Politics in Jamaica takes place in the framework of a representative parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The 1962 Constitution of Jamaica established a parliamentary system whose political and legal traditions closely follow those of the United Kingdom. As the head of state,King Charles III - on the advice of the Prime Minister of Jamaica - appoints a governor-general as his representative in Jamaica. The governor-general has a largely ceremonial role,with their parliamentary function consisting simply of granting royal assent to bills which have passed Parliament. Jamaica constitutes an independent Commonwealth realm.
Michael Norman Manley was a Jamaican politician who served as the fourth prime minister of Jamaica from 1972 to 1980 and from 1989 to 1992. Manley championed a democratic socialist program,and has been described as a populist. He remains one of Jamaica's most popular prime ministers.
The People's National Party (PNP) is a social democratic political party in Jamaica,founded in 1938 by Norman Washington Manley who served as party president until his death in 1969. It holds 14 of the 63 seats in the House of Representatives,as 96 of the 227 local government divisions. The party is democratic socialist by constitution.
Orette Bruce Golding is a former Jamaican politician who served as eighth Prime Minister of Jamaica from 11 September 2007 to 23 October 2011. He is a member of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP),which he led from 2005 to his resignation in 2011.
Portmore United Football Club is a Jamaican professional football team in the top flight Jamaica Premier League. With 7 Jamaica Premier League titles,5 domestic cups and 2 Caribbean Club Championships,Portmore United is the most decorated club in Jamaican Football.
Portia Lucretia Simpson-Miller is a Jamaican former politician. She served as Prime Minister of Jamaica from March 2006 to September 2007 and again from 5 January 2012 to 3 March 2016. 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.
The Parliament of Jamaica is the legislative branch of the government of Jamaica. It consists of three elements:The Crown,the appointed Senate and the directly elected House of Representatives.
The monarchy of Jamaica is a system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of Jamaica. The current Jamaican monarch and head of state,since 8 September 2022,is King Charles III. As sovereign,he is the personal embodiment of the Jamaican Crown. Although the person of the sovereign is equally shared with 14 other independent countries within the Commonwealth of Nations,each country's monarchy is separate and legally distinct. As a result,the current monarch is officially titled King of Jamaica and,in this capacity,he and other members of the royal family undertake public and private functions domestically and abroad as representatives of the Jamaican state. However,the monarch is the only member of the royal family with any constitutional role.
The Cabinet of Jamaica is the ultimate decision-making body of the executive within the Westminster system of government in traditional constitutional theory. The Cabinet of Jamaica is the principal instrument of government policy. It consists of the Prime Minister,and a minimum of thirteen other Ministers of Government,who must be members of one of the two Houses of Parliament. Not more than four members of the Cabinet may be members of the Senate. The Minister of Finance must be an elected member of the House of Representatives. The Shadow Cabinet of Jamaica is seen as the alternative to the Cabinet of Jamaica,led by the Leader of the Opposition (Jamaica),and is charged with fairly criticizing and providing alternative policy to that proposed by the Government.
Andrew Michael Holness,is a Jamaican politician who has served as Prime Minister of Jamaica since 3 March 2016,having previously served from 2011 to 2012,and as Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) since 2011.
Olivia "Babsy" Grange,DSE is a Jamaican politician. She has served as Member of Parliament for Saint Catherine Central since 1997 and as Jamaica's Minister of Sports,Youth and Culture for the duration of the Jamaica Labour Party government from 2007 to 2011 and Minister of Culture,Gender,Entertainment and Sport since 2016.
Professor Floyd Emerson Morris is a former Jamaican politician from the People's National Party. He was the 12th President of the Senate of Jamaica. Morris,who began losing his sight during high school and lost it fully six years later,became the first blind member of the Senate when he was appointed in 1998.
Lorna Golding is the wife of the 8th Prime Minister of Jamaica,Bruce Golding. Lorna Golding,is sister of retired JLP MP,Minister,and Speaker of the House Pearnel Charles. She completed school at New York Business Institute and worked at the office of British and Africa Affairs and the United Kingdom and Supply delegation,a subsidiary of the British Consulate. She later worked for the NAACP and with the Sierra Leone Mission to the United Nations. Her career has included working in Early Childhood Education - Building a Better Jamaica.
Fayval Shirley Williams is a Jamaican politician who is the Minister of Finance and the Public Service and the Member of Parliament for the St Andrew Eastern constituency. Williams has held multiple ministerial positions,including Minister of Education and Youth,Minister of Science,Energy and Technology,and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. She is the first female to be a minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service,and also the first female minister of science,energy and technology. In June 2014,Fayval Williams was named as a member of the Jamaica Labour Party's Economic Advisory Council.
Republicanism in Jamaica is a position which advocates that Jamaica's system of government be changed from a constitutional monarchy to a republic. Both major political parties –the Jamaica Labour Party and the People's National Party –subscribe to the position,and the current Prime Minister of Jamaica,Andrew Holness,has announced that transitioning to a republic will be a priority of his government. In June 2022,the Jamaican government announced its intention that Jamaica become a republic by the time of the next general election in 2025. The process will include a two-thirds majority vote in parliament along with a referendum.
Santana N. Morris is Jamaican educator,education development specialist,motivational speaker,and Jamaica Youth Ambassador to the United Nations. Since 2016,she has worked to promote literacy and education,especially among children,across Jamaica. Morris is the current Executive Director of Jamaica Intensive Reading Clinic.
Maxine Antoinette Henry-Wilson,CD is a Jamaican educator and politician,representing the People's National Party (PNP). She served as minister of education from 2002 to 2007.
Royal tours of Jamaica by Jamaica's royal family have been taking place since the 20th century. Elizabeth II,Queen of Jamaica,visited the island six times;in 1953,1966,1975,1983,1994,and 2002.
General elections are scheduled to be held in Jamaica by 2025.
Abka Fitz-Henley is a Jamaican politician from the Labour Party and multiple award-winning former media practitioner,who has served as a member of the Senate of Jamaica since May 2023.
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