Andrew Holness has been declared winner of the Jamaica Labour Party leadership election. Holness, 41, trounced the 61-year-old Audley Shaw polling 2,704 votes to the 2,012 received by Shaw. This is a great day for democracy in the Jamaica Labour Party, I want to congratulate the leader of the Jamaica Labour Party Mr Andrew Holness, said Shaw. We have been re-energized and we are showing to all of Jamaica that we are a democratic Jamaica Labour Party, the outgoing deputy leader said. To Holness, Shaw said: I am willing and ready to join with you, to build back the Jamaica Labour Party, to bring back love to the Jamaica Labour Party. Holness meanwhile, was overwhelmed with the outcome: Today is a great day for the Jamaica Labour Party... The Jamaica Labbour Party has won, said the incumbent. Unity starts with the leader and this leader commits to you that I will do everything within my power to unite the party. FACT FILE - Andrew Holness Born: July 22, 1972 Age: 41 years ?Became Member of Parliament at the age of 25, when he copped the Central St. Andrew seat in 1997. ?Served as Opposition spokesman on land and development from 1999-2002. ? Became Shadow Education Minister in 2005. ? Became Education Minister when the Jamaica Labour Party won the 2007 general election. ? Sworn in as Jamaicas youngest Prime Minister on October 23, 2011 at age 39. ? Defeated at the polls in December 2011.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 23:07:42 +0000
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