The Chairperson of the Barbuda Council is the leader of the Barbuda Council. Established by the Barbuda Local Government Act of 1976,[1] the first council election was on March 22, 1979.[2]
| Chairperson of Barbuda Council | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the Barbuda Council | |
 Flag of the Barbuda Council | |
Incumbent since 16 January 2024Devon Warner | |
| Deputy | Vice Chairperson of the Barbuda Council (Mackenzie Frank) |
Role
editThe council's members vote for the chairperson.[2] Every January or at the first council meeting following an election, the chair is chosen.[2] The representative representing Barbuda in the House of Representatives is in charge of the council meeting when a chairperson is being chosen.[2] 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.[2]
- Any elected member of the Council who misses three consecutive meetings without the Chairman's permission, leaves Antigua and Barbuda for more than sixty days without the Chairman's permission, or otherwise behaves in a way that would disqualify him from election ceases to be a member, and his seat becomes vacant. The Chairman shall promptly notify the minister responsible for Barbuda Affairs and the supervisor of elections of this change.[2]
- Any member of the Council may quit by writing a letter of resignation under his or her hand addressed to the Chairman or, in the case of the Chairman, the Secretary.[2]
- By-laws may be created by the Council and must be signed by both the Chairman and the Secretary to be valid.[2]
- All withdrawals from the Barbuda Council deposit account must be authorized in writing by the Secretary and countersigned by the Chairman.[2]
List
editBelow 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[3] | 1985[3] | BPM |
| Arthur Nibbs (1st time) | 1985 | 1987 | ONR[4] |
| Emmanuel Punter | 1987? | 1989? | BPM |
| Hilbourne Frank (2nd time) | 1989[3] | 1996 | BPM |
| John Thomas | 1996 | 1997[5] | 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[6] | 12 April 2021 | BPM |
| Jacklyn Frank | 12 April 2021[7] | January 2022 | BPM |
| Mackenzie Frank | January 2022 | 16 January 2024 | BPM |
| Devon Warner | 16 January 2024 | present | BPM |
Additionally, the council was chaired by Francilla Francis / Francine Francis before 1995,[8][6] probably sometime between 1984 and 1988.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Local Government".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-44.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.