P. J. Patterson

The Most Honourable P. J. Patterson ON OCC KC
Patterson in 2005
6th Prime Minister of Jamaica
In office 30 March 1992 – 30 March 2006
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governors 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
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Michael Manley
Succeeded by	Portia Simpson-Miller
Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica
In office February 1989 – March 1992
Prime Minister	Michael Manley
Preceded by	Hugh Shearer
Succeeded by	Vacant
In office 1978 – November 1980
Prime Minister	Michael Manley
Preceded by	David Coore
Succeeded by	Hugh Shearer
President of the People's National Party
In office 30 March 1992 – 30 March 2006
Preceded by	Michael Manley
Succeeded by	Portia Simpson-Miller
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 (1935-04-10) 10 April 1935 (age 89) Hanover, Colony of Jamaica
Political party	People's National Party (1967–present)
Spouse	Shirley Field-Ridley (d. 1982)[1]
Children	Richard, Sharon[1]
Alma mater	London School of Economics

Percival Noel James Patterson, ON, OCC, KC (born 10 April 1935), popularly known as P.J. Patterson, is a Jamaican former politician who served as the sixth Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1992 to 2006. He served in office for 14 years, making him the longest-serving prime minister in Jamaica's history. He was the leader of the People's National Party from 1992 to 2006.

Patterson served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Westmoreland South Eastern from 1970 to 1980 (when he lost to Euphemia Williams of the Jamaica Labour Party) and again from 1989 to 1993. Following a constituency reorganization, he served as the MP for Westmoreland Eastern from 1993 to 2006. He retired from all of these positions in January 2006.

Cabinet positions he held during his political career include Minister of Industry and Tourism; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade; Minister of Development, Planning and Production; Minister of Finance and Planning.^[2]