Chairperson of the Barbuda Council
The Chairperson of the Barbuda Council is the leader of the Barbudan Government, in the eastern Caribbean. Established by the Barbuda Local Government Act of 1976,[1] its first election was on March 22, 1979.[2]
| Chairperson of Barbuda Council | |
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 Seal of the Barbuda Council | |
 Flag of the Barbuda Council | |
| Deputy | Vice Chairperson of the Barbuda Council (Trevor Walker) |
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Role in the Council Meetings
The Chairman can remove any person from the public from visiting Council meetings, that are always open to the public.[3] The Vice Chairman will take the role of Chairperson in the event of the Chairperson being absent from a session.
List of chairpeople
Below is a table of Chairs of the Barbuda Council
| Incumbent | Tenure | |
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| Took Office | Left Office | |
| .... | 1976 | 1979 |
| Hilbourne Frank (1st time) | 1979 | 1985 |
| Arthur Nibbs (1st time) | 1985 | 1989 |
| Hilbourne Frank (2nd time) | 1989 | 1997 |
| Arthur Nibbs (2nd time) | 1997 | April 2001 |
| Fabian Jones (1st time) | April 2001 | 2005 |
| Lincoln Burton | 2005 | 19 January 2006 |
| Randolph Beazer | 19 January 2006 | 9 January 2008 |
| Fabian Jones (2nd time) | 9 January 2008 | 31 March 2009 |
| Kelvin Punter | 31 March 2009 | 31 March 2013 |
| Arthur Nibbs | 2013 | 2017 |
| Wayde Burton | 2017 | 2019 |
| Calsey Joseph | 2019 | 2021 |
| Jackie Frank | 2021 | present |
References
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