Mark Golding

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The Honourable Mark Golding MP
Mark Golding picture in office
Leader of the Opposition
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 November 2020
Monarchs	Elizabeth II Charles III
Prime Minister	Andrew Holness
Governor General	Sir Patrick Allen
Preceded by	Peter Phillips
Minister of Justice
In office 5 January 2012 – February 2016
Prime Minister	Portia Simpson-Miller
Preceded by	Delroy Chuck
Succeeded by	Delroy Chuck
President of the People's National Party
Incumbent
Assumed office November 2020
Preceded by	Peter Phillips
Member of Parliament for Saint Andrew Southern
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 November 2017
Preceded by	Omar Davies
Personal details
Born	Mark Jefferson Golding (1965-07-19) 19 July 1965 (age 59) Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
Political party	People's National
Spouse	Sandra Golding
Relations	John Golding (father)
Children	3
Alma mater	Oxford University

Mark Jefferson Golding (born 19 July 1965) is a Jamaican politician who has been Opposition Leader of Jamaica and President of the People's National Party since November 2020, following the 2020 general election.^[1] Previously an attorney and investment banker, he was a member of the Senate of Jamaica from 2007 to 2017 and served as Minister of Justice from 2012 to 2016. He was elected as Member of Parliament for South St Andrew in 2017 and is a member of the People's National Party (PNP).^[2][3]

On 7 November 2020, Mark Golding was elected as the 6th president of the PNP after polling 1740 delegate votes to defeat Lisa Hanna who polled 1440 in an election that saw 96% voter turnout amongst delegates in the 2020 People's National Party leadership election.^[4]