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Andrew Michael Holness, ON PC (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.
The prime minister of Jamaica (Jamaican Patois: prime minista a jamaica) is Jamaica's head of government, currently Andrew Holness.Holness, as leader of the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), was sworn in as prime minister on 7 September 2020, having been re-elected as a result of the JLP's landslide victory in the 2020 Jamaican general election.
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.
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On the advice of Holness, Governor General Patrick Allen dissolved Parliament on 13 August 2020. [ 3 ] The result was a landslide victory for the ruling Jamaica Labour Party , [ 4 ] which received 57% of the vote and won 49 seats; the People's National Party remained the opposition party, losing 16 seats. [ 5 ]
Andrew Holness, MP Prime Minister Minister of Defence, Economic Growth and Job Creation (re-incorporates the Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change Portfolio formerly under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Renewal) January 11, 2022 Ministry of National Security: Dr. Horace Chang, MP: Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of National ...
Holness defeated Shaw by a margin of 2,704 votes to Shaw's 2,012. [29] Holness went on to lead the JLP to a narrow, one-seat parliamentary majority (32–31) in the 2016 general election, reducing the PNP to the opposition benches after one term. The voter turnout dipped below 50% for the first time, registering just 48.37%.
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