Ministries and agencies of the Barbados government

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The Government of Barbados contains a number of Ministries and Agencies which control and govern various aspects of the country, these are known in Barbados as Government Ministries.^[1] Barbados currently has around 30 ministries, each with its appointed Minister. ^[2]

Structure of Government ministries (Until May 2018)

• Prime Minister
• Prime Minister's Office
• Deputy Prime Minister, Attorney General and Minister of Home Affairs
• Ministry of Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries & Water Resource Management
• Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation
• Ministry of Labour, Social Security & Human Resource Development
• Ministry of Culture, Sports & Youth
• Ministry of the Environment and Drainage
• Finance and Economic Affairs
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
• Ministry of Health
• Ministry of Home Affairs
• Ministry of Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small Business Development
• Ministry of Housing, Lands and Rural Development
• Ministry of Tourism & International Transport
• Ministry of Transport and Works
• Ministry of Social Care, Constituency Empowerment & Community Development
• Ministry of Civil Service

Current Structure of Government Ministries

• Prime Minister
• Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment
• Deputy Prime Minister, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs
• Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training and Leader of Government Business
• Ministry of Housing, Lands and Rural Development
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Senate
• Ministry of International Business and Industry
• Ministry of Environment and National Beautification
• Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs
• Ministry of Tourism and International Transport
• Ministry of Transport Works and Maintenance
• Ministry of Health and Wellness
• Ministry of Home Affairs
• Ministry of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce
• Ministry of Energy and Water Resources
• Ministry of Labour and Social Partnership Relations
• Ministry of Youth and Community Empowerment
• Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy
• Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
• Ministry of Creative Economy, Culture and Sports
• Ministry of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology
• Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and Public Affairs^[3]

All Ministries listed by industry

• Ministry of Agriculture - Found within the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

• Ministry of Business Development - Found within the Ministry of Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Business Development
• Ministry for the Civil Service
• Ministry of Commerce - Found within the Ministry of Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Business Development
• Ministry of Consumer Affairs - Found within the Ministry of Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Business Development
• Ministry of Energy - Found within the Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities
• Ministry of Economic Affairs - Found within the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs
• Ministry of Education - Found within the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports
• Ministry of Environment - Found within the Ministry of Housing, Lands and the Environment
• Ministry of Finance - Found within the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Found within Senior Minister and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
• Ministry of Foreign Trade - Found within Senior Minister and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
• Ministry of Health
• Ministry of Home Affairs
• Ministry of Industry - Found within the Ministry of Industry and International Business
• Ministry of International Business - Found within the Ministry of Industry and International Business
• Ministry of International Transport - Found within the Ministry of Tourism and International Transport
• Ministry of Housing and Lands - Found within the Ministry of Housing, Lands and Rural Development
• Ministry of Labour - Found within the Ministry of Labour and Social Security
• Ministry of Public Utilities - Found within the Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities
• Ministry of Public Works
• Ministry of Rural Development - Found within the Ministry of Housing, Lands and Rural Development

• Ministry of Social Security - Found within the Ministry of Labour and Social Security
• Ministry of Social Transformation
• Ministry of Sports - Found within the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports
• Ministry of State - Found within the Ministry of State, Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of the Civil Service
• Ministry of Tourism - Found within the Ministry of Tourism and International Transport
• Ministry of Youth Affairs - Found within the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports

References

https://www.gov.bb/government-main/directory/ministry-of-housing-and-lands/