Prime Minister of Jamaica

The prime minister of Jamaica is Jamaica's head of government, currently Andrew Holness. Holness, as leader of the governing Jamaica Labour Party, was sworn in as prime minister on 16 September 2025, having been re-elected as a result of the JLP's victory in the 2025 general election.
The prime minister is formally appointed into office by the governor-general, who represents.

Official residence and office

The prime minister of Jamaica's official residence is Vale Royal. The property was constructed in 1694 by the planter Sir William Taylor, one of Jamaica's richest men at the time. In 1928 the property was sold to the government and became the official residence of the British colonial secretary. Vale Royal has subsequently become the official residence of the prime minister. Vale Royal is not open to the public.
has been the location of the Office of the Prime Minister since 1972. Prime ministers resided there from 1964 until 1980. On 8 November 2022, Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness said in question time session, that his official residence was Jamaica House rather than Vale Royal, and that Vale Royal was currently in disrepair and possible future uses would be considered after its restoration.

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Died in office

Prime Minister	Term of office	School	University	Degree	Professional training
Alexander Bustamante	1953–1955 1962–1967	—	—
Norman Manley	1955–1962	Wolmer's School Beckford & Smith High School Jamaica College	University of Oxford	Law B.C.L.	Inns of Court: Gray's Inn
Donald Sangster	1967	Munro College	—		Correspondence course in bookkeeping and accounting
Hugh Shearer	1967–1972	St Simon's College	—
Michael Manley	1980–1980 1989–1992	Jamaica College	London School of Economics	Economics B.Sc. 1949
Edward Seaga	1980–1989	Wolmer's School	Harvard University	Social Sciences A.B. 1952
P. J. Patterson	1992–2006	Calabar High School	University College of the West Indies	English B.A. 1958	Inns of Court: Middle Temple
P. J. Patterson	1992–2006	Calabar High School	London School of Economics	Law L.L.B. 1963	Inns of Court: Middle Temple
Portia Simpson-Miller	2006–2007 2012–2016	St Catherine High School St Martin's High School	Union Institute & University	Public Administration B.A. 1997
Bruce Golding	2007–2011	St George's College Jamaica College	University of the West Indies	Economics B.Sc. 1969
Andrew Holness	2011–2012 2016–present	St Catherine High School	University of the West Indies	Management Studies B.Sc. Development Studies M.Sc.
Andrew Holness	2011–2012 2016–present	St Catherine High School	Northeastern University	Law and Policy D.L.P. 2024