PM Mia Mottley named among Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women for 2025

PRIME MINISTER Mia Mottley has secured a spot on the 2025 Forbes World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list, where she ranks No. 99 among the globe’s most influential political, business, and philanthropic leaders.

Forbes highlights Mottley’s continued global impact – particularly her forceful advocacy on climate change, her diplomatic leadership, and her role in steering Barbados’ constitutional transition.

According to her Forbes profile, Mottley “was elected as Barbados’ prime minister in 2018.When she was sworn in, she became the first woman to hold the role.”

The profile also notes her rise as a global leader on climate issues, referencing her 2021 address to the United Nations General Assembly, where she delivered an “impassioned speech” calling for urgent action.

That same year, the United Nations Environment Programme named her a “Champion of the Earth for Policy Leadership.” Forbes further underscores her role in Barbados’ historic constitutional shift: “Under her leadership, in November 2021, Barbados officially became a parliamentary republic and removed the Queen of England as its head of state.”(Barbados Nation News)