Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica

Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica
Coat of arms of Jamaica
Incumbent Horace Chang since September 2020
Appointer	Governor-General of Jamaica

Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica is a senior cabinet-level position in Jamaica.

The deputy prime minister is appointed by the Governor-General of Jamaica ^[1] on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Jamaica. ^[2]

Deputy Prime Ministers

Name	Prime Minister	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
Donald Sangster	Alexander Bustamante	11 March 1963	February 1967	JLP	[3]
Clem Tavares	Donald Sangster	February 1967	April 1967	JLP	[4]
Vacant	Hugh Shearer	April 1967	March 1972	JLP
David Coore	Michael Manley	March 1972	1978	PNP	[5]
P. J. Patterson	Michael Manley	1978	November 1980	PNP	[6]
Hugh Shearer	Edward Seaga	November 1980	February 1989	JLP	[7]
P. J. Patterson	Michael Manley	February 1989	March 1992	PNP	[6]
Vacant	P. J. Patterson	March 1992	April 1993	PNP
Seymour Mullings	P. J. Patterson	April 1993 [8]	October 2001	PNP	[9]
Vacant	P. J. Patterson	October 2001	March 2006	PNP
Vacant	Portia Simpson-Miller	March 2006	September 2007	PNP
Kenneth Baugh	Bruce Golding	September 2007	October 2011	JLP	[10]
Kenneth Baugh	Andrew Holness	October 2011	January 2012	JLP	[11]
Vacant	Portia Simpson-Miller	January 2012	March 2016	PNP	[12]
Vacant	Andrew Holness	March 2016	September 2020	JLP
Horace Chang	Andrew Holness	September 2020	Incumbent	JLP	[13]

References

1. "Jamaica Government". www.postcolonialweb.org.
2. Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Freedom in the World 2007 - Jamaica". Refworld.
3. "1962 - 1969 :: Jamaican High Commission". www.jhcuk.org.
4. NEITA, Lance (15 November 2013). "A lesson in succession planning". Jamaica Observer.
5. "The Architects of the Jamaican Constitution" (PDF). Jamaica Information Service.
6. Green, Patrick (6 July 2022). "The Most Honorable Percival Noel James Patterson - Jamaica's sixth Prime Minister". CNW Network.
7. "The Most Honourable Hugh Shearer". Jamaica Land We Love.
8. "Archive". www.latinnews.com.
9. Munroe, Trevor; Bertram, Arnold (2006). Adult Suffrage and Political Administrations in Jamaica 1944-2002: A Compendium and Commentary. Ian Randle Publishers. ISBN   978-976-637-237-8.
10. "Tribute to The Honourable Dr. Kenneth Baugh, OJ Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade from Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith and The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade". MFAFT - Jamaica. 20 September 2019.
11. "'A true gentleman' - Politicians salute Ken Baugh as former deputy PM passes". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2 September 2019.
12. French, Jhaneal (4 September 2020). "Where Does the People's National Party Go From Here?". CNW Network.
13. "Dr. Horace Chang". Jamaica Information Service.

See also

• Prime Minister of Jamaica