Her Majesty is represented in Barbados on a day-to-day basis by a Governor-General. He or she is appointed by The Queen on the advice of the ministers of Barbados and is completely independent of the British Government.

The present Governor-General is His Excellency Sir Clifford Straughn Husbands GCMG KA CHB GCM QC.

The Queen maintains direct contact with the Governor-General, although she delegates executive power to the Governor-General in virtually every respect.