P. J. Patterson
Percival Noel James Patterson, ON, PC, QC (born 10 April 1935), is a Jamaican politician. He served as the sixth Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1992 to 2006.[1] He was the leader of the People's National Party from 1992 to 2006 and as the Member of Parliament (MP) from 1970 to 1980 when he lost to the Jamaica Labour Party Euphemia Williams, and again from 1989 to 1993. He served as the MP for Westmoreland Eastern from 1993 to 2006. He retired in March 2006.[2]
P. J. Patterson | |
|---|---|
 Patterson in 2005 | |
| 6th Prime Minister of Jamaica | |
| In office 30 March 1992 – 30 March 2006 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Sir Howard Cooke Sir Kenneth O. Hall |
| Deputy | Seymour Mullings (1993-2002) |
| Preceded by | Michael Manley |
| Succeeded by | Portia Simpson-Miller |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 30 March 1992 – 30 March 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Manley |
| Succeeded by | Portia Simpson-Miller |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica | |
| In office February 1989 – March 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Michael Manley |
| In office 1978–1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Michael Manley |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade | |
| In office 1978–1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Michael Manley |
| Preceded by | Dudley Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Shearer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Percival Noel James Patterson 10 April 1935 Hanover, Jamaica, Colony of Jamaica |
| Political party | People's National Party (1967-present) |
References
- ↑ "Profile on PJ Patterson" Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Jamaica Observer, 12 October 2002.
- ↑ "Shirley Field-Ridley, 45, Held Posts in the Guyana Cabinet" (obituary), New York Times, 28 June 1982.