List of Permanent Secretaries (Barbados)

Permanent Secretaries are the chief executive officers of government ministries in Barbados and are responsible to the Head of the Public Service, who is Chairman of the Committee of Permanent Secretaries and Officers of Related Grade established by the Public Service Act, and to the Parliament of Barbados.

List of Government Ministries, Ministers and Permanent Secretaries[]


Ministry	Minister Responsible	Permanent Secretary
Cabinet Office	Hon. Mia Mottley, Q.C., M.P (Prime Minister)	Mr. Hughland Allman (acting Cabinet Secretary)
Prime Minister's Office	Hon. Mia Mottley, Q.C., M.P (Prime Minister) Senator Dr. the Hon. Shantal Munro-Knight Dr. the Hon. William Duguid (Infrastructural Projects and Town Planning Matters)	The Most Honourable Alies Jordan, FB Mr. Jehu Wilshire (Culture) Ambassador Sandra Phillips (Special Assignments)
Ministry of the Public Service	Hon. Mia Mottley, Q.C., M.P	Ms. Gail Atkins
Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources	Hon. Santia Bradshaw, M.P (Deputy Prime Minister)	Mr. Mark Cummins
Ministry of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment	Hon. Mia Mottley, Q.C., M.P Hon. Ryan Straughn, M.P (Finance and Economic Affairs)	Ms. Nancy Headley (Finance) Ms. Annette Weekes (acting) (Economic Affairs and Investment)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade	Senator Dr. the Most Honourable Jerome Walcott Hon. Sandra Husbands, M.P (Foreign Trade and Business Development)	Ms. Simone Rudder
Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs	Hon. Dale Marshall, Q.C., M.P	Ambassador Yvette Goddard
Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training	Hon. Kay McConney, M.P	Ms. Betty Alleyne Headley (acting)
Ministry of Home Affairs and Information	Hon. Wilfred Abrahams, M.P	Ms. Deborah Payne (acting)
Ministry of Health and Wellness	Hon. Ian Gooding-Edgill, M.P Dr. the Hon. Sonia Browne, M.P	The Most Honourable Janet Phillips, FB
Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Nutritional Security	Hon. Indar Weir, M.P	Mr. Terry Bascombe (acting)
Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Third Sector	Hon. Colin Jordan, M.P	Dr. Karen Best
Ministry of Housing, Lands and Maintenance	Hon. Dwight Sutherland, M.P	Mr. Timothy Maynard
Ministry of Energy and Business Development	Hon. Kerrie Symmonds, M.P Hon. Sandra Husbands, M.P (Foreign Trade and Business Development)	Ms. Jennifer Hunte (acting) (International Business) Ms. Francine Blackman (acting) (Commerce) Mr. Andrew Gittens (Energy)
Ministry of Tourism and International Transport	Sen. Hon. Lisa Cummins	Ms. Donna Cadogan
Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment	Hon. Charles Griffith, M.P	Ms. Yolande Howard
Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs	Hon. Kirk Humphrey, M.P	Ms. Gabrielle Springer
Ministry of Environment and National Beautification	Hon. Adrian Forde, M.P	Mr. Charley Browne (acting) (Environment and National Beautification) Ms. Sonia Foster (acting) (Blue Economy)
Ministry of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology	Hon. Davidson Ishmael, M.P	Mr. Wayne Marshall (acting)

Members of the Committee of Permanent Secretaries and Officers of Related Grade[]


Ministry or Organization	Position	Name
Office of the Head of the Public Service	Head of the Public Service	Dr. Louis Woodroffe (Chairman of the Committee)
Cabinet Office	Cabinet Secretary	Mr. Hughland Allman (acting)
Prime Minister's Office	Permanent Secretary Permanent Secretary Permanent Secretary	The Most Honourable Alies Jordan, FB Mr. Jehu Wilshire (Culture) Ambassador Sandra Phillips (Special Assignments)
Ministry of the Public Service	Director General, Human Resources	Ms. Gail Atkins
Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources	Permanent Secretary	Mr. Mark Cummins
Ministry of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment Treasury Department Barbados Audit Office	Permanent Secretary Permanent Secretary Director of Finance and Economic Affairs Accountant General Auditor General	Ms. Nancy Headley (Finance) Ms. Annette Weekes (acting) (Economic Affairs and Investment) Mr. Ian Carrington Mr. Dane Coppin Mr. Leigh Trotman
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade	Permanent Secretary and Head of the Foreign Service Director General, Foreign Trade	Ms. Simone Rudder Dr. Louis Woodroffe (Head of the Public Service)
Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs Barbados Police Service	Permanent Secretary Chief Parliamentary Counsel Director of Public Prosecutions Solicitor General Registrar of the Supreme Court Commissioner of Police	Ambassador Yvette Goddard Ms. Rolanda Williams (acting) Ms. Donna Babb-Agard, Q.C Ms. Donna Brathwaite, Q.C Ms. Michelle Johnson Mr. Richard Boyce
Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training	Permanent Secretary Chief Education Officer	Ms. Betty Alleyne Headley (acting) Dr. Ramona Archer-Bradshaw
Ministry of Home Affairs and Information	Permanent Secretary	Ms. Deborah Payne (acting)
Ministry of Health and Wellness	Permanent Secretary Chief Medical Officer	The Most Honourable Janet Phillips, FB Dr. the Most Honourable Kenneth George, FB
Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Nutritional Security	Permanent Secretary Chief Agricultural Officer	Mr. Terry Bascombe (acting) Ms. Keeley Holder
Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Third Sector National Insurance Department	Permanent Secretary Director	Dr. Karen Best Vacant
Ministry of Housing, Lands and Maintenance	Permanent Secretary Commissioner of Titles Commissioner of Titles	Mr. Timothy Maynard Ms. Joy Green Ms. Beverley Gadsby
Ministry of Energy and Business Development	Permanent Secretary Permanent Secretary Permanent Secretary	Ms. Jennifer Hunte (acting) (International Business) Ms. Francine Blackman (acting) (Commerce) Mr. Andrew Gittens (Energy)
Ministry of Tourism and International Transport	Permanent Secretary	Ms. Donna Cadogan
Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment	Permanent Secretary	Ms. Yolande Howard
Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs	Permanent Secretary	Ms. Gabrielle Springer
Ministry of Environment and National Beautification	Permanent Secretary Permanent Secretary	Mr. Charley Browne (acting) (Environment and National Beautification) Ms. Sonia Foster (acting) (Blue Economy)
Ministry of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology	Permanent Secretary	Mr. Wayne Marshall (acting)