Patterson, the youngest of the highest-ranking segment of the party executive that Manley turned to lead his campaign. When in 1969 his predecessor as Prime Minister of Jamaica, Michael Manley, launched his campaign for the Presidency of the PNP, it was to P.J. His political mentor, the late Norman Washington Manley, leader of Jamaica’s self-government movement, early identified him as having all the qualities of a future leader of the People’s National Party (PNP) and the nation.Īlthough he was later to become a leading barrister with a thriving private practice, he never hesitated to subordinate his legal career to his passionate commitment to political service to his country. This was also the time of national movements in the former colonies and it was during his enrolment at the Inns of Court (Middle Temple) that Patterson once again came in contact with a number of the future leaders of the countries of the developing world who were fellow students in England. His time as a Law student at of the London School of Economics consolidated the foundation in international politics that his university experience in Jamaica had provided. It was also at university that he developed a commitment to Caribbean regionalism as well as to the causes of the countries of the developing world. While pursuing his Bachelors degree at the University of the West Indies, he served as Chairman of the university’s External Affairs Commission, where he gained exposure to world leaders and international political thought through attendance at a number of international student fora. Patterson received his secondary education at one of Jamaica's most prominent learning institutions, Calabar High School, before moving on to pursue higher studies at the University of the West Indies Mona Campus, and later the London School of Economics. Andrew, Jamaica to parents Henry Patterson and wife Ina nee James. Percival Noel James "PJ" Patterson was born on 10 April 1935 on Rousseau Road in St. He, like others of his generation, grew up with modern Jamaica from the time of the colonial system, on through self-government to Independence. Patterson was committed to a socio-economic and psycho-cultural change to transform the majority of the people into creators of their own destiny as first-class citizens in their homeland. He retired from all of these positions in March 2006.Ĭabinet positions held during his political career include Minister of Industry and Tourism Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister of Development, Planning and Production Minister of Finance and Planning.Ī product of the dialectic sensibility of rural Jamaica, with its tradition of consciousness of its exploited past and a determination to develop for his country a self–respecting future, P.J. Following a constituency reorganization, he served as the MP for Westmoreland Eastern from 1993 to 2006.
He was the leader of the People's National Party from 1992 to 2006 and as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Westmoreland South Eastern from 1970 to 1980 when he lost to the Jamaica Labour Party Euphemia Williams, and again from 1989 to 1993. Percival Noel James Patterson (born 10 April 1935), is a former Jamaican politician who served as the sixth Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1992 to 2006. Percival Noel James Patterson, ON, QC, PC, OE Caribbean Elections Biography | Percival Noel James Patterson
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