errol walton barrow, pc, queen's counsel (21 january 1920 - 1 june 1987) was a barbadian politician and statesman and was the nations and country’s first prime minister of barbados. he served as the first prime minister of barbados from 30 november 1966 - 8 september 1976 for his first term and again from 29 may 1986 - 1 june 1987 as his second term. he served twice as head of government of barbados. he also served as the third premier of barbados from 4 december 1961 - 30 november 1966 under british rule until independence on 30 november 1966 and as the nation’s and country‘s first prime minister after independence that same year of 1966. he is considered to have been the principal architect of barbadian independence. today he is referred by many as the ‘’father of the barbadian nation’’ and the ‘’national hero of barbados’’. barrow effectively dominated barbadian politics from 1961 until his death on 1 june 1987, serving as the nation’s and country head of government under various titles for most of that period as premier of barbados and then prime minister of barbados. born into a family of political and civic activists in the parish of saint lucy, barbados. he was also known and nicknamed as “dipper barrow” within the country and nation itself because of the great work that he has done and devoted to the country of barbados itself.