The prime minister was elected by the House of Representatives from among its members, constitutionally acted as an advisor to the governor-general of the West Indies Federation, and was involved in economic planning, but had very little power beyond those roles, being junior to the position of governor-general.[1]
Starting in January 1959, the governor-general, Lord Hailes, attempted to get Adams to step down so he could be replaced with Norman Manley, whom Hailes saw as endorsing "decentralised federation" and being able to bring "most responsible people in Jamaica" with him.[2]
prime, minister, west, indies, federation, prime, minister, west, indies, federation, head, government, short, lived, west, indies, federation, also, known, british, caribbean, federation, which, consisted, provinces, antigua, with, barbuda, barbados, dominica. The prime minister of the West Indies Federation was the head of government of the short lived West Indies Federation also known as the British Caribbean Federation which consisted of ten provinces Antigua with Barbuda Barbados Dominica Grenada Jamaica with the Cayman Islands and the Turks amp Caicos Islands Montserrat St Christopher Nevis Anguilla St Lucia St Vincent and Trinidad and Tobago The federation was formed on 3 January 1958 and was formally dissolved on 31 May 1962 Prime Minister of the West Indies FederationCoat of arms of the West IndiesOnly officeholderGrantley Herbert Adams18 April 1958 31 May 1962StyleThe Right HonourableAppointerGovernor General of the West Indies FederationFormation18 April 1958First holderGrantley Herbert AdamsFinal holderGrantley Herbert AdamsAbolished31 May 1962The prime minister was elected by the House of Representatives from among its members constitutionally acted as an advisor to the governor general of the West Indies Federation and was involved in economic planning but had very little power beyond those roles being junior to the position of governor general 1 Starting in January 1959 the governor general Lord Hailes attempted to get Adams to step down so he could be replaced with Norman Manley whom Hailes saw as endorsing decentralised federation and being able to bring most responsible people in Jamaica with him 2 Contents 1 Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation 1958 1962 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksPrime Minister of the West Indies Federation 1958 1962 editParties West Indies Federal Labour Party No Portrait Name Birth Death Term of office Political party Election CabinetTook office Left office Time in office1 nbsp Grantley Herbert Adams 1898 1971 MP for Barbados18 April 195831 May 19624 years 43 daysFederalist1958AdamsSee also editPrime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles Dutch West Indies 1961 Jamaican Federation of the West Indies membership referendumReferences edit The Growth of the Modern West Indies Gordon K Lewis Ian Randle Publishers 2004 Pp 386 87 Ordering Independence The End of Empire in the Anglophone Caribbean Spencer Mawby Palgrave Macmillan 2012 Pp 155 160 External links editWorld Statesmen West Indies Federation nbsp This article about politics in the Caribbean is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation amp oldid 1192506078, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
