Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica
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Horace Chang
since September 2020
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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]
Peter Phillips 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. ^ a b 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.
  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.

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