History of Jamaican Prime Ministers 1962 - 2012

Incumbent	Portrait	Tenure		Elected	Political affiliation
		Took Office	Left Office
1	Sir Alexander Bustamante		29 April 1962	23 February 1967	1962	Jamaica Labour Party
2	Sir Donald Sangster *		23 February 1967	11 April 1967	1967	Jamaica Labour Party
3	Hugh Shearer		11 April 1967	2 March 1972	——	Jamaica Labour Party
4	Michael Manley		2 March 1972	1 November 1980	1972	People's National Party
					1976
5	Edward Seaga		1 November 1980	10 February 1989	1980	Jamaica Labour Party
					1983
(4)	Michael Manley		10 February 1989	30 March 1992	1989	People's National Party
6	P. J. Patterson		30 March 1992	30 March 2006	1993	People's National Party
					1997
					2002
7	Portia Simpson-Miller		30 March 2006	11 September 2007	——	People's National Party
8	Bruce Golding		11 September 2007	23 October 2011	2007	Jamaica Labour Party
9	Andrew Holness		23 October 2011	5 January 2012	——	Jamaica Labour Party
(7)	Portia Simpson-Miller		5 January 2012	Incumbent	2011	People's National Party