Mia Mottley
Mia Mottley | |
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Mottley in 2021 | |
| 8th Prime Minister of Barbados | |
| Ambassador to | |
| Assumed office 25 May 2018 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II (until 2021) |
| President | Sandra Mason (since 2021) |
| Governor-General | Sandra Mason (until 2021) |
| Deputy | Santia Bradshaw (since 2022) |
| Preceded by | Freundel Stuart |
| 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados | |
| Ambassador to | |
| In office 26 May 2003 – 15 January 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Owen Arthur |
| Preceded by | Billie Miller |
| Succeeded by | Freundel Stuart |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| Ambassador to | |
| In office 26 February 2013 – 25 May 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Freundel Stuart |
| Preceded by | Owen Arthur |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Atherley[1] |
| Ambassador to | |
| In office 7 February 2008 – 18 October 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | David Thompson |
| Preceded by | David Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Owen Arthur |
| Member of Parliament for Saint Michael North East | |
| Ambassador to | |
| Assumed office 6 September 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Leroy Brathwaite |
| Majority | 3,243 (62.1%) |
| Chairwoman of the Caribbean Community | |
| Ambassador to | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Dickon Mitchell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1965 Barbados |
| Political party | Barbados Labour Party |
| Relations | Eva Mottley (cousin) |
| Residence | Ilaro Court (2018–present) |
| Education | Merrivale Preparatory School; United Nations International School; Queen's College (Barbados) |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics (LLB) |
Mia Amor Mottley, SC MP[2] ( bɛ dɔɣi o la silimiingoli October dahinyini dali, yuuni 1965) ka o nyɛ ŋun nyɛ Barbadian siyaasa niri n-ti pahi attorney ŋun daa nyɛ prime minister of Barbados bin din gbaagi yuuni 2018 ni o ni daa nyɛ kpɛmi nti Barbados Labour Party (BLP) paati la binshɛɣu din gbaagi yuuni 2008. Mottley n nyɛ tuuli paɣa ŋun na min gbubi lala kpamli nim ŋɔ. is the first woman to hold either position. Ŋuni n lahi nyɛ Barbados tuuli prime minister n ti its republican system. ollowing constitutional changes she introduced that abolished the country's constitutional monarchy.
She is viewed as a leading candidate to succeed António Guterres as the next Secretary-General of the United Nations.[3]
Early life, family and education
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Political career
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Prime minister
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O kpaŋmaŋ pina nim mini nintiɣibɔ
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Mottley is a recipient of the following honours:
Kenya:
Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya (2019)
Guyana:
Order of Roraima of Guyana (2020)[4][5]
Venezuela:
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Liberator (2023)[6]
Suriname:
Grand Cordon of the Ere-Orde van de Palm (2025)
Others
- O nyɛvuli puuni kpaŋmaŋ pina (Champions of the Earth) yuuni 2021.[7]
Silimiingoli December ni, yuuni 2020, Mottley nyɛla Caribbean National Weekly mini Oliver Mair ni daa zaŋ kpaŋmaŋ pini din yuli nyɛ 'person of the year ' n ti o[8]
In May 2022, Mottley was featured on the cover of TIME magazine, the first Barbadian to do so, and was named one of "The 100 Most Influential People of 2022",[9][10] in recognition of her outspoken advocacy for addressing climate change.[11]
In November 2022, the United Nations Foundation announced Mottley as the recipient of one of its annual Global Leadership Awards, honouring her as "Champion for Global Change" and citing "her exemplary leadership in fighting for a just, equitable, and sustainable world".[12]
In December 2022, Mottley was named on the BBC's 100 Women list as one of the world's inspiring and influential women of the year,[13] and by the Financial Times on "The FT's 25 most influential women of 2022".[14][15]
In 2023, she was included in the Forbes list of the "World's 100 Most Powerful Women".[16]
Notes
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]- ↑ "Bishop Atherley now Leader of the Opposition" (en). Barbados Advocate. 2 June 2018. https://www.barbadosadvocate.com/news/bishop-atherley-now-leader-opposition.
- ↑ The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, SC, MP (24 October 2018).
- ↑ Fillion, Stephanie (2023-09-29). Analysis: Who could lead the United Nations next? This Caribbean climate leader makes diplomats 'jump' with excitement (en).
- ↑ Tɛmplet:YouTube, Department of Public Information Archived 21 Silimin gɔli March 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Guyana, 4 February 2020.
- ↑ Chabrol, Denis (22 February 2020). National Awards announced. Demerara Waves Media Inc..
- ↑ "Barbados signs agreements with Venezuela". Barbados Today. 11 July 2023. https://barbadostoday.bb/2023/07/11/barbados-signs-agreements-with-venezuela/amp.
- ↑ 2021 Champions of the Earth (en) (3 December 2021).
- ↑ "Oliver Mair and Mia Mottley are CNW's 2020 Persons of the Year". Caribbean National Weekly. 31 December 2020. https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/caribbean-breaking-news-featured/oliver-mair-mia-mottley-cnw-2020-person-of-the-year/.
- ↑ "TIME 100 Most Influential People 2022". TIME. 23 May 2022. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ↑ Noel, Melissa (24 May 2022). "Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley Makes Time 100 Most Influential List". Essence. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ↑ Okonjo-Iweala, Ngozi (23 May 2022). "Mia Mottley". TIME. The 100 Most Influential People of 2022 (in English). Archived from the original on 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ↑ UN Foundation Honors Global Changemakers at 'We The Peoples' Awards Ceremony – The Hon. Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados and Forest Whitaker, Founder & Ceo of the Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative among 2022 awardees. United Nations Foundation (3 November 2022).
- ↑ BBC 100 Women 2022: Who is on the list this year? - BBC News (6 December 2022).
- ↑ Lovegrove, Sharmaine (1 December 2022). "The FT's 25 most influential women of 2022". The Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/content/8428d275-a9ba-46e7-9c39-78b847c5cef7.
- ↑ Brown, Desmond (3 December 2022). "PM Mottley among Financial Times' 25 most influential women of 2022". Barbados Today. https://barbadostoday.bb/2022/12/03/pm-mottley-among-financial-times-25-most-influential-women-of-2022/.
- ↑ The World's Most Powerful Women 2023 (en) (5 December 2023).
Kundivihira
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Further reading
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]- "10 things to know about Mia Mottley". Trend Media. 25 May 2018. https://www.loopnewsbarbados.com/content/10-things-know-about-mia-mottley.
- Mc Kenzie, Rhianna (9 July 2021). "Mia Mottley: Female leadership rare in Caribbean". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. https://newsday.co.tt/2021/07/09/mia-mottley-female-leadership-rare-in-caribbean/.
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- Tony Best, "Mia's rich political heritage", The Nation (23 January 2008).
- Barbados Parliament Opposition Leader, barbadosparliament.com (2008).
- "PM Mottley Interviewed by CNN's Amanpour Show (April 29/20)"
- Mia Mottley, Getty Images
- "Profile: The Honourable Mia Mottley", Nelson Mandela Foundation.
- "Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados at the Opening of the #COP27 World Leaders Summit", 7 November 2022.
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