Sir William Alexander Clarke Bustamante ONH GBE PC (born William Alexander Clarke; 24 February 1884 – 6 August 1977) was a Jamaican politician and labour leader, who, in 1962, became the first prime minister of Jamaica.

Since Jamaica gained independence in August 1962 we have seen the likes of nine (9) Prime Ministers. Some would say it is ten (10) because of Norman Manley. However, Norman Manley was our FIRST and ONLY Premier. This is because he served from July 1959 to July 1962, which was one month before we gained full independence, (August 1962).

The prime minister of Jamaica (Jamaican Patois: Prime Minista a Jumieka) is Jamaica's head of government, currently Andrew Holness. Holness, as leader of the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), was sworn in as prime minister on 7 September 2020, having been re-elected as a result of the JLP's landslide victory in the 2020 Jamaican general ...

Sir Alexander Bustamante was born on February 24, 1884 , the son of Robert Constantine Clarke, an Irish planter and Mary Clarke (nee Wilson) a Jamaican of mixed blood. He was named William Alexander Clarke, but later changed his name in 1944 to William Alexander Bustamante. He was the second of five children of the Clarke family.

2022年4月20日 · Sir William Alexander Bustamante ONH GBE PC was a Jamaican politician and trade union leader who became the first Prime Minister of Jamaica in 1962. He was born William Alexander Clarke on February 24, 1884, to Mary Clarke and Robert Constantine Clarke.

The Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante was elected the first Prime Minister of Jamaica on the day Jamaica attained independent status. He ruled from August 6, 1962 to February 27, 1967.

William Alexander Bustamante (1884-1977) was Jamaica's first Prime Minister. He campaigned for workers' rights, and he was imprisoned for standing up for his beliefs. He founded the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union [BITU], the first trade union in Jamaica.

The Prime Minister is Jamaica’s head of government, who is formally appointed into office by the Governor General, who represents King Charles III, Jamaica’s official Head of State. Prior to Independence in 1962, Jamaica’s head of government was known as the Premier and before that, the Chief Minister.

2022年8月25日 · The Honourable Andrew Micheal Holness is our ninth and current Prime Minister. Mr Holness is the first Jamaican Prime Minister born after Independence, making him our youngest Prime Minister. He became Prime Minister initially in 2011 following the retirement of …

1997年8月6日 · The ensuing general election returned his party to office, and Sir Alexander Bustamante (he was knighted in 1955) became the first prime minister of Jamaica in 1962. His first act as prime minister was to complete the first phase of the "mental revolution" — the phrase he used in 1938 to describe Jamaica's social upheaval — by recommending ...