A Commonwealth realm is one of a group of sovereign states within the Commonwealth of Nations that have the same person,currently King Charles III,as their monarch and head of state. All the realms are independent of each other,although one person,resident in the United Kingdom,acts as monarch of each. Except for the UK,in each of the realms the monarch is represented by a governor-general. The phrase Commonwealth realm is an informal description not used in any law.
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.
Sir William Alexander Clarke Bustamante was a Jamaican politician and labour leader,who,in 1962,became the first prime minister of Jamaica.
The Jamaica Labour Party is one of the two major political parties in Jamaica,the other being the People's National Party (PNP). While its name might suggest that it is a social democratic party,the JLP is actually a conservative party.
Edward Philip George Seaga was a Jamaican politician and record producer. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica,from 1980 to 1989,and the leader of the Jamaica Labour Party from 1974 to 2005. He served as leader of the opposition from 1974 to 1980,and again from 1989 until January 2005.
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 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.
Attorney General of Jamaica is the chief law officer in Jamaica.
Norman Washington Manley was a Jamaican statesman who served as the first and only Premier of Jamaica. A Rhodes Scholar,Manley became one of Jamaica's leading lawyers in the 1920s. Manley was an advocate of universal suffrage,which was granted by the British colonial government to the colony in 1944.
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.
Saint James West Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the Jamaican Parliament. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. The constituency was first contested in the 1976 general election. The current MP is the Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte of the Jamaica Labour Party who has been in office since 2016.
Derrick Vincent McKoy is the Attorney General of Jamaica. McKoy was appointed to the post on 11 January 2022 by Prime Minister Andrew Holness.
Wayne McCook is a Jamaican lawyer and career diplomat who was Jamaican first resident ambassador to China and served as Jamaica's permanent representative to the United Nations offices in Geneva,Switzerland and Rome,Italy. After four decades of diplomatic career,McCook retired from public service to a private career where he served as senior adviser to the Director General of World Trade Organization (WTO). He is married to Jennifer Liu,and has two children,Alexa and Adam McCook
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 in 2025.
The Constitutional Reform Committee is a committee of the Government of Jamaica tasked with revising and reforming Jamaica's constitutional arrangements,including the abolition of the monarchy.
