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mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primer_Ministre_de_Jamaica" title="Primer Ministre de Jamaica – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Primer Ministre de Jamaica" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaicas_premierministre" title="Jamaicas premierministre – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Jamaicas premierministre" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CF%81%CF%89%CE%B8%CF%85%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%81%CE%B3%CF%8C%CF%82_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%A4%CE%B6%CE%B1%CE%BC%CE%AC%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B1" title="Πρωθυπουργός της Τζαμάικα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Πρωθυπουργός της Τζαμάικα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_ministre_de_la_Jama%C3%AFque" title="Premier ministre de la Jamaïque – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Premier ministre de la Jamaïque" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9E%90%EB%A9%94%EC%9D%B4%EC%B9%B4%EC%9D%98_%EC%B4%9D%EB%A6%AC" title="자메이카의 총리 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="자메이카의 총리" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a 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href="/wiki/Jamaican_Patois_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Jamaican Patois language">Jamaican Patois</a>: <i lang="jam">prime minista a jamaica</i>) is <a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica">Jamaica</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of government">head of government</a>, currently <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Holness" title="Andrew Holness">Andrew Holness</a>. Holness, as leader of the governing <a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Labour_Party" title="Jamaica Labour Party">Jamaica Labour Party</a> (JLP), was sworn in as prime minister on 7 September 2020, having been re-elected as a result of the JLP's landslide victory in the <a href="/wiki/2020_Jamaican_general_election" title="2020 Jamaican general election">2020 Jamaican general election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The prime minister is formally appointed into office by the <a href="/wiki/Governor_general_of_Jamaica" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor general of Jamaica">governor general</a>, who represents King <a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Official_residence_and_office">Official residence and office</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Official residence and office"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Valeroyal.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Valeroyal.jpg/220px-Valeroyal.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Valeroyal.jpg/330px-Valeroyal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Valeroyal.jpg/440px-Valeroyal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="375" /></a><figcaption>Front Lawns of Vale Royal</figcaption></figure> <p>The prime minister of Jamaica's official residence is <a href="/wiki/Vale_Royal_(Jamaica)" title="Vale Royal (Jamaica)">Vale Royal</a>. The property was constructed in 1694 by the planter Sir William Taylor, who was one of the richest men in Jamaica at the time. In 1928 the property was sold to the government and became the official residence of the British colonial secretary (then Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs). Vale Royal has subsequently become the official residence of the prime minister.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Vale Royal is not open to the public. </p><p><span class="anchor" id="JamaicaHouse"></span><b>Jamaica House</b> has been the location of the Office of the Prime Minister since 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-gov-jamaicahouse_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gov-jamaicahouse-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prime ministers resided there from 1964 until 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-gov-jamaicahouse_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gov-jamaicahouse-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 8 November 2022, Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Holness" title="Andrew Holness">Andrew Holness</a> said in <a href="/wiki/Question_time" title="Question time">question time</a> that his official residence was Jamaica House rather than Vale Royal, and that that Vale Royal was currently in disrepair and possible future uses would be considered after its restoration.<sup id="cite_ref-Holness2022_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Holness2022-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chief_ministers_of_Jamaica_(1953–1959)"><span id="Chief_ministers_of_Jamaica_.281953.E2.80.931959.29"></span>Chief ministers of Jamaica (1953–1959)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Chief ministers of Jamaica (1953–1959)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">Chief Minister<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th colspan="3">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2">Political party </th> <th rowspan="2">Election </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Time in office </th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#00A94C; color:black;">1</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica,_Sir_Alexander_Bustamante_(04)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sir Alexander Bustamante"><img alt="Sir Alexander Bustamante" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica%2C_Sir_Alexander_Bustamante_%2804%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica%2C_Sir_Alexander_Bustamante_%2804%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica%2C_Sir_Alexander_Bustamante_%2804%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica%2C_Sir_Alexander_Bustamante_%2804%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica%2C_Sir_Alexander_Bustamante_%2804%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="277" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Bustamante" title="Alexander Bustamante">Sir Alexander Bustamante</a></b><br /><small>(1884–1977)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">5 May 1953</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 February 1955</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002638000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 273 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Labour_Party" title="Jamaica Labour