Edward Seaga
Edward Philip George Seaga (/siˈɑːɡə/ or /-ˈæ-/; ON, PC; 28 May 1930 – 28 May 2019) was a Jamaican politician.[1] He was the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica, from 1980 to 1989, and the leader of the Jamaica Labour Party from 1974 to 2005.[2] He served as leader of the opposition from 1974 to 1980, and again from 1989 until January 2005.
Edward Seaga | |
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| 5th Prime Minister of Jamaica | |
| In office 1 November 1980 – 10 February 1989 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Sir Florizel Glasspole |
| Preceded by | Michael Manley |
| Succeeded by | Michael Manley |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 1974 – 1 November 1980 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Michael Manley |
| Preceded by | Hugh Shearer |
| Succeeded by | Michael Manley |
| In office 10 February 1989 – 21 January 2005 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Michael Manley P. J. Patterson |
| Preceded by | Michael Manley |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Golding |
| Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party | |
| In office November 1974 – 21 January 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Shearer |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Golding |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Philip George Seaga 28 May 1930 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | 28 May 2019 (aged 89) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | Jamaican |
| Political party | Jamaica Labour Party |
| Spouse(s) | Marie 'Mitsy' Constantine
(m. 1965–1995)Carla Vendryes
(m. 1996) |
Seaga died on 28 May 2019 at a hospital in Miami, Florida from cancer on his 89th birthday.[3]
Edward Seaga Media
- Departure Ceremony for visit of Prime Minister Edward Seaga and Mitzy Seaga of Jamaica with President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan.jpg
Seaga and his wife Mitzy with US President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan (1981)
References
- ↑ Birthday's today. 28 May 2013. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/archive/2013-5-28.html. Retrieved 24 May 2014. "Mr Edward Seaga, Prime Minister of Jamaica, 1980–90, 83".
- ↑ "Profile: Edward Seaga", BBC; retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ↑ "Former Jamaican Prime Minister Edward Seaga dies at 89". Archived from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
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