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. Jamaica constitutes an independent Commonwealth realm.
George Mifflin Dallas was an American politician and diplomat who served as mayor of Philadelphia from 1828 to 1829, the 11th vice president of the United States from 1845 to 1849, and U.S. Minister to the United Kingdom from 1856 to 1861.
The 48th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from March 4, 1883, to March 4, 1885, during the last two years of Chester A. Arthur's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1880 United States census. The Senate had a Republican majority, and the House had a Democratic majority.
Sir Clifford Clarence Campbell was a Jamaican educator and politician who served as speaker of the House and President of the Senate. In 1962, after Jamaica achieved independence, he was appointed as the first Jamaica-born and second governor-general of Jamaica, serving in that position for more than a decade.
The Jamaican order of precedence is as follows:
- Charles III, King of Jamaica
- Governor-General of Jamaica
- Prime Minister of Jamaica
- Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica
- Leader of the Opposition
George Samuel Ranglin was a Jamaican politician. He was President of the Senate of Jamaica from 7 December 1962 – 1972. He was born in Mandeville, Jamaica.
Allan George Richard Byfield was a Jamaican school teacher and politician. He was a senator of the West Indies Federation from 1958 to 1962, and president of the Senate of Jamaica from 1972 to 1980. In the late 1970s he was minister of education.
Oswald Gaskell Harding is a Jamaican former Labour Party politician, and the longest-serving senator in the nation's history. He was born in Kingston. Harding was the first person to serve as President of the Senate of Jamaica for two non-consecutive tenures, serving from 1980 to 1984 and from 2007 to 2011. First appointed to the Senate in 1977, he served in the body continuously until 2002, and rejoined the Senate from 2007 until his retirement from politics in 2011. His first period as a senator was the longest continuous tenure in the body's history.
Jeanette Rose Grant-Woodham, OD is a Jamaican politician. She was President of the Senate of Jamaica from 21 August 1984 to 1989. She was born at Ocho Rios.
Winston Vassel Jones is a Jamaican politician, born in Prattville, Manchester, Jamaica. He was member of the House of Representatives of Jamaica for Manchester Southern from 1955 to 1980. President of the Senate of Jamaica from 1993 to 1995.
The judiciary of Jamaica is based on the judiciary of the United Kingdom. The courts are organized at four levels, with additional provision for appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London. The Court of Appeal is the highest appellate court. The Supreme Court has unlimited jurisdiction in all cases, and sits as the Circuit Court to try criminal cases. The Parish Court in each parish hears both criminal and civil cases, excluding grave offences. The Petty Sessions are held under Justices of the Peace, with power to hear minor crimes.
Angela Rosemarie Brown-Burke is a Jamaican politician with the People's National Party.
Sara Lee Ellis is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
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.
Reverend Stanley St John Redwood is a Jamaican minister and former politician from the People's National Party. He was the 10th President of the Senate of Jamaica, serving from 18 January 2012 to 10 May 2013.
Mark Jefferson Golding is a Jamaican attorney, investment banker, and politician who has been Opposition Leader of Jamaica and President of the People's National Party since November 2020, following the 2020 Presidential Election. He was a member of the Senate of Jamaica from 2007 to 2017 and served as Minister of Justice from 2012 to 2016. He was elected as Member of Parliament for South St Andrew in 2017 and is a member of the People's National Party (PNP).
Cuba-Jamaica relations refers to the bilateral relations between Republic of Cuba and Jamaica. Cuba has an embassy in Kingston and Jamaica has an embassy in Havana. Both countries are members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.
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