Portal:Jamaica/Selected article/4
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Bruce Golding | |
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8th Prime Minister of Jamaica | |
In office 11 September 2007 – 23 October 2011 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governors General | Kenneth Hall Patrick Allen |
Deputy | Kenneth Baugh |
Preceded by | Portia Simpson-Miller |
Succeeded by | Andrew Holness |
Leader of the Labour Party | |
In office 24 January 2005 – 20 November 2011 | |
Preceded by | Edward Seaga |
Succeeded by | Andrew Holness |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 24 January 2005 – 11 September 2007 | |
Prime Minister | Percival Patterson Portia Simpson-Miller |
Preceded by | Edward Seaga |
Succeeded by | Portia Simpson-Miller |
Member of Parliament for Kingston West | |
In office 24 January 2005 – 29 December 2011 | |
Preceded by | Edward Seaga |
Succeeded by | Desmond McKenzie |
Personal details | |
Born | Chapelton, Jamaica | 5 December 1947
Political party | Labour Party |
Spouse | Lorna Golding |
Alma mater | University of the West Indies (B.A.) |
Orette Bruce Golding (born 5 December 1947) is a former Jamaican politician who served as eighth Prime Minister of Jamaica from 11 September 2007 to 23 October 2011. He is a member of the Jamaica Labour Party which he led from 2005 to his resignation in 2011.