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    Portia Lucretia Simpson-Miller ON (born 12 December 1945) is a Jamaican former politician. She served as Prime Minister of Jamaica from March 2006 to September...
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    that bid, however, losing to the People's National Party led by Portia Simpson-Miller, with the PNP gaining 42 seats to the JLP's 21. Following that defeat...
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    60 seats in the House of Representatives. On 26 February 2006, Portia Simpson-Miller was elected as Patterson's successor, becoming the first female...
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    governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), led by Andrew Holness, and the Portia Simpson-Miller-led opposition People's National Party (PNP). The result was a landslide...
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    victory in the 3 September 2007 general election and Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller's concession of defeat two days later. The JLP defeated the People's...
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    Patterson stepped down on 26 February 2006, and was replaced by Portia Simpson-Miller, Jamaica's first female prime minister. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections...
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    appointed to the Senate of Jamaica in 2007 by then-prime minister Portia Simpson-Miller, who named him as the Minister of Justice after the PNP electoral...
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    2006 Simpson-Miller 2008 2017 Phillips 2019 2020 Golding Vice President Noel Newton Nethersole 1969 P. J. Patterson 1978 Portia Simpson-Miller (1978-2006)...
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    prime minister on 30 January 2006, and he was succeeded as PM by Portia Simpson-Miller. He was succeeded as MP by Luther Buchanan. Following his premiership...
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  • 2006 Simpson-Miller 2008 2017 Phillips 2019 2020 Golding Vice President Noel Newton Nethersole 1969 P. J. Patterson 1978 Portia Simpson-Miller (1978-2006)...
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    He was elected a vice president of the PNP in 1999, serving with Portia Simpson Miller. He was subsequently[when?] appointed minister of national security...
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    Robinson (1926–2023), Australian historian Portia Holmes Shields, American academic administrator Portia Simpson-Miller, political leader of Jamaica's People's...
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    2007, in which two seats changed hands on recounts. Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller announced the date of the general election on 31 January 2016. The...
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    Ministers Michael Manley (1989–1992), P. J. Patterson (1992–2005) and Portia Simpson-Miller (2005–2007). In the 1993 Jamaican general election, Patterson led...
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    Retrieved 11 December 2016. "Pro-Gay Simpson Miller Sworn In as Jamaican Prime Minister – Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller". Zimbio. 6 January 2012. Archived...
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    visit to Jamaica. At a press conference, Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller announced that a Joint Jamaica/Haiti Commission would be convened...
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    March 1992 30 March 2006 14 years, 0 days PNP 1993 1997 2002 8 Portia Simpson-Miller (born 1945) 30 March 2006 11 September 2007 1 year, 165 days PNP...
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    - Portia Simpson-Miller (PNP). 2006: First woman Prime Minister - Portia Simpson-Miller. 2007: First woman Leader of the Opposition - Portia Simpson-Miller...
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  • rights organisation Jamaicans for Justice called on Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller and religious leaders to condemn the murder, also commenting on...
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  • Carmo Silveira Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2005–2006) Portia Simpson-Miller Prime Minister of Jamaica (2006–2007, 2012–2016) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf...
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    Patterson stepped down on 26 February 2006, and was replaced by Portia Simpson-Miller, Jamaica's first female prime minister. During this period of time...
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  • Patterson stepped down on 26 February 2006, and was replaced by Portia Simpson-Miller, Jamaica's first female prime minister. In 2005 Bruce Golding succeeded...
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  • politician P. J. Patterson, Prime Minister Edward Seaga, Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller, Prime Minister Tom Tavares-Finson, President of the Senate of Jamaica...
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    wanting to get rid of the Queen. Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller, 2012 Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller expressed her intention to convince parliament...
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    psychotherapist and author Portia Simpson-Miller, first female Prime Minister of Jamaica, 2006–2007, 2012–2016 Scott Douglas Miller, President of Virginia...
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  • Sangster Hugh Shearer Michael Manley Edward Seaga P. J. Patterson Portia Simpson-Miller Bruce Golding Andrew Holness † Served as Chief Minister of Jamaica...
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    York City as queen of 16 Commonwealth realms. The following year, Portia Simpson-Miller, the Prime Minister of Jamaica, spoke of a desire to make that country...
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    including cruise shipping and tourism development. In 2007 when Portia Simpson-Miller was appointed Prime Minister, McNeill was again appointed the Minister...
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  • appointment as Deputy President of the Senate of Jamaica after Portia Simpson Miller came to power in the December 2011 general election. After the PNP's...
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    state and government Executive 11 March 2014 11 March 2018 4 years Portia Simpson-Miller  Jamaica Prime Minister 30 March 2006 11 September 2007 1 year,...
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