The Most Hon. Percival Patterson

Term:	March 30, 1992–March 30, 2006
Predecessor:	Michael Manley
Successor:	Portia Simpson-Miller
Date of Birth:	April 10, 1935
Place of Birth:	Westmoreland, Jamaica
Political Party:	People's National Party

The Most Honourable Percival Noel James Patterson QC (born April 10, 1935) was the Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1992 to 2006. Until February 2006 he was the leader of the Jamaican People's National Party. The new PNP leader, Portia Simpson-Miller, took over as Prime Minister on March 30, 2006. RT. Honourable P. J. Patterson File links The following pages link to this file: P. J. Patterson ... March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in leap years). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Norman Manley (December 10, 1924 – March 6, 1997) was the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica (1972 - 1980, 1989 - 1992). ... Portia Simpson-Miller The Right Honourable Portia Simpson-Miller (born 12 December 1945 in Wood Hall, St. ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Location Latitude 18°21N Longitude unknown Capital Town Savanna-la-mar County Cornwall Area 807 square km Rank Jamaicas eighth largest parish Population 141,000 in 2001 Commerce Tourism, Agriculture Manufactoring Westmoreland is the westernmost parish in Jamaica, located on the south side of the island. ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... For other uses, see Peoples National Party (disambiguation). ... The prefix The Most Honourable is a title of quality attached to the names of marquesses in the United Kingdom. ... QC can stand for: Quezon City, a highly urbanized city in the Republic of the Philippines. ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Prime Minister of Jamaica is Jamaicas head of government, currently Percival Patterson. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Peoples National Party (disambiguation). ... Portia Simpson-Miller The Right Honourable Portia Simpson-Miller (born 12 December 1945 in Wood Hall, St. ...

Patterson was Jamaica's longest-serving Prime Minister. He first entered politics in 1969, winning a by-election to a seat in western Jamaica, campaigning with the slogan "Young, gifted, and black." Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ...

Patterson served in a variety of cabinet posts under Prime Minister Michael Manley, both in the 1970s, and during Manley's second prime ministership at the end of the 1980s and beginning of the 1990s. He became Prime Minister and leader of the People's National Party himself when Manley resigned in 1992. He has since been re-elected three times. Michael Norman Manley (December 10, 1924 – March 6, 1997) was the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica (1972 - 1980, 1989 - 1992). ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1971 to 1980, inclusive. ... MacGyver - 1980s hero The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Patterson is said to have been Jamaica's first black Prime Minister (but see Hugh Shearer), and campaigned on a message of returning the country to the hands of its racial majority. Most of Jamaica's past Prime Ministers have been from mixed racial backgrounds, and one, Edward Seaga, was a Levantine Arab. Black is a color with several subtle differences in meaning. ... Image:Http://www. ... The Right Honourable Edward Philip George Seaga (born May 28, 1930) was Prime Minister of Jamaica for the Jamaica Labour Party from 1980 to 1989, and served as leader of the opposition 1989 to January 2005. ...

He made headlines in 2004 when it was announced that Jamaica (as well as Saint Kitts and Nevis and Venezuela) would not recognize the internationally-installed government of Gérard Latortue in Haiti following the alleged resignation of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Patterson was instrumental in arranging for Aristide to take up temporary residence in Jamaica during Aristide's lawsuit against the United States and France accusing the countries of kidnapping him. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gérard Latortue Gérard Latortue (born June 19, 1934 at Gonaives) is currently the Prime Minister of Haiti. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Following Hurricane Katrina Patterson offered 30 trips for two, all expenses paid, to Jamaica for victims of the hurricane. Lowest pressure 902 mbar (hPa) Damages $75 billion (2005 USD) (costliest Atlantic hurricane in history) Fatalities ≥1,836 total Areas affected Bahamas, South Florida, Cuba, Louisiana (especially Greater New Orleans), Mississippi, Alabama, Florida Panhandle, most of eastern North America Part of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Katrina was the...

Patterson is a graduate of the University of the West Indies Mona Campus, and the London School of Economics. The University of the West Indies (UWI) is an autonomous regional institution supported by and serving 16 countries in the Caribbean - Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. ... The London School of Economics and Political Science, often referred to as the London School of Economics or simply the LSE, is a specialist university and a constituent college of the federal University of London, located on Houghton Street in Central London, off the Aldwych and next to the Royal...

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