Party">JLP</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">—</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#fb740a; color:black;">2</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Norman Manley"><img alt="Norman Manley" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Norman_Manley" title="Norman Manley">Norman Manley</a></b><br /><small>(1893–1969)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 February 1955</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">14 August 1959</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003165400000000000♠"></span>4 years, 193 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/People%27s_National_Party" title="People's National Party">PNP</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/1955_Jamaican_general_election" title="1955 Jamaican general election">1955</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Premiers_of_Jamaica_(1959–1962)"><span id="Premiers_of_Jamaica_.281959.E2.80.931962.29"></span>Premiers of Jamaica (1959–1962)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Premiers of Jamaica (1959–1962)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">Premier<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th colspan="3">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2">Political party </th> <th rowspan="2">Election </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Time in office </th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#fb740a; color:black;">1</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Norman Manley"><img alt="Norman Manley" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Norman_Manley" title="Norman Manley">Norman Manley</a></b><br /><small>(1893–1969)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">14 August 1959</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">29 April 1962</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002989000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 258 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/People%27s_National_Party" title="People's National Party">PNP</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/1959_Jamaican_general_election" title="1959 Jamaican general election">1959</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#00A94C; color:black;">2</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica,_Sir_Alexander_Bustamante_(04)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sir Alexander Bustamante"><img alt="Sir Alexander Bustamante" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica%2C_Sir_Alexander_Bustamante_%2804%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica%2C_Sir_Alexander_Bustamante_%2804%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica%2C_Sir_Alexander_Bustamante_%2804%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica%2C_Sir_Alexander_Bustamante_%2804%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica%2C_Sir_Alexander_Bustamante_%2804%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="277" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Bustamante" title="Alexander Bustamante">Sir Alexander Bustamante</a></b><br /><small>(1884–1977)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">29 April 1962</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 August 1962</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7001990000000000000♠"></span>99 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Labour_Party" title="Jamaica Labour Party">JLP</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/1962_Jamaican_general_election" title="1962 Jamaican general election">1962</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Prime_ministers_of_Jamaica_(1962–present)"><span id="Prime_ministers_of_Jamaica_.281962.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Prime ministers of Jamaica (1962–present)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Prime ministers of Jamaica (1962–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Key:</b> <span style="font-size:85%;">†</span> Died in office </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">Prime Minister<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th colspan="3">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2">Political party </th> <th rowspan="2">Election </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Time in office </th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#00A94C; color:black;">1</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica,_Sir_Alexander_Bustamante_(04)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sir Alexander Bustamante"><img alt="Sir Alexander Bustamante" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica%2C_Sir_Alexander_Bustamante_%2804%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica%2C_Sir_Alexander_Bustamante_%2804%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica%2C_Sir_Alexander_Bustamante_%2804%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica%2C_Sir_Alexander_Bustamante_%2804%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica%2C_Sir_Alexander_Bustamante_%2804%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="277" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Bustamante" title="Alexander Bustamante">Sir Alexander Bustamante</a></b><br /><small>(1884–1977)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 August 1962</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">23 February 1967</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003166200000000000♠"></span>4 years, 201 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Labour_Party" title="Jamaica Labour Party">JLP</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/1962_Jamaican_general_election" title="1962 Jamaican general election">1962</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#00A94C; color:black;">2</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Sir Donald Sangster"><img alt="Sir Donald Sangster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Donald_Sangster" title="Donald Sangster">Sir Donald Sangster</a></b><br /><small>(1911–1967)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">23 February 1967</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11 April 1967 †</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7001470000000000000♠"></span>47 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Labour_Party" title="Jamaica Labour Party">JLP</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/1967_Jamaican_general_election" title="1967 Jamaican general election">1967</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#00A94C; color:black;">3</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hugh_Shearer.