Holness attended Primary school on 1 January 1979 and graduated in November 1984. Catherine Jamaica to Working class Parents, Father Morris Holness and Mother Sonia Harvey. Early life Īndrew Michael Holness was born on 22 July 1972 in Spanish Town, St. He is also the first Prime Minister to have been born after Jamaica gained independence in 1962. J Patterson( Book ) 2 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 71. Holness is the youngest person to have become Prime Minister in Jamaica's history, as well as the Country’s ninth Prime minister overall. Patterson budget presentations, 1992-2002 by P. Following the 2011 election defeat, Holness served as Leader of the opposition (Jamaica) from 6 January 2012 to 3 March 2016, when he once again assume the Position of Prime minister. She was the leader of the People's National Party from 2005 to 2017 and the Leader of the Opposition twice, from 2007 to 2012 and from 2016 to 2017. He failed in that bid, however, losing to the People’s National Party (PNP) led by Portia Simpson-Miller, with the PNP gaining 42 seats to the Jamaican Labour Party (JLP) 21. She served as Prime Minister of Jamaica from March 2006 to September 2007 and again from 5 January 2012 to 3 March 2016. He succeeded Bruce Golding as Prime minister, and decided to go to the polls in the 2011 Jamaican general election in an attempt to get his own mandate from the Jamaican electorate. Holness previously served as Prime Minister from October 2011 to January 5, 2012. He is the 9th and current Prime Minister of Jamaica since 3 March 2016. But I can also ensure you, as we move to balance the books, we will be moving to balance people's lives as well."Īccording to the Electoral Office, 48 percent of voters turned out for Wednesday's ballot, which observers say was one of the smoothest in Jamaica's history, according to the Observer.Andrew Michael Holness, ON, MP (born 22 July 1972) is a Jamaican politician. When it is tough and rough we'll let you know. In her victory speech Thursday night, Simpson Miller promised to "unearth the greatness that lives in every single Jamaican," despite the country's huge debt burden: Also known as Sister P, she describes herself as "an advocate for the poor, the dispossessed, the oppressed" and has remained popular since her first term in office in 2006 to 2007.ĭuring the campaign, she won attention during the campaign for her promise to ask the International Monetary Fund for more time to pay back Jamaica's debt, her defense of gay rights, and her suggestion that the country should have its own Jamaican Queen. In contrast, Simpson Miller appealed successfully to working-class voters, the BBC said.
#JAMAICA PRIME MINISTER 2007 SERIES#
But voters punished the JLP for a series of scandals associated with Golding and its failure to deliver on promises of job creation, according to the Jamaica Gleaner. The PNP blamed the government for Jamaica's high unemployment rate – which stands at more than 12 percent – and other economic problems, despite the fact that the PNP was in charge of the country for most of the past two decades. Allen said the church’s work to improve life in Jamaica brought his name to the leader’s attention. The Goldings are regular attendees at Adventist worship services. He has been in office for just two months, having taken over from Bruce Golding in October. Golding, who has held the Prime Minister’s office since November 2007, is married to Lorna, a Seventh-day Adventist. This was a result of the JLPs victory in Jamaicas 25 February 2016 general election. Holness, as leader of the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), was sworn in as Prime Minister on 3 March 2016, succeeding Peoples National Party (PNP) leader Portia Simpson-Miller. More from GlobalPost: Jamaicans rue independence from BritainĬurrent PM Andrew Holness, who called Wednesday's snap election earlier this month, called the result a "humbling" defeat, Reuters reported. The Prime Minister of Jamaica is Jamaicas head of government, currently Andrew Holness. Such a resounding victory came as a surprise, the Jamaica Observer said, since analysts had initially predicted a close race. The PNP won 41 seats to the ruling Jamaican Labor Party (JLP)'s 22, according to early official results, giving it a large majority in parliament and restoring it to power after four years in opposition. Portia Simpson Miller, Jamaica's only female prime minister to date, will return to power after her opposition People's National Party (PNP) won a general election with a convincing majority.