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P. J. Patterson

Birth name
Percival Noel James Patterson
Birthplace
Hanover, Jamaica, Colony of Jamaica
Date of birth
April 10, 1935
Date of death
Ethnicity
African-Jamaican
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Birth Name: Percival Noel James Patterson

Place of Birth: Hanover, Jamaica, Colony of Jamaica

Date of Birth: April 10, 1935

Ethnicity: African-Jamaican

P. J. Patterson is a Jamaican politician. He served as Prime Minister of Jamaica , from 30 March, 1992 to 30 March, 2006. He was also Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, from 1978 to 1980, Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica, from 1978 to November 1980, and again, from February 1989 to March 1992; Minister of Finance and the Public Service, from 1990 to 1991; and Minister of Defence, and President of the People’s National Party, both, from 30 March, 1992 to 30 March, 2006.

P. J. is the son of Ina (James), a teacher, and Henry Patterson, a farmer. He was married to Shirley Field-Ridley, until her death, with whom he had two children.