Bruce Golding
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The Honourable Bruce Golding |
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| 8th Prime Minister of Jamaica | |
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In office 11 September 2007 – 23 October 2011 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General |
Sir Kenneth Hall Sir Patrick Allen |
| Deputy | Kenneth Baugh |
| Preceded by | Portia Simpson-Miller |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Holness |
| Leader of the Labour Party | |
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In office 24 January 2005 – 20 November 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Seaga |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Holness |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 24 January 2005 – 11 September 2007 |
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| Prime Minister |
P. J. Patterson Portia Simpson-Miller |
| Preceded by | Edward Seaga |
| Succeeded by | Portia Simpson-Miller |
| Member of Parliament for Kingston West |
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In office 24 January 2005 – 29 December 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Seaga |
| Succeeded by | Desmond McKenzie |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 December 1947 Chapelton, Jamaica |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse(s) | Lorna Golding (m. 1972) |
| Children | Three |
| Alma mater | University of the West Indies (B.A) |
Orette Bruce Golding (born 5 December 1947) is a former Jamaican politician who served as eighth Prime Minister of Jamaica from 11 September 2007 to 23 October 2011. He is a member of the Jamaica Labour Party which he led from 2005 to his resignation in 2011.
He is the son of Tacius Golding and Enid Golding (née Bent, died 13 September 2011), both teachers. Bruce was the third of four children: The second—the only girl—died shortly after birth. In 1949, when he was only two years old, his family moved to St. Faiths district near Browns Hall, St. Catherine where he spent the next five years. In 1955, his mother accepted a teaching post at Alpha Academy in Kingston. This necessitated that the family relocate to Kingston.
As a child, Golding grew up in a political environment. He was only two years old in 1949 when his father was first elected as a Member of the House of Representatives for West St. Catherine, a seat that he retained for 22 years until his retirement in 1972. Tacius Golding was the first Speaker of the House in independent Jamaica and also served as Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Housing.
Bruce Golding spent five years at St. George’s College, and later transferred to Jamaica College to pursue A Level studies. Golding entered the University of the West Indies (UWI) in 1966 and graduated in 1969 with a BSc degree in Economics (2nd class Honours) majoring in public administration.
Golding was the chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) before he and others felt the need to split and form a new party, the National Democratic Movement (NDM), in 1995. In 2002, he rejoined the JLP and in November 2003 was again elected chairman of the party.
He was elected leader of the JLP, and also the leader of the opposition, on 20 February 2005, succeeding Edward Seaga.
Bruce Golding represented three different constituencies as a Member of Parliament: West St. Catherine, Central St. Catherine, and Kingston West. While serving as Prime Minister, Golding and also hosted Jamaica House Live, a monthly talk show.
Golding, as leader of the JLP, became Prime Minister following his party's slim victory in the 3 September 2007 general election and Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller's concession of defeat two days later. He was sworn in by the Governor-General of Jamaica on 11 September 2007. Golding was the nation's eighth prime minister since independence.
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