Henry de Boulay Forde, 1976 to 1981 [11]
- Louis Tull, 1981 to 1985[12]
- Sir David Anthony Simmons, 1985 to 1986
- Maurice Athelstan King, 1986 to 1994[13]
- Sir David Anthony Simmons, 1994 to 2001
- Mia Mottley, 2001 to 2003
- Dale Marshall, 2006 to 2008
- Freundel Stuart, 2008 to 2010 (departed the position to become acting PM)
- Adriel Brathwaite, 2010 to present[14][15]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Constitution of Barbados. Political Database of the Americas. Georgetown University. 1966. Retrieved 2012-04-30.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Brandow, James. Genealogies of Barbados Families. p. 344.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Hayes, Kevin. A History of Virginia Literature. p. 31.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/ark:/99166/w6ds34wx
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Brandow, James. Genealogies of Barbados Families. p. 179.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Brandow, James. Genealogies of Barbados Families. p. 38.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Brandow, James. Genealogies of Barbados Families. p. 154.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society. p. 149.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑
Foster, Joseph (1885). . (second ed.). London: Hazell, Watson, and Viney. p. 157.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles> - ↑ "Former Chief Justice dies in Barbados". News 5 Belize. 2004-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-20.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Inc, IBP. Barbados Energy Policy, Laws and Regulations Handbook Volume 1. p. 227.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Louis R. Tull". Law Chambers of Randall D. Belgrade. Retrieved 2012-04-30.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Bryan, Dorian (2009-11-30). "Barbados has two new knights". The Barbados Advocate. Retrieved 2012-04-30.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Brathwaite Appointed AG Until August 30". Barbados Government Information Service. 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2012-04-30.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Barbados has new Attorney-General". Nation News. 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2012-04-30.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
