People's National Party (Jamaica)
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| Party leader |
Portia Simpson Miller Chairman Robert Pickersgill |
| founding | 1938 |
| Headquarters | Kingston , Jamaica |
| Youth organization | People's National Party Youth Organization |
| Alignment |
Social Democracy , Democratic Socialism |
| Colours) | orange |
| House of Representatives |
31/63 |
| senate |
8/21 |
| Local government |
151/227 |
| International connections | SI (observer) |
| Website | www.pnpjamaica.com |
The People's National Party ( PNP ) is a party founded in Jamaica in 1938 that combines elements of social democracy with those of socialism . In the 1970s , the PNP stood for a policy that was comparable to Fidel Castro's in Cuba .
The most important opponent of the left-wing people 's party PNP is the economically liberal Jamaica Labor Party (JLP).
Party leader
- Norman Washington Manley (1938-1969)
- Michael Manley (1969-1992)
- Percival J. Patterson (1992-2006)
- Portia Simpson Miller (since 2006)
Web links
- Official website (English)