Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica

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Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica is a senior cabinet-level position in Jamaica.

The deputy prime minister is appointed by the Governor-General of Jamaica{{cite web |title=Jamaica Government |url=https://www.postcolonialweb.org/caribbean/jamaica/government.html |website=www.postcolonialweb.org}}

on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Jamaica.{{cite web |last1=Refugees |first1=United Nations High Commissioner for |title=Refworld {{!}} Freedom in the World 2007 - Jamaica |url=https://www.refworld.org/docid/473c55d26e.html |website=Refworld |language=en}}

Deputy Prime Ministers

\|Name ! \|Prime Minister ! \|Took office ! \|Left office ! \|Party ! \|Notes
class="wikitable"
Donald Sangster	Alexander Bustamante	11 March 1963	February 1967	JLP	{{cite web \|title=1962 - 1969 :: Jamaican High Commission \|url=http://www.jhcuk.org/jamaica-at-55/a-timeline-since-independence/1962-1969 \|website=www.jhcuk.org}}
Clem Tavares	Donald Sangster	February 1967	April 1967	JLP	{{cite web \|last1=NEITA \|first1=Lance \|title=A lesson in succession planning \|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/columns/a-lesson-in-succession-planning/ \|website=Jamaica Observer \|date=15 November 2013}}
Vacant	Hugh Shearer	April 1967	March 1972	JLP
David Coore	Michael Manley	March 1972	1978	PNP	{{cite web \|title=The Architects of the Jamaican Constitution \|url=https://jis.gov.jm/media/The-Jamaican-Constitution1962-E.pdf \|publisher=Jamaica Information Service}}
P. J. Patterson	Michael Manley	1978	November 1980	PNP	{{cite web \|last1=Green \|first1=Patrick \|title=The Most Honorable Percival Noel James Patterson - Jamaica's sixth Prime Minister \|url=https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/news/caribbean-news/jamaica-news/the-most-honorable-percival-noel-james-patterson-jamaicas-sixth-prime-minister/ \|website=CNW Network \|date=6 July 2022}}
Hugh Shearer	Edward Seaga	November 1980	February 1989	JLP	{{cite web \|title=The Most Honourable Hugh Shearer \|url=https://www.jamaica-land-we-love.com/hugh-shearer.html \|website=Jamaica Land We Love}}
P. J. Patterson	Michael Manley	February 1989	March 1992	PNP
Vacant	P. J. Patterson	March 1992	April 1993	PNP
Seymour Mullings	P. J. Patterson	April 1993{{cite web \|title=Archive \|url=https://www.latinnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=80&Itemid=49&archive=61016 \|website=www.latinnews.com}}	October 2001	PNP	{{cite book \|last1=Munroe \|first1=Trevor \|last2=Bertram \|first2=Arnold \|title=Adult Suffrage and Political Administrations in Jamaica 1944-2002: A Compendium and Commentary \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fLhgC1-i9LgC \|publisher=Ian Randle Publishers \|language=en \|date=2006\|isbn=978-976-637-237-8 }}
Vacant	P. J. Patterson	October 2001	March 2006	PNP
Vacant	Portia Simpson-Miller	March 2006	September 2007	PNP
Kenneth Baugh	Bruce Golding	September 2007	October 2011	JLP	{{cite web \|title=Tribute to The Honourable Dr. Kenneth Baugh, OJ Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade from Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith and The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade \|url=https://mfaft.gov.jm/tribute-to-the-hon-dr-kenneth-baugh-oj-by-sen-the-hon-kamina-johnson-smith/ \|website=MFAFT - Jamaica \|date=20 September 2019}}
Kenneth Baugh	Andrew Holness	October 2011	January 2012	JLP	{{cite web \|title='A true gentleman' - Politicians salute Ken Baugh as former deputy PM passes \|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20190902/true-gentleman-politicians-salute-ken-baugh-former-deputy-pm-passes \|website=jamaica-gleaner.com \|language=en \|date=2 September 2019}}
Peter Phillips	Portia Simpson-Miller	January 2012	March 2016	PNP	{{cite web \|last1=French \|first1=Jhaneal \|title=Where Does the People's National Party Go From Here? \|url=https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/caribbean-breaking-news-featured/where-does-the-peoples-national-party-go-from-here/ \|website=CNW Network \|date=4 September 2020}}
Vacant	Andrew Holness	March 2016	September 2020	JLP
Horace Chang	Andrew Holness	September 2020	Incumbent	JLP	{{cite web \|title=Dr. Horace Chang \|url=https://jis.gov.jm/government/ministers/dr-horace-chang/ \|publisher=Jamaica Information Service}}

Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica

Deputy Prime Ministers

References

See also