Joseph Atherley

Joseph Atherley
Atherley in 2020
Leader of the People's Party for Democracy and Development
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 June 2019
Preceded by	Party established
Leader of the Opposition
In office 1 June 2018 – 19 January 2022
Prime Minister	Mia Mottley
Preceded by	Mia Mottley
Succeeded by	Ralph Thorne (2024)
Member of Parliament for Saint Michael West
In office 5 June 2018 – 27 December 2021
Preceded by	Michael A. Carrington
Succeeded by	Christopher Gibbs
In office 16 February 1999 – 12 February 2008
Preceded by	Branford Taitt
Succeeded by	Michael A. Carrington
Personal details
Born	Joseph Junior Sylvester Atherley (1954-02-26) 26 February 1954 (age 70) Barbados
Political party	People's Party for Democracy and Development
Other political affiliations	Barbados Labour Party (Until 2018) Independent (2018–2019) Alliance Party for Progress (2021–present)

Joseph Junior Sylvester Atherley (born 26 February 1954) is a Barbadian religious minister and politician who served as Leader of the Opposition in the House of Assembly of Barbados from 2018 to 2022, and as leader of the People's Party for Democracy and Development since 8 June 2019.

Atherley was elected in 2018 as a candidate ^[1] of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP). As the BLP won all seats in the election, Atherley resigned from the party to serve as parliamentary opposition. He was previously an MP for the BLP from 16 February 1999 to 12 February 2008, where he was the first Christian clergyman to be elected to the House of Assembly since independence.