Indar Anthony Weir (born 19 April 1961 in

Saint Philip, Barbados Saint Philip is a parishes of Barbados, parish of Barbados at the easternmost end of the island. Saint Philip’s Parish Church, Barbados, Saint Philip’s Parish Church was built as the Anglican parish church in 1640. St. Philip has the largest ...

) is a Barbadian politician, businessman and cabinet minister in the government of

Mia Mottley Mia "Ma" Amor Mottley, (born 1 October 1965) is a Barbadian politician and attorney who has served as the eighth prime minister of Barbados since 2018 and as Leader of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) since 2008. Mottley is the first woman to h ...

. He is the current minister of Agriculture and Food Security in the

administration.

Early life and education

Weir was born on April 19, 1961, in Saint Philip,

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. He attended the St. Philip Boys’ School in Saint Philip, where he finished his primary school. After his primary education, he attended Cooperative High School and obtained his high school leaving certificate. He attended

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, where he studied Business Administration and obtained a BSc and subsequently obtained EMBA from the same institution.

Career

Weir is the chairman of Indar Weir Travel Centre in Barbados. In 2013, he ran for member of parliament in the 2013 general elections of Barbados. He failed to meet the required number of votes. In the 2018 Barbadian general elections, he was elected Member of Parliament of Barbados representing Saint Philip constituency. He replaced Attorney General

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. Weir was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Food Security in the

administration.

References

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