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From 1962 the head of state under the Jamaica Independence Act 1962 is the Monarch of Jamaica, currently Charles III, who is also the King of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The King is represented in Jamaica by a Governor-General.
This is a list of viceroys in Jamaica from its initial occupation by Spain in 1509, to its independence from the United Kingdom in 1962. For a list of viceroys after independence, see Governor-General of Jamaica .
The monarchy of Jamaica (Jamaican Patois: Manaki a Jumieka) 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.
In one-party states, the ruling party's leader (e.g. the General Secretary) is usually the de facto top leader of the state, though sometimes this leader also holds the presidency or premiership. In Andorra , Iran , and Vatican City ( Holy See ), a clergy member also acts as the head of state.
Jamaica has tabled a bill in parliament to remove King Charles as its head of state and transition the country to a republic.. The Caribbean country is one of many former colonies that retained a ...
The official state car for the governor-general of Jamaica is a BMW 740Li, featuring a license plate bearing the Crown. Jamaica shares the person of the sovereign equally with 14 other countries in the Commonwealth of Nations. As the sovereign works and resides predominantly outside of Jamaican borders, the governor-general's primary task is to ...
In November 2021, Barbados became the first country in almost 30 years to remove the British monarch as head of state. King Charles, then the Prince of Wales, attended the ceremony where Barbados ...
Charles III, King of Jamaica [2] Governor-General of Jamaica (Sir Patrick Allen) Prime Minister of Jamaica (Andrew Holness) Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica (Horace Chang) Leader of the Opposition (Mark Golding) Members of the Cabinet and Ministers of State President of the Senate (Tom Tavares-Finson, KC) Speaker of the House of Representatives ...