(CNN) -- Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson has died at age 48, the government of the Caribbean island confirmed Saturday.
There were no immediate details released on the cause of Thompson's death.
Elected as prime minister in 2006 on a platform of community development, Thompson was credited with restoring the Democratic Labour Party to a parliamentary majority, according to the Barbadian government website.
Thompson had served in government since 1991, and his main priorities were decentralizing government, strengthening social services and empowering the Barbadian economy, the government said.
Thompson was born on Christmas Day in 1961, one of seven siblings. Thompson is survived by his wife, Marie-Josephine Mara, and three daughters.
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