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The Parliament of Jamaica (Jamaican Patois: Paaliment a Jumieka) is the legislative branch of the government of Jamaica. It consists of three elements: The Crown (represented by the Governor-General ), the appointed Senate and the directly elected House of Representatives .
The governor-general's role is largely ceremonial. Their role is to appoint senior officials of the state, on request from the Prime Minister, and to grant royal assent to bills that have passed Parliament. Executive power is vested in the King, but exercised mostly by the Cabinet of Jamaica; led by the Prime Minister, currently Andrew Holness ...
The functions of the governor-general include appointing ministers, judges, and ambassadors; giving royal assent to legislation passed by parliament; issuing writs for election. In general, the governor-general observes the conventions of the Westminster system and responsible government , maintaining political neutrality, and has to always act ...
The ministries of Jamaica are created at the discretion of the prime minister of Jamaica to carry out the functions of government. As of 2016, the prime minister is Andrew Holness . The agencies of Jamaica are created by both parliamentary law and assigned to ministers to oversee.
Jamaica's fourteen parishes are subdivided into sixty-three constituencies. The country follows the Westminster system and elects sixty-three Members of Parliament (MPs) to the Jamaica House of Representatives.
The Cabinet of Jamaica is the principal instrument of government policy. It consists of the Prime Minister, and a minimum of thirteen other Ministers of Government, who must be members of one of the two Houses of Parliament. Not more than four members of the Cabinet may be members of the Senate.
Jamaica Labour Party: 5 Kenneth Baugh (1941–2019) 21 January 2005 24 January 2005 Jamaica Labour Party: 6 Bruce Golding (born 1947) 24 January 2005 11 September 2007 Jamaica Labour Party: 7 Portia Simpson-Miller (born 1945) 11 September 2007 5 January 2012 People's National Party: 8 Andrew Holness (born 1972) 5 January 2012 3 March 2016 ...
No. Name Party Took office Left office 1 Felix Gordon Veitch: Labour: January 1, 1945 1947 2 Clement Mullings Aitchison Labour 1947 1950 3 Clifford Campbell