Chairperson of the Barbuda Council
| Chairperson of Barbuda Council | |
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since 7 April 2025 | |
| Precursor | Warden |
| Deputy | Vice Chairperson of the Barbuda Council (Nadia George) |
| Salary | 44,100 EC$ annually[1] |
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The Chairperson of the Barbuda Council is the leader of the Barbuda Council. Established by the Barbuda Local Government Act of 1976,[2] the first council election was on March 22, 1979.[3]
Role
The council's members vote for the chairperson.[3] Every January or at the first council meeting following an election, the chair is chosen.[3] The representative representing Barbuda in the House of Representatives is in charge of the council meeting when a chairperson is being chosen.[3] The members elect a Chairman, as the case may be, to fill the vacancy caused if the Chairman resigns, dies, or is otherwise ineligible to serve on the Council during its term.[3]
List
Below is a table of the chairpersons of the Barbuda Council.[citation needed]
| Incumbent | Tenure | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | ||
| Claude Earl Francis | 1977 | Feb 1978 | |
| McChesney George | 1978 | 1979 | ABLP |
| Hilbourne Frank (1st time) | 1979[4] | 1985[4] | BPM |
| Arthur Nibbs (1st time) | 1985 | 1987 | ONR[5] |
| Emmanuel Punter | 1987? | 1989? | BPM |
| Hilbourne Frank (2nd time) | 1989[4] | 1996 | BPM |
| John Thomas | 1996 | 1997[6] | ABLP |
| Arthur Nibbs (2nd time) | 1997 | April 2001 | BPM |
| Fabian Jones (1st time) | April 2001 | 2005 | BPM |
| Lincoln Burton | 2005 | 19 January 2006 | BPM |
| Randolph Beazer | 19 January 2006 | 9 January 2008 | BPM |
| Fabian Jones (2nd time) | 9 January 2008 | 31 March 2009 | BPM |
| Kelvin Punter | 1 April 2009 | March 2013 | BPM |
| Arthur Nibbs (3rd time) | March 2013 | 31 March 2015 | ABLP |
| David Shaw | 1 April 2015 | March 2017 | ABLP |
| Knacyntar Nedd | March 2017 | 9 May 2018 | ABLP |
| Wayde Burton | 9 May 2018 | 7 January 2020 | BPM |
| Calsey Joseph | 7 January 2020[7] | 12 April 2021 | BPM |
| Jacklyn Frank | 12 April 2021[8] | January 2022 | BPM |
| Mackenzie Frank | January 2022 | 16 January 2024 | BPM |
| Devon Warner | 16 January 2024 | 7 April 2025 | BPM |
| John Mussington[9] | 7 April 2025 | present | BPM |
Additionally, the council was chaired by Francilla Francis / Francine Francis before 1995,[10][7] probably sometime between 1984 and 1988.[11]
References
- ^ 2024 Barbuda Estimates (PDF).
- ^ "Local Government".
- ^ a b c d e "LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA" (PDF). Government of Antigua and Barbuda. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
- ^ a b c Dictionaries of Contemporary Politics. Routledge. 25 February 2021. ISBN 978-1-317-26997-7.
- ^ Banks (red.), Arthur Sparrow (1987). Political handbook of the world: 1987 : governments and intergovernmental organizations as of March 15, 1987 : (with major political developments noted through June 30, 1987). CSA Publications. ISBN 978-0-933199-03-3.
- ^ "Caribbean Insight". Goodyear Gibbs (Caribbean). 1997.
- ^ a b "Calsey Beazer-Joseph chairs re-constituted Barbuda Council – Antigua Observer Newspaper". 9 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-01-09.
- ^ "Jackie Frank is new Barbuda Council Chair - Antigua Observer Newspaper". 29 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-09-29.
- ^ jennelsa.johnson (2025-04-08). "John Mussington assumes Chairmanship of the Barbuda Council". Antigua Observer Newspaper. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ^ "Barbudans Angry at Invasion by Diana". AP NEWS.
- ^ "Ermina Osoba - Women in Management and Decision-Making Processes in Antigua and Barbuda: A Statistical Analysis". global.uwi.edu.