Andrew Michael Holness, born July 22, 1972, in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish, has served as Prime Minister of Jamaica since March 3, 2016, and previously held the office briefly from October 23, 2011, to January 5, 2012. He leads the Jamaica Labour Party and has represented the constituency of Saint Andrew West Central in Parliament since 1997, having earlier served as Minister of Education from 2007 to 2012 and as Leader of the Opposition from 2012 to 2016. He was re-elected to a third consecutive term following the Jamaica Labour Party's victory in the 2025 general election and was sworn in on September 16, 2025. He holds a bachelor's degree in management studies and a master's degree in development studies from the University of the West Indies, Mona, and completed a Doctor of Law and Policy at Northeastern University in 2024 while in office, and chaired the Caribbean Community for the second half of 2025.
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