PERMANENT SECRETARY
(SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT)
MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND WATER RESOURCES

Mr. Andrew Gittens is Permanent Secretary (Special Assignment) Ministry of Energy and Water Resources. He has responsibility for the implementation of the Barbados National Energy Policy 2019-2030. He holds a Masters in Human Resources Management and Industrial Relations from Keele University in the United Kingdom.  He is also the holder of a Post Graduate diploma in Management from the Cave Hill School of Business.  Mr. Gittens has also completed specialist courses in the area of Project Management, Leadership, Finance, Industrial Relation and Alternate Dispute Resolution.

Prior to his appointment to the post of Permanent Secretary he held a number of senior positions in the Barbados Public Service. These include Principal Classification Officer, Ministry of the Civil Service, Human Resource Development Advisor to the Board of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Project Manager and Deputy Permanent Secretary.

Mr. Gittens is married and has two daughters.