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Hugh Shearer"><img alt="Hugh Shearer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Hugh_Shearer.png/100px-Hugh_Shearer.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="108" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Hugh_Shearer.png/150px-Hugh_Shearer.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Hugh_Shearer.png/200px-Hugh_Shearer.png 2x" data-file-width="608" data-file-height="654" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Shearer" title="Hugh Shearer">Hugh Shearer</a></b><br /><small>(1923–2004)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11 April 1967</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 March 1972</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003178700000000000♠"></span>4 years, 326 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Labour_Party" title="Jamaica Labour Party">JLP</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">—</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#fb740a; color:black;">4</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_Manley.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Michael Manley"><img alt="Michael Manley" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Michael_Manley.jpg/100px-Michael_Manley.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Michael_Manley.jpg/150px-Michael_Manley.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Michael_Manley.jpg/200px-Michael_Manley.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="753" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Manley" title="Michael Manley">Michael Manley</a></b><br /><small>(1924–1997)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 March 1972</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 November 1980</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003316600000000000♠"></span>8 years, 244 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/People%27s_National_Party" title="People's National Party">PNP</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/1972_Jamaican_general_election" title="1972 Jamaican general election">1972</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1976_Jamaican_general_election" title="1976 Jamaican general election">1976</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#00A94C; color:black;">5</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Edward_Seaga.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Edward Seaga"><img alt="Edward Seaga" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Edward_Seaga.png/100px-Edward_Seaga.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Edward_Seaga.png/150px-Edward_Seaga.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Edward_Seaga.png/200px-Edward_Seaga.png 2x" data-file-width="590" data-file-height="698" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Edward_Seaga" title="Edward Seaga">Edward Seaga</a></b><br /><small>(1930–2019)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 November 1980</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">10 February 1989</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003302300000000000♠"></span>8 years, 101 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Labour_Party" title="Jamaica Labour Party">JLP</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/1980_Jamaican_general_election" title="1980 Jamaican general election">1980</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1983_Jamaican_general_election" title="1983 Jamaican general election">1983</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#fb740a; color:black;">6</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_Manley.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Michael Manley"><img alt="Michael Manley" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Michael_Manley.jpg/100px-Michael_Manley.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Michael_Manley.jpg/150px-Michael_Manley.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Michael_Manley.jpg/200px-Michael_Manley.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="753" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Manley" title="Michael Manley">Michael Manley</a></b><br /><small>(1924–1997)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">10 February 1989</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 March 1992</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003114400000000000♠"></span>3 years, 49 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/People%27s_National_Party" title="People's National Party">PNP</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/1989_Jamaican_general_election" title="1989 Jamaican general election">1989</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#fb740a; color:black;">7</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PJPatterson.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="P. J. Patterson"><img alt="P. J. Patterson" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/PJPatterson.jpg/100px-PJPatterson.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/PJPatterson.jpg/150px-PJPatterson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/PJPatterson.jpg/200px-PJPatterson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1329" data-file-height="1485" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/P._J._Patterson" title="P. J. Patterson">P. J. Patterson</a></b><br /><small>(born 1935)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 March 1992</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 March 2006</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003511300000000000♠"></span>14 years, 0 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/People%27s_National_Party" title="People's National Party">PNP</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/1993_Jamaican_general_election" title="1993 Jamaican general election">1993</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1997_Jamaican_general_election" title="1997 Jamaican general election">1997</a><br /><a href="/wiki/2002_Jamaican_general_election" title="2002 Jamaican general election">2002</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#fb740a; color:black;">8</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Portia_Miller_Shoot.Jpeg" class="mw-file-description" title="Portia Simpson-Miller"><img alt="Portia Simpson-Miller" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Portia_Miller_Shoot.Jpeg/100px-Portia_Miller_Shoot.Jpeg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Portia_Miller_Shoot.Jpeg/150px-Portia_Miller_Shoot.Jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Portia_Miller_Shoot.Jpeg/200px-Portia_Miller_Shoot.Jpeg 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="960" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Portia_Simpson-Miller" title="Portia Simpson-Miller">Portia Simpson-Miller</a></b><br /><small>(born 1945)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 March 2006</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11 September 2007</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002530000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 165 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/People%27s_National_Party" title="People's National Party">PNP</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">—</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#00A94C; color:black;">9</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bruce_Golding.