A life shaped by education and public service.
From Spanish Town to national leadership, Andrew Holness's career spans education policy, parliamentary representation and the premiership.
From the classroom to Jamaica House.
Andrew Michael Holness was born in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on 22 July 1972. He attended St Catherine High School and studied at the University of the West Indies.
An educator by training, he entered public life through development work before winning the West Central St Andrew parliamentary seat in 1997. His national profile grew through the education portfolio and, later, leadership of the Jamaica Labour Party.
Holness first became Prime Minister in 2011. He returned to the office following the 2016 general election and has led administrations focused on fiscal stability, security, infrastructure and the modernisation of public services.