Edward Seaga
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The Most Honourable Edward Seaga |
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| 5th Prime Minister of Jamaica | |
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In office 1 November 1980 – 10 February 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Manley |
| Succeeded by | Michael Manley |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 1974 – 1 November 1980 10 February 1989 – January 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Hugh Shearer (1972–1974) |
| Succeeded by |
Michael Manley (1980–1989) Bruce Golding (2005) |
| 4th Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party | |
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In office November 1974 – January 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Hugh Shearer |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Golding |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 1967–1972 1980 – 1989 (longest tenure) |
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| Personal details | |
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Edward Philip George Seaga 28 May 1930 Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Nationality | Jamaican |
| Political party | Jamaica Labour Party |
| Spouse(s) | Mitsy Seaga (née Marie Constantine, 1965–1995) Carla Vendryes (1996 – Present) |
Edward Philip George Seaga (/siˈɑːɡə/ or /-ˈæ-/; ON, PC; born 28 May 1930) is a former Jamaican politician and statesman. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica, from 1980 to 1989, and the leader of the Jamaica Labour Party from 1974 to 2005. He served as leader of the opposition from 1974 to 1980, and again from 1989 until January 2005.
His retirement from political life marked the end of Jamaica's founding generation in active politics. He was the last serving politician to have entered public life before independence in 1962, as he was appointed to the Legislative Council (now the Senate) in 1959. Seaga is credited with building the financial and planning infrastructure of the country after independence, as well as developing its arts and crafts, and awareness of national heritage.
As a record producer and record company owner, Seaga also played a major role in the development of the Jamaican music industry.
Edward Philip George Seaga was born on 28 May 1930, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Philip George Seaga and Erna (née Maxwell), Jamaican parents of Lebanese and Scottish descent, respectively. His parents returned to Jamaica with Edward when the boy was three months old. He was baptised in Kingston's Anglican Parish Church on 5 December 1930. Erna was the daughter of Elizabeth Campbell (maiden name), daughter of John Zungaroo Campbell .
The young Seaga was educated at Wolmer’s Boys' School in Jamaica. He went to the United States for college, graduating from Harvard University in 1952 with a Bachelor of Arts (Harvard AB) degree in the Social Sciences. Before he began his political career Edward Seaga was a music producer and promoter. He subsequently took a research post at the University of the West Indies.
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