The Chairperson of the Barbuda Council is the leader of the

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, in the eastern

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. Established by the Barbuda Local Government Act of 1976, its first election was on March 22, 1979.

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.http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-44.pdf 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 {, border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;" , - align=center bgcolor=#ebebeb !rowspan=2, Incumbent !colspan=2, Tenure , - align=center bgcolor=#ebebeb !Took Office !Left Office , - , .... , 1976 , 1979 , - , Hilbourne Frank (1st time) , 1979 , 1985 , - ,

Arthur Nibbs Arthur Nibbs is a politician from Antigua and Barbuda. He represents the Antigua Labour Party in the Antiguan Senate. Born in Barbuda, he was educated at the Holy Trinity School and the Antigua Grammar School. Political career He first stood, u ...

(1st time) , 1985 , 1989 , - , Hilbourne Frank (2nd time) , 1989 , 1997 , - ,

(2nd time) , 1997 , April 2001 , - ,

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(1st time) , April 2001 , 2005 , - ,

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, 2005 , 19 January 2006 , - ,

Randolph Beazer Randolph Beazer is a Barbudan politician. He was elected to the Barbuda Council The Barbuda Council is a local authority that manages the internal affairs on the island of Barbuda. History and electoral system The Barbuda Council was establish ...

, 19 January 2006 , 9 January 2008 , - ,

(2nd time) , 9 January 2008 , 31 March 2009 , - , Kelvin Punter , 31 March 2009 , 31 March 2013 , - ,

, 2013 , 2017 , - , Wayde Burton , 2017 , 2019 , - , Calsey Beazer-Joseph , 7 January 2020 , 12 April 2021 , - ,

Jacklyn Frank Jacklyn "Jackie" Frank is an Antiguan and Barbudan politician as well as a Barbudan social worker. She was the Chairperson of the Barbuda Council. Political career Jacklyn Frank was first elected to the council in 2017, getting 475 votes for th ...

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References

Barbuda Council Heads of local government