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{{Politics of Barbados}}
The '''governor-general of [[Barbados]]''' was the representative of the [[Barbadian monarch]] from independence in 1966 until the establishment of a republic in 2021. Under the government's [[Table of precedence for Barbados|Table of Precedence for Barbados]], the governor-general of Barbados was regarded as being the most important of all personnel of the [[Government of Barbados|Barbados government]].<ref>
The office was established by Chapter IV of the 1966 [[Constitution of Barbados]].<ref>[[#refConstitution|Constitution]], Chapter IV</ref> The governor-general was appointed by the monarch on the advice of the [[Prime Minister of Barbados|prime minister of Barbados]].<ref>[[#refConstitution|Constitution]], Chapter IV, Section 28(1)</ref><ref>[[#refConstitution|Constitution]], Chapter IV, Section 32</ref> The governor-general exercised the monarch's [[Executive (government)|executive power]]s and gave [[Royal Assent|assent]] to [[Bill (proposed law)|bills]] in the monarch's name, [[promulgation|promulgating]] them as laws.<ref>[[#refConstitution|Constitution]], Chapter V, Section 58(1)</ref> The powers of the monarch and the governor-general were limited, and they, in most instances, exercised authority on the advice of the prime minister or other persons or bodies within Barbados.<ref>[[#refConstitution|Constitution]], Chapter IV, Section 32</ref>
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