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bruce Golding"><img alt="Bruce Golding" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Bruce_Golding.jpg/100px-Bruce_Golding.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Bruce_Golding.jpg/150px-Bruce_Golding.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Bruce_Golding.jpg/200px-Bruce_Golding.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1427" data-file-height="2284" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Golding" title="Bruce Golding">Bruce Golding</a></b><br /><small>(born 1947)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11 September 2007</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">23 October 2011</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003150300000000000♠"></span>4 years, 42 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Labour_Party" title="Jamaica Labour Party">JLP</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2007_Jamaican_general_election" title="2007 Jamaican general election">2007</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#00A94C; color:black;">10</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Andrew_Holness_Press_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Andrew Holness"><img alt="Andrew Holness" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Andrew_Holness_Press_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Andrew_Holness_Press_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Andrew_Holness_Press_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Andrew_Holness_Press_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Andrew_Holness_Press_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Andrew_Holness_Press_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="797" data-file-height="876" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Holness" title="Andrew Holness">Andrew Holness</a></b><br /><small>(born 1972)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">23 October 2011</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">5 January 2012</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7001740000000000000♠"></span>74 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Labour_Party" title="Jamaica Labour Party">JLP</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">—</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#fb740a; color:black;">11</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Portia_Miller_Shoot.Jpeg" class="mw-file-description" title="Portia Simpson-Miller"><img alt="Portia Simpson-Miller" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Portia_Miller_Shoot.Jpeg/100px-Portia_Miller_Shoot.Jpeg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Portia_Miller_Shoot.Jpeg/150px-Portia_Miller_Shoot.Jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Portia_Miller_Shoot.Jpeg/200px-Portia_Miller_Shoot.Jpeg 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="960" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Portia_Simpson-Miller" title="Portia Simpson-Miller">Portia Simpson-Miller</a></b><br /><small>(born 1945)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">5 January 2012</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3 March 2016</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003151900000000000♠"></span>4 years, 58 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/People%27s_National_Party" title="People's National Party">PNP</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2011_Jamaican_general_election" title="2011 Jamaican general election">2011</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#00A94C; color:black;">12</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Andrew_Holness_Press_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Andrew Holness"><img alt="Andrew Holness" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Andrew_Holness_Press_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Andrew_Holness_Press_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Andrew_Holness_Press_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Andrew_Holness_Press_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Andrew_Holness_Press_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Andrew_Holness_Press_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="797" data-file-height="876" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><b><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Holness" title="Andrew Holness">Andrew Holness</a></b><br /><small>(born 1972)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3 March 2016</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><i>Incumbent</i></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003318600000000000♠"></span>8 years, 264 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Labour_Party" title="Jamaica Labour Party">JLP</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2016_Jamaican_general_election" title="2016 Jamaican general election">2016</a><br /><a href="/wiki/2020_Jamaican_general_election" title="2020 Jamaican general election">2020</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Timeline">Timeline</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_sd5osgly1agujuru71lo39jcos7erky"><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Andrew_Holness" coords="975,116,1089,137" title="Andrew Holness" alt="Andrew Holness" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Bruce_Golding" coords="799,104,907,125" title="Bruce Golding" alt="Bruce Golding" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Portia_Simpson%2DMiller" coords="858,91,1010,112" title="Portia Simpson-Miller" alt="Portia Simpson-Miller" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/P._J._Patterson" coords="724,79,844,99" title="P. J. Patterson" alt="P. J. Patterson" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Edward_Seaga" coords="494,66,597,87" title="Edward Seaga" alt="Edward