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Hugh Lawson Shearer | |
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.jpg) Prime Minister Shearer in the Oval Office, 11 August 1970 | |
| 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica | |
| In office 11 April 1967 – 2 March 1972 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor‑General | Sir Clifford Campbell |
| Preceded by | Sir Donald Sangster |
| Succeeded by | Michael Manley |
| Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party | |
| In office 1967 – November 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Donald Sangster |
| Succeeded by | Edward Seaga |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica | |
| In office November 1980 – February 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Seaga |
| Preceded by | P. J. Patterson |
| Succeeded by | P. J. Patterson |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade | |
| In office 1980–1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Seaga |
| Preceded by | P. J. Patterson |
| Succeeded by | David Coore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 May 1923 Martha Brae, Trelawny, British Jamaica |
| Died | 15 July 2004 (aged 81) Kingston, Jamaica |
| Political party | Jamaica Labour Party |
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| Children | 5 |
| Education | Howard University School of Law |
Hugh Lawson Shearer ON OJ PC (18 May 1923 – 15 July 2004) was a Jamaican trade unionist and politician, who served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica, from 1967 to 1972. He was also Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade from 1980 to 1989, under Edward Seaga.