Percival J. Patterson
Percival Noel James Patterson ON (mostly PJ Patterson ; born April 10, 1935 in Westmoreland , Jamaica ) is a Jamaican politician and was Prime Minister of his country from 1992 to 2006. He is a member of the People's National Party . Prior to his political career, he attended the University of the West Indies and the London School of Economics .
No one was Prime Minister of Jamaica as long as Patterson. In 1969 he became a member of parliament, under Michael Manley he headed various ministries in the 1970s. In 1992 he succeeded Manley after his resignation as Prime Minister. In the same year, as well as 1997 and 2002, he won the parliamentary election with his party.
Patterson is often mistakenly referred to as the first black prime minister (see Hugh Shearer ). In 2004 he announced that Jamaica would not recognize a new government in Haiti under Gérard Latortue . In contrast to most other countries, he had doubts about the abdication of the old Prime Minister Jean-Bertrand Aristide . Aristide accused the US and France of kidnapping him from his country. While he tried to take legal action against it, he was allowed to live in Jamaica.
During his tenure, Patterson was primarily concerned with the consolidation of the economy and tried to reduce the national debt. The poor economic situation, especially in the mid-1990s, did not allow this to happen. In March 2006, he resigned for health reasons.
Honors
- Order of the Volta of the State of Ghana
- Order of the Nation (2002)
Individual evidence
- ↑ PMs accept national honor with humility ( memento of the original from January 15, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Jamaica Observer, December 5, 2002. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Manley |
Prime Minister of Jamaica March 30, 1992-30. March 2006 |
Portia Simpson Miller |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Patterson, Percival J. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Patterson, Percival Noel James; Patterson, PJ |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jamaican politician, Prime Minister of Jamaica |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Westmoreland , Jamaica |