List of heads of state of Jamaica

This is a list of the heads of state of Jamaica, from the independence of Jamaica in 1962 to the present day.

From 1962 the head of state under the Jamaica Independence Act 1962 is the Queen of Jamaica, Elizabeth II, who is also the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The Queen is represented in Jamaica by a Governor-General.

Monarch (1962–present)

The succession to the throne is the same as the succession to the British throne.

No.	Image	Monarch (Birth–Death)	Reign			Royal House	Prime Minister
			Reign start	Reign end	Duration
1		Queen Elizabeth II (born 1926)	6 August 1962	Incumbent	58 years, 175 days	Windsor	Bustamante Sangster Shearer Manley Seaga Manley Patterson Simpson-Miller Golding Holness Simpson-Miller Holness

Governor-General

The Governor-General is the representative of the Monarch in Jamaica and exercises most of the powers of the Monarch. The Governor-General is appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the Monarch. After the passage of the Statute of Westminster 1931, the Governor-General is appointed solely on the advice of the Cabinet of Jamaica without the involvement of the British government. In the event of a vacancy the Chief Justice served as Officer Administering the Government.

Status

  Denotes Chief Justice acting as Officer Administering the Government

No.	Image	Governor-General (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Monarch	Prime Minister
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Sir Kenneth Blackburne (1907–1980)	6 August 1962	30 November 1962	116 days	Elizabeth II	Bustamante
2		Sir Clifford Campbell (1892–1991)	1 December 1962	28 February 1973	10 years, 89 days	Elizabeth II	Bustamante Sangster Shearer Manley
–		Sir Herbert Duffus (1908–2002)	28 February 1973	27 June 1973	119 days	Elizabeth II	Manley
3		Sir Florizel Glasspole (1909–2000)	27 June 1973	31 March 1991	17 years, 277 days	Elizabeth II	Manley Seaga Manley
–		Sir Edward Zacca (born 1931)	31 March 1991	1 August 1991	123 days	Elizabeth II	Manley
4		Sir Howard Cooke (1915–2014)	1 August 1991	15 February 2006	14 years, 198 days	Elizabeth II	Manley Patterson
5		Sir Kenneth O. Hall (born 1941)	15 February 2006	26 February 2009	3 years, 11 days	Elizabeth II	Patterson Simpson-Miller Golding
6		Sir Patrick Allen (born 1951)	26 February 2009	Incumbent	11 years, 337 days	Elizabeth II	Golding Holness Simpson-Miller Holness

Standards

• 
  Royal Standard
• 
  Governor-General's Standard

Living former heads of state

There are two living former Jamaican Heads of State:

Image	Name	Term/Reign	Office	Date of birth
	Sir Kenneth O. Hall	2006–2009	Governor-General of Jamaica	24 April 1941
	Sir Edward Zacca	1991	Officer Administrating the Government	26 July 1931

References

External links

• World Statesmen – Jamaica
• Rulers.org – Jamaica