The Most Honourable Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP, Prime Minister of Jamaica, will be the Keynote Speaker at the opening of the the Jamaica Stock Exchange’s (JSE’s) 19th Regional Investments and Capital Markets Conference, to be held January 23 -25, 2024, at The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. The Prime Minister will be presenting on the topic ‘Translating Stable Economic Environment into Economic Growth for All‘ on January 23, 2024.
THE MOST HONOURABLE ANDREW MICHAEL HOLNESS, ON, MP
PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA
The Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness is dedicated to Jamaica’s transformative development and the creation of an efficient and effective society in which all citizens, irrespective of their socio-economic status can thrive. He is committed to fiscal responsibility, technological advancement, infrastructure development, socio-cultural reform, sustained peace and harmony, national resilience and a universally acceptable minimum standard of life for all Jamaicans, who are empowered to pursue opportunities for self-determination and personal success.
Prime Minister Holness created history in 2011, when at the age of 39, he became the youngest person to be elected Prime Minister of Jamaica, and the first Prime Minister to have been born after independence in 1962.
At just 25 years old, he was elected to the House of Representatives as a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Constituency of West Central St. Andrew. To date, he holds the record as the youngest elected MP in Jamaica. He is currently serving four unbroken terms in the House, giving more than 20 years of service as an elected representative.
Prime Minister Holness has held several high-level positions, within both the Executive and Legislative branches of the Government of Jamaica which enabled him to work in several key sectors, such as social welfare, community development, housing, and education.
Since taking over the leadership of the country in 2016, the focus of his Government has been sustainable economic growth, meaningful job creation, building out Jamaica’s housing sector for both the financially secure, and the vulnerable.
The Prime Minister has presided over major infrastructure development programmes, an expanded social safety net for young children and the elderly, an economy enjoying a strong international rating and an enhanced international profile. Under his leadership, Jamaica has staged a powerful economic recovery from the overlapping global shocks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in the Ukraine. Jamaica’s economic output is now higher than pre-pandemic levels, debt-to-GDP is below pre-pandemic levels and the unemployment rate is the lowest in its history.
Among Prime Minister Holness’ current priorities for Jamaica, is for it to emerge as the first digital society in the Caribbean. Prime Minister Holness has also been at the forefront, leading and driving the discussion and the policies on national, regional and international platforms on the issue of climate change.
The Most Hon. Andrew Michael Holness is a man of compassion and dialogue who believes in partnerships and inclusiveness as critical tools in achieving optimal outcomes.
He has brought a vibrant and pragmatic energy to the transformation of public sector administration and to engendering a more agile and responsive government.
