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Portia Simpson-Miller

The Most Honourable
Portia Simpson-Miller
ON
7th Prime Minister of Jamaica
In office
5 January 2012 – 3 March 2016
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor‑GeneralPatrick Allen
DeputyPeter Phillips[1]
Preceded byAndrew Holness
Succeeded byAndrew Holness
In office
30 March 2006 – 11 September 2007
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor‑GeneralKenneth Hall
Preceded byP. J. Patterson
Succeeded byBruce Golding
Leader of the Opposition
In office
3 March 2016 – 2 April 2017
Prime MinisterAndrew Holness
Preceded byAndrew Holness
Succeeded byPeter Phillips
In office
11 September 2007 – 5 January 2012
Prime MinisterBruce Golding
Andrew Holness
Preceded byBruce Golding
Succeeded byAndrew Holness
President of the People's National Party
In office
30 March 2005 – 26 March 2017
Preceded byP. J. Patterson
Succeeded byPeter Phillips
Personal details
Born
Portia Lucretia Simpson

(1945-12-12) 12 December 1945 (age 78)
Wood Hall, Colony of Jamaica
Political partyPeople's National Party
Spouse
Errald Miller
​
(m. 1998)​
Alma materUnion Institute and University

Portia Lucretia Simpson-Miller ON (born 12 December 1945) is a Jamaican former politician.[2] She served as Prime Minister of Jamaica from March 2006 to September 2007 and again from 5 January 2012 to 3 March 2016.[3] She was the leader of the People's National Party from 2005 to 2017 and the Leader of the Opposition twice, from 2007 to 2012 and from 2016 to 2017.

While serving as prime minister, Simpson-Miller retained the positions of Minister of Defence, Development, Information and Sports. She has also served as Minister of Labour, Social Security and Sport, Minister of Tourism and Sports and Minister of Local Government throughout her political career.[4] Following her election win in December 2011, when her party defeated the Jamaica Labour Party, she became the second individual since independence to have served non-consecutive terms as prime minister, the first having been Michael Manley.[5] The People's National Party under her leadership lost the 25 February 2016 general election by only one seat to the Andrew Holness-led Jamaica Labour Party.[6] One political commentator described the poll as "the closest election Jamaica has ever had".[7] Following this defeat, Simpson-Miller stepped down in 2017.[8]

Simpson-Miller was ranked by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012.[9] In 2011, she was named Person of the Year by The Gleaner and Observer.[10]

  1. ^ French, Jhaneal (4 September 2020). "Where Does the People's National Party Go From Here?". CNW Network.
  2. ^ "PM Portia Simpson Miller turns 67 today". Jamaica Observer. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Thousands gather for Simpson Miller's Swearing-in". Jamaica-gleaner.com. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  4. ^ [1] Archived 9 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "go-jamaica.com". go-jamaica.com. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Final Counting of Ballots for General Election 2016 – Jamaica Information Service". jis.gov.jm. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  7. ^ "PM, JLP, political ombudsman remind J'cans that recount is normal process – News". The Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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