Andrew Holness

He succeeded Bruce Golding as both leader of the JLP and prime minister on 23 October 2011, making him the ninth person to hold this office. As prime minister, he chose to retain the education portfolio.

On 5 December 2011, Mr Holness called the next election for 29 December 2011. The JLP campaigned in their strongholds and Holness highlighted the four years of JLP government with accomplishments, such as economic growth and crime reduction which the JLP says the PNP failed to do during their eighteen years rule of the country.

The JLP, however, lost the 2011 Jamaican general election to the PNP, which gained a large majority of 42 to the JLP's 21 parliamentary seats. Portia Simpson-Miller and the PNP returned to power. The voter turnout was 53.17%.[10]

On 25 February 2016, the JLP, led by Andrew Holness, won the 2016 Jamaican general election winning 32 seats compared to 31 seats for the incumbent PNP. His wife Juliet also won a seat in parliament, the first time a prime minister or opposition leader and their spouse sat in the Parliament of Jamaica together.[11] As a result, Simpson-Miller became Opposition Leader for a second time. The voter turnout dipped below 50% for the first time, registering just 48.37%.[12]

On 3 September 2020, Holness led the JLP to a second consecutive general election victory, but this time by a much larger margin. The JLP won 49 seats, as compared to the 14 seats for the PNP. However, the turnout was just 37%, probably affected by the coronavirus pandemic.[13] He was sworn in for another term on 7 September 2020.[14][15][16]

•  Jamaica:
  • Member of the Order of the Nation[17]

•  Dominican Republic:
  • Grand Cross with Gold Breast Star of the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella[18]