Forty-first session of ECLAC

Senator The Honourable Christopher Peter Sinckler is an International Trade and Development Specialist with over 30 years of experience working in the public, private and civil society sectors in Barbados, the Caribbean and internationally.

He currently serves as Senior Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, having reprised this portfolio in 2026. His previous ministerial appointments include Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs (2010–2018), Minister of Social Care, Constituency Empowerment, Urban and Rural Development (2008–2010), and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business in 2008.

During his tenure as Minister of Finance, he served as Governor for Barbados at the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Caribbean Development Bank.