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 When it came to the time for him to be praised, Patterson was paid one of the best compliments any leader could receive, when the country's Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr Peter Phillips, said he led the most cohesive cabinet in modern Jamaica.īorn in rural Hanover in 1935, P.J.Caribbean Elections Biography | Percival Noel James Patterson He was blessed to have among them those he entered Calabar High School with, including Simon Clarke, Professor Keith Ellis, a friend John named Stratmann, whom he had not seen since 1957, and Vincent HoSang. "This is not a one-day match, it is a series, in the sense that there are other chapters of friends and relatives to celebrate this milestone with," he told his guests, who represented a wide cross-section of his life. In fact, every word spoken by Patterson himself reverberated with graciousness, as he recognised those he served within the political vineyard, even if they never served in the same corner. "Uncle PJ has been too busy to grow old, so he is 20 for the fourth time," quipped his nephew Donald, adding that retirement for the former prime minister meant mending the woes of West Indies cricket. Every step he made, he was forced to stop and snap photos with his admirers and well-wishers, and not once did he show any signs of being tired of the attention.
However, what those who witnessed this historic occasion will remember is the ease with which this magnet of a man accommodated guests who turned him into a poster boy. Sign up for The Gleaner’s morning and evening newsletters. On Saturday, the pace changed with the assembling of a group of jazz greats in another classy affair at the historic Devon House, while Sunday morning, he went to church and had brunch with a select few after. A music and sports-inspired cake, by the renowned Selena Wong a large contingent of leaders from the motherland and the region, his children, grandchildren, and classmates, completed the gathering.Ī musicologist of no mean order, Patterson was fÍted to the sounds of one of the country's best party bands - Fab Five - complemented by the maestro, Ken 'Dukie' Hamilton, on the turntables on Friday. Sparing nothing, Patterson's 80th birthday weekend of celebration (April 10, 11 & 12) was highlighted by fireworks that lit up the sky above the expansive Hope Botanical Gardens in St Andrew. Well, the former prime minister kept his promise, but this time, he went all out. Patterson promised those in attendance at his then 75th birthday party at RIU that he would see them in a similar setting when he turned 80.
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