Seaga" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Michael_Manley" coords="536,54,650,74" title="Michael Manley" alt="Michael Manley" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Hugh_Shearer" coords="267,41,370,62" title="Hugh Shearer" alt="Hugh Shearer" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Donald_Sangster" coords="201,28,321,49" title="Donald Sangster" alt="Donald Sangster" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Norman_Manley" coords="135,16,243,36" title="Norman Manley" alt="Norman Manley" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Alexander_Bustamante" coords="199,3,347,24" title="Alexander Bustamante" alt="Alexander Bustamante" /></map><img usemap="#timeline_sd5osgly1agujuru71lo39jcos7erky" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/sd5osgly1agujuru71lo39jcos7erky.png" /></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="By_tenure">By tenure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: By tenure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank by<br />length<br />of terms</th> <th>Prime Minister</th> <th>Took office</th> <th>Left office</th> <th>Length by<br />time served</th> <th>Administrations</th> <th>Elected</th> <th>Political affiliation <br /> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/P._J._Patterson" title="P. J. Patterson">P. J. Patterson</a></td> <td>30 March 1992</td> <td>30 March 2006</td> <td>14 years</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1993_Jamaican_general_election" title="1993 Jamaican general election">1993</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1997_Jamaican_general_election" title="1997 Jamaican general election">1997</a><br /><a href="/wiki/2002_Jamaican_general_election" title="2002 Jamaican general election">2002</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/People%27s_National_Party" title="People's National Party">People's National Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Manley" title="Michael Manley">Michael Manley</a></td> <td>2 March 1972<br />10 February 1989</td> <td>1 November 1980<br />30 March 1992</td> <td>11 years, 292 days<br /><small>(8 years, 244 days;<br />3 years, 48 days)</small></td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1972_Jamaican_general_election" title="1972 Jamaican general election">1972</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1976_Jamaican_general_election" title="1976 Jamaican general election">1976</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1989_Jamaican_general_election" title="1989 Jamaican general election">1989</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/People%27s_National_Party" title="People's National Party">People's National Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Holness" title="Andrew Holness">Andrew Holness</a> <br />(incumbent)</b></td> <td>23 October 2011<br /><b>3 March 2016</b></td> <td>5 January 2012<br /><b>present</b></td> <td><b><span data-sort-value="7003326000000000000♠"></span>8 years, 338 days</b> <br /><small>(74 days;<br /><b><span data-sort-value="7003318600000000000♠"></span>8 years, 264 days</b>)</small></td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Jamaican_general_election" title="2016 Jamaican general election">2016</a><br /><a href="/wiki/2020_Jamaican_general_election" title="2020 Jamaican general election">2020</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Labour_Party" title="Jamaica Labour Party">Jamaica Labour Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Seaga" title="Edward Seaga">Edward Seaga</a></td> <td>1 November 1980</td> <td>10 February 1989</td> <td>8 years, 101 days</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1980_Jamaican_general_election" title="1980 Jamaican general election">1980</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1983_Jamaican_general_election" title="1983 Jamaican general election">1983</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Labour_Party" title="Jamaica Labour Party">Jamaica Labour Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portia_Simpson_Miller" class="mw-redirect" title="Portia Simpson Miller">Portia Simpson Miller</a></td> <td>30 March 2006<br />5 January 2012</td> <td>11 September 2007<br />3 March 2016</td> <td>5 years, 223 days <br /><small>(1 year, 165 days;<br /><span data-sort-value="7003151900000000000♠"></span>4 years, 58 days)</small></td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Jamaican_general_election" title="2011 Jamaican general election">2011</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/People%27s_National_Party" title="People's National Party">People's National Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Shearer" title="Hugh Shearer">Hugh Shearer</a></td> <td>11 April 1967</td> <td>2 March 1972</td> <td>4 years, 326 days</td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Labour_Party" title="Jamaica Labour Party">Jamaica Labour Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Bustamante" title="Alexander Bustamante">Alexander Bustamante</a></td> <td>29 April 1962</td> <td>23 February 1967</td> <td>4 years, 201 days</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1962_Jamaican_general_election" title="1962 Jamaican general election">1962</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Labour_Party" title="Jamaica Labour Party">Jamaica Labour Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Golding" title="Bruce Golding">Bruce Golding</a></td> <td>11 September 2007</td> <td>23 October 2011</td> <td>4 years, 42 days</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Jamaican_general_election" title="2007 Jamaican general election">2007</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Labour_Party" title="Jamaica Labour Party">Jamaica Labour Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donald_Sangster" title="Donald Sangster">Donald Sangster</a></td> <td>23 February 1967</td> <td>11 April 1967</td> <td>47 days</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1967_Jamaican_general_election" title="1967 Jamaican general election">1967</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Labour_Party" title="Jamaica Labour Party">Jamaica Labour Party</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Ministers_of_Queen_Elizabeth_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Ministers of Queen Elizabeth II">Prime Ministers of Queen Elizabeth II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Commonwealth_Heads_of_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Commonwealth Heads of Government">List of Commonwealth Heads of Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Jamaica" title="Politics of Jamaica">Politics of Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_of_Jamaica" class="mw-redirect" title="Privy Council of Jamaica">Privy Council of Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_West_Indies_Federation" title="Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation">Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Jamaica" title="Governor-General of Jamaica">Governor-General of Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica" title="Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica">Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Jamaica" title="List of heads of state of Jamaica">List of heads of state of Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Privy_Counsellors_(1952%E2%80%932022)" title="List of Privy Counsellors (1952–2022)">List of Privy Counsellors (1952–2022)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/Jamaica,_Land_We_Love" title="Jamaica, Land We Love">Anthem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Jamaican_films" title="List of Jamaican films">Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Jamaica" title="Coat of arms of Jamaica">Coat of arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaican_cuisine" title="Jamaican cuisine">Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Jamaica" title="Flag of Jamaica">Flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Heritage_Sites_in_Jamaica" title="List of National Heritage Sites in Jamaica">Heritage sites</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaican_literature" title="Jamaican literature">Literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Jamaica" title="Music of Jamaica">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_Jamaica" title="List of newspapers in Jamaica">Newspapers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Jamaica" title="Public holidays in Jamaica">Public holidays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Jamaica" title="Sport in Jamaica">Sport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_the_Caribbean" title="List of television stations in the Caribbean">Television stations</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3" style="font-weight:bold;"><div><div style="margin-bottom:-0.4em;"><ul><li><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Jamaica" title="Outline of Jamaica">Outline</a></span></li><li><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/Index_of_Jamaica-related_articles" title="Index of Jamaica-related articles">Index</a></span></li></ul></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Jamaica" title="Category:Jamaica">Category</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Jamaica" title="Portal:Jamaica">Portal</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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J. Patterson">P. J. Patterson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portia_Simpson-Miller" title="Portia Simpson-Miller">Portia Simpson-Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Golding" title="Bruce Golding">Bruce Golding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Holness" title="Andrew Holness">Andrew Holness</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="1" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Jamaica.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Coat_of_arms_of_Jamaica.svg/75px-Coat_of_arms_of_Jamaica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Coat_of_arms_of_Jamaica.svg/113px-Coat_of_arms_of_Jamaica.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Coat_of_arms_of_Jamaica.svg/150px-Coat_of_arms_of_Jamaica.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="582" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="4"><div><sup>†</sup> Served as Chief Minister of Jamaica. <sup>‡</sup> Served as Premier of Jamaica.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Heads_of_state_and_government_of_North_America" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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Rica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Cuba" title="President of Cuba">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Dominica" title="List of presidents of Dominica">Dominica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="President of the Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_El_Salvador" title="President of El Salvador">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Grenada" title="Monarchy of Grenada">Grenada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Guatemala" title="President of Guatemala">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Haiti" title="President of Haiti">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Honduras" title="President of Honduras">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Jamaica" title="Monarchy of Jamaica">Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Mexico" title="President of Mexico">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Nicaragua" title="President of Nicaragua">Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Panama" title="List of heads of state of Panama">Panama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis" title="Monarchy of Saint Kitts and Nevis">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Saint_Lucia" title="Monarchy of Saint Lucia">Saint Lucia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines" title="Monarchy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="President of Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">United States</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.1em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of 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Minister of Canada">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Costa_Rica" title="President of Costa Rica">Costa Rica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Cuba" title="Prime Minister of Cuba">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Dominica" title="Prime Minister of Dominica">Dominica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="President of the Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_El_Salvador" title="President of El Salvador">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_government_of_Grenada" title="List of heads of government of Grenada">Grenada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Guatemala" title="President of Guatemala">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Haiti" title="Prime Minister of Haiti">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Honduras" title="President of Honduras">Honduras</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jamaica</a></li> 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