Indar Anthony Weir (born 19 April 1961 in

Saint Philip, Barbados Saint Philip is a parish of Barbados at the easternmost end of the island. Saint Philip’s Parish Church was built as the Anglican parish church in 1640. St. Philip has the largest land area of the 11 parishes of Barbados and has a relatively f ...

) is a Barbadian politician, businessman and cabinet minister in the government of

Mia Mottley Mia Amor Mottley, (born 1 October 1965) is a Barbadian politician and attorney who has served as the eighth prime minister of Barbados since 2018 and as Leader of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) since 2008. Mottley is the first woman to hold ...

. He is the current minister of Agriculture and Food Security in the

administration.

Early life and education

Weir was born on April 19, 1961, in

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. He attended the St. Philip Boys’ School in Saint Philip, where he finished his primary school. After his primary education, he attended Cooperative High School and obtained his high school leaving certificate. He attended

University of the West Indies The University of the West Indies (UWI), originally University College of the West Indies, is a public university system established to serve the higher education needs of the residents of 17 English-speaking countries and territories in th ...

, where he studied Business Administration and obtained a BSc and subsequently obtained EMBA from the same institution.

Career

Weir is the chairman of Indar Weir Travel Centre in Barbados. In 2013, he ran for member of parliament in the 2013 general elections of Barbados. He failed to meet the required number of votes. In the 2018 Barbadian general elections, he was elected Member of Parliament of Barbados representing

constituency. He replaced Attorney General

Adriel Brathwaite Adriel Dermont Brathwaite, SC (born 1962) is a Barbadian politician and lawyer, who formally held the positions of Attorney-General, Minister of Home Affairs, and Member of Parliament for Saint Philip South. Career Brathwaite is an attorney-a ...

. Weir was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Food Security in the

administration.

References

Government ministers of Barbados {{DEFAULTSORT:Weir, Indar 1961 births Living people Barbados Labour Party politicians Members of the House of Assembly of Barbados University of the West Indies alumni