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Edward Philip George Seaga ON (/ ˈ s iː ɑː ɡ ə / SEE-ah-gə; 28 May 1930 – 28 May 2019) [1] was a Jamaican politician and record producer. [2] He was the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica, from 1980 to 1989, and the leader of the Jamaica Labour Party from 1974 to 2005. [3]
Unlimited 5-year terms Prime Minister: Two 5-year terms President: Two 5-year terms Macau: Chief Executive: Two consecutive 5-year terms Legislative Assembly: Unlimited 4-year terms Malaysia: Monarch: Unlimited 5-year terms, but because the post rotates among the nine sultans of the Malayan states, they are de facto unlimited non-consecutive 5 ...
This is a list of salaries of heads of state and government per year, ... (Prime Minister) ... Jamaica: 70,400 USD (Governor ...
In 1980, Vale Royal took over from Jamaica House as the official residence of the prime minister. [4] Latterly the prime minister has returned to Jamaica House and the Vale Royal building has fallen into disrepair. [4] [5]
The prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago is the head of the executive branch of government in Trinidad and Tobago.. Following a general election, which takes place every five years, the president appoints as prime minister the person who has the support of a majority in the House of Representatives; this has generally been the leader of the party which won the most seats in the election ...
Bruce Golding spent five years at St. George's College, and later transferred to Jamaica College to pursue A-Level studies.. In April 1966, Golding served as the school's head boy, and as such was a member of the party that welcomed Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia to JC.
One of his biggest goals as chief minister was to make sure all children had access to a public education. [23] The Jamaica Institute of Technology was established in 1958, and that same year Caledonia Junior College was established under the Emergency Teacher Training Scheme to address the shortage of trained teachers. [24]
Michael Manley, Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1972 to 1980 and from 1989 to 1992. In the election of 1972, the PNP's Michael Manley defeated the JLP's unpopular incumbent Prime Minister Hugh Shearer. Under Manley, Jamaica established a minimum wage for all workers, including domestic workers.