Governor-General of Barbados

Governor-General of Barbados
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Style	His/Her Excellency
Status	Abolished
Residence	Government House, Barbados
Appointer	Monarch of Barbados
Term length	At Her Majesty's pleasure
Formation	30 November 1966
First holder	John Montague Stow
Final holder	Sandra Mason
Abolished	30 November 2021
Salary	220,998 BBD annually[1]

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The governor-general of Barbados was the representative of the Barbadian monarch from independence in 1966 until the establishment of a republic in 2021. Under the government's Table of Precedence for Barbados, the governor-general of Barbados was regarded as being the most important of all personnel of the Barbados government.^[2]

The office was established by Chapter IV of the 1966 Constitution of Barbados.^[3] The governor-general was appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister of Barbados.^[4][5] The governor-general exercised the monarch's executive powers and gave assent to bills in the monarch's name, promulgating them as laws.^[6] The powers of the monarch and the governor-general were limited, and they, in most instances, exercised authority on the advice of the prime minister or other persons or bodies within Barbados.^[7]

The office of the governor-general was established when Barbados gained independence in 1966. Since then, Barbados had 8 governors-general. On 30 November 2021, Barbados became a republic and the office of governor-general was abolished.