P. J. Patterson | |
|---|---|
 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 10 April 1935 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]
- ^ a b "Shirley Field-Ridley, 45, Held Posts in the Guyana Cabinet" (obituary), The New York Times, 28 June 1982.
- ^ "Profile on PJ Patterson". Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Jamaica Observer, 12 October 2002.