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	The Honourable Mia Mottley, SC, MP (Prime Minister)	Ms. Selma Green, acting Cabinet Secretary
Prime Minister's Office	The Honourable Mia Mottley, SC, MP (Prime Minister) Dr. the Honourable William Duguid, JP, MP (Senior Minister in the Prime Minister's Office for Infrastructural Projects and Town Planning Matters) Senator The Honourable Shantal Munro-Knight, PhD (Minister in the Prime Minister's Office responsible for the Sustainable Development Goals, Commitment for Results and Culture)	The Most Honourable Alies Jordan, FB Ambassador Sandra Phillips (Special Assignment - Commitment For Results) Ms. Gabrielle Springer (Director General, Infrastructure)
Ministry of the Public Service	The Honourable Mia Mottley, SC, MP	Ms. Penelope Linton (acting) (Director General, Human Resources)
Ministry of Transport and Works	The Honourable Santia Bradshaw, M.P (Deputy Prime Minister)	Mr. Andrew Gittens
Ministry of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment	The Honourable Mia Mottley, SC, MP The Honourable Ryan Straughn, M.P (Finance) Senator The Honourable Chad Blackman (Economic Affairs and Investment)	Ms. Nancy Headley (Finance) Ms. Betty Alleyne-Headley(acting) (Economic Affairs and Investment)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade	The Honourable Kerrie Symmonds, M.P	Ambassador Joy-ann Skinner (acting)
Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs	The Hon. Dale Marshall, SC, MP The Honourable Corey Lane, JP, MP (Crime Prevention)	Mr. Hughland Allman (acting)
Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training	The Honourable Kay McConney, MP	Ms. Wendy Odle (acting)
Ministry of Home Affairs and Information	The Honourable Wilfred Abrahams, MP	Ambassador Yvette Goddard
Ministry of Health and Wellness	Senator Dr. The Most Honourable Jerome Walcott, FB, JP, MBBS, FRCS	Mr. Wayne Marshall (acting)
Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Nutritional Security	The Honourable Indar Weir, MP	Mr. Terry Bascombe (acting)
Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Third Sector	The Honourable Colin Jordan, MP	Mr. Timothy Maynard
Ministry of Housing, Lands and Maintenance	The Honourable Dwight Sutherland, MP	Mr. H. Nikita Smith (acting)
Ministry of Energy and Business	Senator The Honourable Lisa Cummins	Mr. Kevin Hunte (acting)
Ministry of Tourism and International Transport	The Honourable Ian Gooding-Edghill, MP	Ms. Francine Blackman (acting)
Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment	The Honourable Charles Griffith, MP	Mr. Charley Browne (acting)
Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs	The Honourable Kirk Humphrey, MP	Mr. Jehu Wiltshire
Ministry of Environment and National Beautification, Green and Blue Economy	The Honourable Adrian Forde, MP	Ms. Yolande Howard
Ministry of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology	The Honourable Marsha Caddle, MP	Ms. Marva Howell (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	Mrs. Donna Cadogan (Chairman of the Committee)
Cabinet Office	Cabinet Secretary	Ms. Selma Green (acting)
Prime Minister's Office	Permanent Secretary Permanent Secretary (Special Assignment)	The Most Honourable Alies Jordan, FB Ambassador Sandra Phillips (Commitment For Results)
Ministry of the Public Service	Director General, Human Resources	Ms. Penelope Linton (acting)
Ministry of Transport and Works	Permanent Secretary	Mr. Andrew Gittens
Ministry of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment Treasury Department Barbados Audit Office	Permanent Secretary Permanent Secretary Director General, Finance and Economic Affairs Accountant General Auditor General	Ms. Nancy Headley (Finance) Ms. Betty Alleyne-Headley (acting) (Economic Affairs and Investment) Mr. Ian Carrington Ms. Ingrid Blunt (acting) Mr. Leigh Trotman
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade	Director General, Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Permanent Secretary and Head of the Foreign Service	Ambassador Donna Forde Ambassador Joy-Ann Skinner (acting)
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	Mr. Hughland Allman Ms. Shawn Belle (acting) Ms. Donna Babb-Agard, SC Ms. Anika Jackson, SC Ms. Sharon Deane (acting) Mr. Richard Boyce
Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training	Permanent Secretary Chief Education Officer	Ms. Wendy Odle (acting) Ramona Archer-Bradshaw, PhD
Ministry of Home Affairs and Information	Permanent Secretary	Ambassador Yvette Goddard
Ministry of Health and Wellness	Permanent Secretary Chief Medical Officer	Mr. Wayne Marshall (acting) Dr. the Most Honourable Kenneth George, FB
Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Nutritional Security	Permanent Secretary Chief Agricultural Officer	Mr. Terry Bascombe (acting)
Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Third Sector	Permanent Secretary	Mr. Timothy Maynard
Ministry of Housing, Lands and Maintenance	Permanent Secretary Commissioner of Titles Commissioner of Titles	Mr. H. Nikita Smith (acting) Ms. Joy Green Ms. Beverley Gadsby, SC
Ministry of Energy and Business Development	Permanent Secretary	Mr. Kevin Hunte (acting)
Ministry of Tourism and International Transport	Permanent Secretary	Ms. Francine Blackman (acting)
Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment	Permanent Secretary	Mr. Charley Browne (acting)
Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs	Permanent Secretary	Mr. Jehu Wiltshire
Ministry of Environment and National Beautification, Green and Blue Economy	Permanent Secretary	Ms. Yolande Howard
Ministry of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology	Permanent Secretary	Ms. Marva Howell (acting)
n/a	Director General, Productive Sectors Director General, Governance Director General, Social and Environmental Policy	Louis Woodroffe, PhD Ms. Gail Atkins The Most Honourable Janet Phillips, FB