Andrew Holness

The Most Honourable Andrew Holness ON MP
9th Prime Minister of Jamaica
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 March 2016
Monarch	Elizabeth II Charles III
Governor General	Patrick Allen
Preceded by	Portia Simpson-Miller
In office 23 October 2011 – 5 January 2012
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor General	Patrick Allen
Preceded by	Bruce Golding
Succeeded by	Portia Simpson-Miller
Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 November 2011
Preceded by	Bruce Golding
Minister of Education
In office 11 September 2007 – 1 January 2012
Prime Minister	Bruce Golding Himself
Preceded by	Maxine Henry-Wilson
Succeeded by	Ronald Thwaites
Personal details
Born	Andrew Michael Holness (1972-07-22) 22 July 1972 (age 52) Spanish Town, Jamaica
Political party	Jamaica Labour Party
Spouse(s)	Juliet Holness ​ (m. 1997)​
Children	2
Alma mater	University of the West Indies

Andrew Michael Holness, ON, MP (born 22 July 1972) is a Jamaican politician.^[1] He is the 9th and current Prime Minister of Jamaica since 3 March 2016.^[2] Holness previously served as Prime Minister from October 2011 to January 5, 2012. He succeeded Bruce Golding as Prime minister, and decided to go to the polls in the 2011 Jamaican general election in an attempt to get his own mandate from the Jamaican electorate.

1. ↑ "Andrew Michael Holness - Jamaica Information Service". Jamaica Information Service. Archived from the original on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
2. ↑ Holness Sworn In As PM, Takes 'The Most Honourable' Title. 3 March 2016. Accessed 3 March 2016.