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.
Percival Noel James Patterson,,popularly known as P.J. Patterson,is a Jamaican former politician who served as the sixth Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1992 to 2006. He served in office for 14 years,making him the longest-serving prime minister in Jamaica's history. He was the leader of the People's National Party from 1992 to 2006.
The governor-general of Jamaica is the representative of the Jamaican monarch,currently King Charles III,in Jamaica. The governor-general is appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister of Jamaica. The functions of the governor-general include appointing ministers,judges,and ambassadors;giving royal assent to legislation passed by parliament;issuing writs for election.
Hugh Lawson Shearer was a Jamaican trade unionist and politician,who served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica,from 1967 to 1972. He was also Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade from 1980 to 1989,under Edward Seaga.
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.
Saint Andrew is a parish,situated in the southeast of Jamaica in the county of Surrey. It lies north,west and east of Kingston,and stretches into the Blue Mountains. As of the 2011 census,it had a population of 573,369,the highest of any of the parishes in Jamaica.
Andrew Michael Holness,is a Jamaican politician,who has been the prime minister of Jamaica since 3 March 2016,following the 2016 Jamaican general election. He is leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). Holness previously served as prime minister from 23 October 2011 to 5 January 2012. He succeeded Bruce Golding as prime minister,and decided to go to the polls in the 29 December 2011 general election in an attempt to get his own mandate from the Jamaican electorate. He failed in that bid,however,losing to the People's National Party led by Portia Simpson-Miller,with the PNP gaining 42 seats to the JLP's 21. Following that defeat,Holness served as Leader of the Opposition from January 2012 to March 2016,when he once again assumed the position of prime minister. In 2020,the Labour Party won a landslide in another general election,and on 7 September Holness was sworn in for another term as prime minister.
Pearnel Charles OJ CD is a Jamaican politician with the Jamaica Labour Party who was the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Christianity is predominant religion in Jamaica. Jamaica's laws establish freedom of religion and prohibit religious discrimination. According to the census of 2011,69% of the population are Christians of various denominations,while 21% stated they had no religion.
The HonourableKeble Aubrey Munn was a Jamaican politician and agriculturalist.
Peter Phillips OJ MP is a Jamaican politician who has served as the MP for Saint Andrew East Central since 1993.
Kingston College is a all-male secondary school located in Kingston,Jamaica. It occupies two campuses:The Melbourne Park campus on Upper Elletson Road and the larger North Street campus. Some 1900 students are enrolled. The school is noted for its strong academic and sports tradition. It also boasts a world class boys’choir,the Kingston College Chapel Choir,that has given concerts across the island and around the world.
Hon. Kenneth George Smith,OJ,was a Jamaican judge. He was Chief Justice of Jamaica from 1973 to 1984.
Edwin Leopold Allen was a Jamaican politician,representing the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). He served twice as minister of education (1953-1955) and (1962-1972). He was the first and longest-serving minister of education of independent Jamaica.
Donald Keith "D.K." Duncan,CD,was a Jamaican dental surgeon and politician,representing the People's National Party (PNP). He served as Minister of National Mobilization &Human Resource Development (1977–1980).
Eli Joseph Matalon,OJ was a Jamaican businessman and politician,representing the People's National Party (PNP). He served as Mayor of Kingston from 1971 to 1973,as Minister of Education from 1973 to 1974,and as the first Minister of National Security and Justice from 1974 to 1976.
Ralph Eugene Brown OJ,CD was a Jamaican politician who represented the People's National Party (PNP). He served twice as mayor of Kingston from 1974 to 1977 and again from 1986 to 1989. He was Minister of Works (1978–1980),and Minister of Local Government and Community Development (1989–1992).
Ronald George Thwaites is a Jamaican attorney-at-law and politician,representing the People's National Party (PNP). He was Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Kingston Central,serving from 1989 to 2002,and again from 2007 to 2020. He served as Minister of Education from 2012 to 2016.
The 14th Parliament of Jamaica was sworn in on 15 September 2020,after being elected following the 2020 Jamaican general election.
Anthony Michael "Tony" Spaulding was a Jamaican attorney-at-law and politician. A political firebrand,he served as a vice president of the People's National Party (PNP),Member of Parliament for the Saint Andrew Southern constituency,and Minister of Housing under Prime Minister Michael Manley.
