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Andrew Holness: Head of government, Jamaica

Andrew Holness is the head of government of Jamaica, listed by the United Nations as “Prime Minister, Minister for Defence and Minister for Economic Growth and Job Creation of Jamaica”.

Posts held

• Prime Minister, Minister for Defence and Minister for Economic Growth and Job Creation of Jamaica (head of government), Jamaica. Part of level 6: National government.
  Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.

Where Andrew Holness sits in the ladder of power

As head of government, Andrew Holness works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Jamaica (regions, cities).

Above that, Jamaica is a member of:

• United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
• International Monetary Fund level 9
• World Bank Group level 9

Who else holds power in Jamaica

• King Charles III King, Jamaica
• Kamina Johnson Smith Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica, Jamaica

Where these facts come from

Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.

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