Prime Minister of Jamaica
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The Prime Minister of Jamaica is the country’s head of government, responsible for leading the executive branch, setting national policy, and representing Jamaica domestically and internationally.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Jamaica canonical | 21 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government position
ⓘ
head of government ⓘ political office ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Governor-General of Jamaica ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jamaica Labour Party
ⓘ
People's National Party ⓘ |
| constitutingInstrument |
Jamaican Constitution of 1962
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Jamaica
|
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| eligibleFor | reappointment without term limits ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Alexander Bustamante ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1962-08-06 ⓘ |
| formationEvent |
Jamaican Constitution of 1962
ⓘ
surface form:
independence of Jamaica
|
| hasAuthorityOver |
allocation of ministerial portfolios
ⓘ
calling of general elections on advice to the Governor-General ⓘ |
| heads | executive branch of Jamaica ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Jamaica ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Jamaica ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Cabinet of Jamaica
ⓘ
National Security Council of Jamaica ⓘ |
| mustBe | member of the House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | majority in the House of Representatives of Jamaica ⓘ |
| officeCreatedFrom |
Chief Minister of Jamaica
ⓘ
Premier of Jamaica ⓘ |
| officeHoldersTitle | Prime Minister ⓘ |
| officeType | parliamentary executive ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of Jamaica ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Parliament of Jamaica ⓘ |
| residence | Jamaica House ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
advising the Governor-General on ministerial appointments
ⓘ
chairing meetings of the Cabinet of Jamaica ⓘ coordinating activities of government ministries ⓘ leading the executive branch of Jamaica ⓘ overall direction of foreign policy of Jamaica ⓘ overall direction of national security policy of Jamaica ⓘ representing Jamaica domestically ⓘ representing Jamaica internationally ⓘ setting national policy of Jamaica ⓘ |
| seat |
Kingston
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingston, Jamaica
|
| selectionMethod | leader of the majority party or coalition in the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| style |
Prime Minister
ⓘ
The Most Honourable ⓘ |
| symbol | Coat of arms of Jamaica ⓘ |
| termLength |
no fixed term
ⓘ
serves while commanding confidence of the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Cabinet ministers
ⓘ
Governor-General of Jamaica ⓘ Parliament of Jamaica ⓘ |
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Andrew Holness