Name: Mia Mottley is 8th Prime Minister of Barbados.
Date of Birth: 1 October 1965
Preceeded by: Freundel Stuart
Party: Barbados Labour Party
Family: Cousin Eva Mottley
About: Mottley is the granddaughter of Ernest Deighton Mottley (1907–1973), a real estate broker and successful politician, particularly at the parish level. He was the first mayor of Bridgetown (1959), representing Bridgetown in the House of Assembly from 1946, and belonged to the conservative Barbados National Party. Mia Mottley was educated at Merrivale Preparatory School, the United Nations International School, and Queen’s College (Barbados). She later studied at the London School of Economics and was awarded a law degree from the University of London in 1986.