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Andrew Holness

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Also known as Andrew Michael Holness

Jamaican politician; 9th Prime Minister of Jamaica

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Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1975
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  • There has been a number of concerns expressed about the loss of productivity that this measure (COVID-19 curfew hours) is having. We need to get back to normal but, of course, to do so safely. This is not to say that we are abandoning work from home totally; it will be an option but not a requirement.

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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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date of birth
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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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