Holness worked as the Executive Director of one of Jamaicas oldest non-government organizations (NGOs). Before entering politics, he worked as Executive Director of the Voluntary Organisation for Uplifting Children. In 1994, prior to entering representational politics, Mr. He gained a BSc in Management Studies and a MSc in Development Studies from the University of the West Indies. The Government of Jamaica has extended for an additional two weeks, the current Covid-19 measures under the Disaster Risk Management Orders which include no. Holness was born in Spanish Town, St Catherine. He has retained the Education Portfolio as Prime Minister. Previously, he served as Opposition Spokesperson on Land and Development, Housing, and Education, and as Minister of Education, where he focused on improving literacy in Jamaica and oversaw the introduction of the Career Advancement Programme –a post-secondary technical and vocational training programme for unattached youth. Holness was first elected a Member of Parliament for the Jamaica Labour Party at the age of 25 and is in his fourth consecutive term. He is Jamaica’s youngest Prime Minister to date, and the first to be born after National Independence. He previously served as Prime Minister from October 2011 to January 2012. Andrew Michael Holness was elected Jamaica’s ninth Prime Minister in 2016.
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