Edward Seaga
5th Prime Minister of Jamaica
Edward Philip George Seaga (/siˈɑːɡə/ or /-ˈæ-/; ON, PC; 28 May 1930 – 28 May 2019) was a Jamaican politician.[1] He was the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica, from 1980 to 1989, and the leader of the Jamaica Labour Party from 1974 to 2005.[2] He served as leader of the opposition from 1974 to 1980, and again from 1989 until January 2005.
Edward Seaga | |
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| 5th Prime Minister of Jamaica | |
| In office 1 November 1980 – 10 February 1989 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Sir Florizel Glasspole |
| Preceded by | Michael Manley |
| Succeeded by | Michael Manley |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 1974 – 1 November 1980 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Michael Manley |
| Preceded by | Hugh Shearer |
| Succeeded by | Michael Manley |
| In office 10 February 1989 – 21 January 2005 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Michael Manley P. J. Patterson |
| Preceded by | Michael Manley |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Golding |
| Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party | |
| In office November 1974 – 21 January 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Shearer |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Golding |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Philip George Seaga 28 May 1930 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | 28 May 2019 (aged 89) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | Jamaican |
| Political party | Jamaica Labour Party |
| Spouse(s) | Marie 'Mitsy' Constantine (m. 1965–1995) Carla Vendryes (m. 1996) |
Seaga died on 28 May 2019 at a hospital in Miami, Florida from cancer on his 89th birthday.[3]
References change
- ↑ "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
Mr Edward Seaga, Prime Minister of Jamaica, 1980–90, 83
- ↑ "Profile: Edward Seaga", BBC; retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ↑ "Former Jamaican Prime Minister Edward Seaga dies at 89". Archived from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
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