Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at CIDOB website.
Note: the British Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, is the head of the State and is represented by a Governor-General.
Parties:: PNP: People's National Party - JLP: Jamaica Labour Party.
Heads of Government
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Chief Ministers
William Alexander Bustamante 5 May 1953 - 2 Feb 1955 (1977) JLP
Norman Washington Manley 2 Feb 1955 - 4 Jul 1959 (1969) PNP
Prime Ministers
Norman Washington Manley 4 Jul 1959 - 29 Apr 1962 (1969) PNP
William Alexander Bustamante 29 Apr 1962 - 22 Feb 1967 (1977) JLP (*)
Donald Burns Sangster 22 Feb 1967 - 11 Apr 1967 (1967) JLP
Hugh Lawson Shearer 11 Apr 1967 - 2 Mar 1972 (2004) JLP
Michael Norman Manley 2 Mar 1972 - 1 Nov 1980 (1997) PNP
Edward Philip George Seaga 1 Nov 1980 - 10 Feb 1989 (2019) JLP
Michael Norman Manley 10 Feb 1989 - 30 Mar 1992 (1997) PNP
Percival James Patterson 30 Mar 1992 - 30 Mar 2006 PNP
Portia Simpson Miller 30 Mar 2006 - 11 Sep 2007 PNP
Orette Bruce Golding 11 Sep 2007 - 23 Oct 2011 JLP
Andrew Michael Holness 23 Oct 2011 - 5 Jan 2012 JLP
Portia Simpson Miller 5 Jan 2012 - 3 Mar 2016 PNP
Andrew Michael Holness 3 Mar 2016 - JLP
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(*) Ruler of an independent state only since 6 Aug 1962.
Governors-General
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Kenneth Blackburne 6 Aug 1962 - 30 Nov 1962 (1980)
Clifford Campbell 1 Dec 1962 - 2 Mar 1973 (1991)
Herbert Duffus 2 Mar 1973 - 27 Jun 1973 (2002) (acting)
Florizel Glasspole 27 Jun 1973 - 31 Mar 1991 (2000)
Edward Zacca 31 Mar 1991 - 1 Aug 1991 (2019) (acting)
Howard Cooke 1 Aug 1991 - 15 Feb 2006 (2014)
Kenneth Hall 15 Feb 2006 - 26 Feb 2009
Patrick Allen 26 Feb 2009 -
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Leaders of PNP
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Norman Washington Manley 1938-1969 (1969)
Michael Norman Manley 1969-1992 (1997)
Percival James Patterson 1992-2006
Portia Simpson Miller 2006-2017
Peter Phillips 2017-2020
Mark Jefferson Golding 2020-
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Leaders of JLP
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William Alexander Bustamante 1943-1967 (1977)
Hugh Lawson Shearer 1967-1974 (2004)
Edward Philip George Seaga 1974-2005 (2019)
Orette Bruce Golding 2005-2011
Andrew Michael Holness 2011-
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