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Andrew Holness
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Jamaican politician; 9th Prime Minister of Jamaica
Key facts
- Monarchs
- Elizabeth II , Charles III
- Deputy
- Horace Chang
- Governor general
- Sir Patrick Allen
- Preceded by
- Portia Simpson-Miller
- Monarch
- Elizabeth II
- Succeeded by
- Portia Simpson-Miller
- Prime minister
- Portia Simpson-Miller
- Born
- Andrew Michael Holness , ( 1972-07-22 ) 22 July 1972 (age 53) , Spanish Town , St. Catherine , Jamaica
- Party
- Jamaica Labour
- Spouse
- Juliet Landell ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1997 )
- Education
- St. Catherine High School
- Alma mater
- University of the West Indies, Mona (BSc, MSc), Northeastern University (DLP)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Andrew
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Jamaica
- Place of birth
- Spanish Town
- Spouse
- Juliet Holness
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Prime Minister of Jamaica
- Educated at
- University of the West Indies
- Political party
- Jamaica Labour Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Image
- Andrew Holness Press (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- date of birth
- 1972-07-22
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Encyclopedic overview
Andrew Michael Holness, ON PC MP (born 22 July 1972) 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.
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.
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