Andrew Michael Holness was elected Jamaica's ninth Prime Minister in 2016. He previously served as Prime Minister from October 2011 to January 2012. He is Jamaica's youngest Prime Minister to date, and the first to be born after National Independence.
Holness was first elected a Member of Parliament for the Jamaica Labour Party at the age of 25 and is in his fourth consecutive term.此前，他曾担任反对党土地与发展、住房和教育事务发言人以及教育部长，负责提高牙买加的识字率，并监督引入职业发展计划——一项高等教育技术和职业培训计划对于未婚青年。他保留了教育投资组合作为总理。
霍尔内斯出生在西班牙小镇圣凯瑟琳。他在西印度群岛大学获得管理研究学士学位和发展研究硕士学位。在进入政界之前，他曾担任提升儿童志愿组织的执行董事。
