Sonia Browne

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Dr Sonia Browne
MP
Minister of State for Health and Wellness
In office
January 2022 – January 2024
Prime MinisterMia Mottley
Member of Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
2018
Succeeded byDavidson Ishmael
ConstituencySaint Philip North

Sonia Browne is a Barbadian politician and physician who has been a member of parliament for Saint Philip North in the House of Assembly since 2018. She also served in government as a Minister of State for Health and Wellness from January 2022 to January 2024.

Political career

Before entering politics, Browne worked as a general practitioner.[1] In the 2018 Barbadian general election, Browne stood as a Barbados Labour Party (BLP) candidate for the Saint Philip North constituency, with BLP leader Mia Mottley claiming during the election campaign that Browne’s political candidacy had caused her to lose patients.[2] Browne was elected as the member of parliament (MP) for Saint Philip North with a majority of 1,598 votes, unseating incumbent Democratic Labour Party MP Michael Lashley.[3][4] Following the election, she was appointed as the new parliament's Chairman of Committees.[5]

Browne was re-elected to the House of Assembly of Barbados in the 2022 general election with a reduced majority of 235 votes.[3] Following the 2022 election, she was appointed by the prime minister, Mia Mottley, to serve as a Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness with responsibility for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and non-communicable diseases. [6][7]

In January 2024, Browne resigned from the position and returned to the backbenches, citing recent “personal and professional matters”.[8] She was succeeded by Davidson Ishmael.[9] However, she was made the Government’s Wellness Champion.[10] In the 2026 general election, Browne was re-elected with a majority of 306 votes.[11]

References

  1. "More flack for relaxed entry rules for fully vaxxed travellers as DLP spokesman weighs in". Barbados Today. 3 November 2021.
  2. "Candidates making professional sacrifices, says Mottley". Nation News. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  3. "Election Results 2022: St Philip". Nation News. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  4. "Lashley's return to politics stirs mixed feelings in City". Barbados Today. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  5. "Honourable members all". Barbados Today. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2026 – via Barbados171.
  6. "Prime Minister Mottley announces a smaller Cabinet". Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  7. "Dr Browne lays out plans to tackle NCDs in Barbados". Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  8. "Dr Sonia Browne resigns from Ministry of Health and Wellness". Barbados Today. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  9. "PM Mottley announces Cabinet reshuffle". Barbados Today. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  10. "Cabinet reshuffle". StarComNetwork. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  11. "Browne credits expanded campaign team for third term in St Philip North". Barbados Today. Retrieved 31 May 2026.