David Thompson (Barbadian politician)
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The Honourable David Thompson QC, MP |
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| 6th Prime Minister of Barbados | |
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In office 16 January 2008 – 23 October 2010 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General | Sir Clifford Husbands |
| Preceded by | Owen Arthur |
| Succeeded by | Freundel Stuart |
| Member of Parliament for Saint John |
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In office 16 July 1987 – 23 October 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Errol Barrow |
| Succeeded by | Mara Thompson |
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25 December 1961 London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 23 October 2010 (aged 48) Mapps, Barbados |
| Political party | Democratic Labour Party |
| Spouse(s) | Mara Thompson |
| Children | Misha Oya Osa-Marie |
| Residence | Mapps, Barbados 2008–2010 |
| Profession | Lawyer |
David John Howard Thompson QC MP (25 December 1961 – 23 October 2010) was the sixth Prime Minister of Barbados from January 2008 until his death from pancreatic cancer on 23 October 2010.
Thompson is the third sitting Prime Minister of Barbados to die in office following the deaths of Tom Adams in 1985 and Errol Barrow in 1987. He is also the 7th head of government of a CARICOM country to die in office since CARICOM was founded in 1973.
Thompson was born in London to Charles Thompson, an Afro-Barbadian porter and painter, and Margaret Knight, a White Barbadian author, secretary and nurse. Both parents remained strong influences in Thompson's life. Thompson was brought up with his three siblings at Fitts Village, Saint James.
Thompson attended primary school at St Gabriel's Junior School and secondary school at Combermere School. He earned a Legal Education Certificate from Hugh Wooding Law School. Thompson graduated with honors from the University of the West Indies law school in 1984. He was admitted to the Barbados bar in 1984 and taught as a part-time tutor in law at the University of the West Indies from 1986 to 1988. His law firm was Thompson & Associates.
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