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Andrew Holness

Jamaican politician; 9th Prime Minister of Jamaica
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Andrew Holness
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
July 22, 1972
Place of birth
Spanish Town
Country of citizenship
Jamaica[6]
Occupation
politician, head of government
Position held
Prime Minister of Jamaica, Member of the House of Representatives of Jamaica, Minister of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Prime Minister of Jamaica, Leader of the Opposition[7][8][9]
Educated at
University of the West Indies[10]
Religion or worldview
Seventh-day Adventist Church[13]
Member of political party
Jamaica Labour Party[15]
Award received
Order of the Nation, Order of Merit of Duarte, Sanchez and Mella[11][12]
Spouse
Juliet Holness[5]
Sibling
Mighty Mystic[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Family name
Holness[16]
Given name
Andrew[17]
Number of children
+2[19]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject African diaspora[21]
Social media followers
314k (183k–314k, n=3)[22][23]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 15
VIAF cluster ID
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GND ID
1148993207
BBC Things ID
b86ce122-9dcc-43e6-b3aa-996bb0daa88f
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
holness-andrew-michael
Facebook username
AndrewHolnessJM
Freebase ID
/m/05ztpm6
IMDb ID
nm5238197
Instagram username
andrewholnessjm
JRC Names ID
742213
Munzinger person ID
00000032314
OpenSanctions ID
Andrew Holness
Threads username
andrewholnessjm
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UK Parliament thesaurus ID
491456
WikiTree person ID
Holness-167
X (Twitter) username
andrewholnessjm, AndrewHolnessJM

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🔗 Connections
Award received 2
Order of the Nation, Order of Merit of Duarte, Sanchez and Mella
Position held 2
Prime Minister of Jamaica, Prime Minister of Jamaica
← Position holder 2
Prime Minister of Jamaica, Prime Minister of Jamaica
Chaired by 1
Jamaica Labour Party
Country of citizenship 1
Jamaica
Educated at 1
University of the West Indies
Given name 1
Andrew
Heads of government of 1
Jamaica
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Jamaica Labour Party
Occupation 1
politician
OpenSanctions ID 1
Andrew Holness
Participated in 1
44th G7 summit
Place of birth 1
Spanish Town
Religion or worldview 1
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Juliet Holness
Spouses 1
Juliet Holness
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Andrew Holness
← Successful candidate 1
2016 Jamaican general election
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Summary

Born in Spanish Town[1], he… he was born on July 22, 1972[2]. He worked as a politician[3] and head of government[4].

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Career and Affiliations

Positions held include Prime Minister of Jamaica[7], a public office[24], in Jamaica[25], founded in 1962[26]; Member of the House of Representatives of Jamaica[8]; and Minister of Economic Growth and Job Creation[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of the Nation[11], an order[27], in Jamaica[28], founded in 1973[29] and Order of Merit of Duarte, Sanchez and Mella[12], an order[30], in Dominican Republic[31], founded in 1954[32].

FAQs

Where was Andrew Holness born?

Andrew Holness was born in Spanish Town[1].

Who was Andrew Holness married to?

Andrew Holness's spouses include Juliet Holness[5].

What did Andrew Holness do for work?

Andrew Holness worked as politician[3] and head of government[4].

Where did Andrew Holness go to school?

Andrew Holness was educated at University of the West Indies[10].

What awards did Andrew Holness receive?

Honors received include Order of the Nation[11] and Order of Merit of Duarte, Sanchez and Mella[12].

Related Entities

Andrew Holness Jamaica

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . opm.gov.jm. Retrieved . opm.gov.jm. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . megjc.gov.jm. megjc.gov.jm. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [2] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 4w ago · Pudox · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → Prime Minister of Jamaica, Member of the House of Representatives of Jamaica, Minister of Economic Growth and Job Creation +2
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, head of government
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    Award received → Order of the Nation, Order of Merit of Duarte, Sanchez and Mella
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