Historical country records
Jamaica historical timeline
Jamaica
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1510 | Spanish colony | Leaders |
| 1655 | British colony | Leaders |
| 3 Jan 1958 - 31 May 1962 | part of the Federation of the West Indies | Leaders |
| 6 Aug 1962 | independence | Leaders |
| Mar 1693 - Jan 1702 | Sir William Beeston | Governors |
| 1702 | William Selwyn | Governors |
| 1702 | Peter Beckford (acting) | Governors |
| 1702 - 1711 | Thomas Handasyde (acting to 1704) | Governors |
| 1711 - 1716 | Lord Archibald Hamilton | Governors |
| 1716 - 1718 | Peter Heywood | Governors |
| 1718 - 1722 | Sir Nicholas Lawes | Governors |
| 1722 - 4 Jul 1726 | Henry Bentinck, Duke of Portland | Governors |
| 1726 - 1728 | John Ayscough (1st time) (acting) | Governors |
| 1728 - Mar 1734 | Robert Hunter | Governors |
| 1734 - 1735 | John Ayscough (2nd time) (acting) | Governors |
| 1735 | John Gregory (1st time) (acting) | Governors |
| 1735 - 1736 | Henry Cunninghame | Governors |
| 1736 - 1738 | John Gregory (2nd time) (acting) | Governors |
| 1738 - 1752 | Edward Trelawny | Governors |
| 1752 - Jan 1756 | Charles Knowles | Governors |
| Feb 1756 - Apr 1759 | Sir Henry Moore (1st time) | Governors |
| Apr 1759 - Nov 1759 | George Haldane | Governors |
| Nov 1759 - 1762 | Sir Henry Moore (2nd time) | Governors |
| 1762 - 1766 | William Henry Lyttleton | Governors |
| 1766 - 1767 | Roger Hope Elletson | Governors |
| 1767 - Dec 1772 | Sir William Trelawny | Governors |
| Dec 1772 - 1774 | John Dalling (1st time) (acting) | Governors |
| 1774 - 1777 | Sir Basil Keith | Governors |
| 1777 - 1781 | John Dalling (2nd time) | Governors |
| 1781 - 1784 | Archibald Campbell | Governors |
| 1784 - 1790 | Alured Clarke | Governors |
| 1790 - 19 Nov 1791 | Thomas Howard, Earl of Effingham | Governors |
| 1791 - 1795 | Adam Williamson (from 18 Nov 1794, Sir Adam Williamson) (acting) (b. 1736 - d. 1798) | Governors |
| 1795 - 1801 | Alexander Lindsay, Earl of Balcares (b. 1752 - d. 1825) | Governors |
| 1801 - 1805 | Sir George Nugent | Governors |
| 1806 - 1808 | Sir Eyre Coote | Governors |
| 1808 - 1827 | William Montague, Duke of Manchester (b. 1771 - d. 1843) | Governors |
| 1827 - 1829 | Sir John Keane (acting) | Governors |
| 1829 - 1832 | Somerset Lowry-Corry, Earl of Belmore (b. 1774 - d. 1841) | Governors |
| 1832 | George Cuthbert (1st time) | Governors |
| 1832 - 1834 | Constantine Henry Phipps, Earl of Mulgrave (b. 1797 - d. 1863) | Governors |
| 1834 | Sir Amos Norcot (acting) | Governors |
| 1834 | George Cuthbert (2nd time) | Governors |
| 1834 - 1836 | Howe Peter Browne, Marquess of Sligo (b. 1788 - d. 1845) | Governors |
| 1836 - 1839 | Sir Lionel Smith | Governors |
| 1839 - 1842 | Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe | Governors |
| 1842 - 1846 | James Bruce, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine (b. 1811 - d. 1863) | Governors |
| 1846 - 1847 | George Henry Frederick Berkeley | Governors |
| 1847 - 1853 | Sir Charles Edward Grey | Governors |
| 1853 - 1856 | Sir Henry Barkly | Governors |
| 1856 - 1857 | Edward Wells Bell (acting) | Governors |
| 1857 - 1862 | Charles Henry Darling | Governors |
| 1862 - 1865 | Edward John Eyre (acting to 1864) | Governors |
| 12 Dec 1865 - 16 Jul 1866 | Sir Henry Knight Storks | Governors |
| 1866 - 1874 | Sir John Peter Grant | Governors |
| 1874 | W.A. Young (acting) | Governors |
| 1874 - Jan 1877 | Sir William Grey | Governors |
| Jan 1877 | Edward Everard Rushworth (acting) | Governors |
| Jan 1877 | Mann (acting) | Governors |
| Jan 1877 - 1883 | Sir Anthony Musgrave (1st time) | Governors |
| 1883 | Somerset M. Wiseman Clarke | Governors |
| 1883 | D.J. Gamble (acting) | Governors |
| 1883 - 1889 | Sir Henry Wylie Norman | Governors |
| 1889 | William Clive Justice (acting) | Governors |
| 1889 - 1898 | Sir Henry Arthur Blake | Governors |
| 1898 | Hallowes (acting) | Governors |
| 1898 - 1904 | Sir Augustus William Lawson Hemming (b. 1842 - d. 1907) | Governors |
| 1904 | Sydney Haldane Olivier (1st time) | Governors |
| 1904 | Hugh Clarence Bourne (1st time) | Governors |
| 30 Sep 1904 - 1907 | Sir James Alexander Swettenham | Governors |
| 1907 | Hugh Clarence Bourne (2nd time) | Governors |
| 16 May 1907 - Jan 1913 | Sydney Haldane Olivier (2nd time) | Governors |
| Jan 1913 - 7 Mar 1913 | Philip Clark Cork (acting) | Governors |
| 7 Mar 1913 - 11 May 1918 | Sir William Henry Manning | Governors |
| 11 May 1918 - 11 Jun 1918 | Robert Johnstone (acting) | Governors |
| 11 Jun 1918 - 1924 | Sir Leslie Probyn | Governors |
| 1924 | Herbert Bryan (1st time) (acting) | Governors |
| 29 Sep 1924 - Jun 1925 | Sir Samuel Herbert Wilson | Governors |
| 1925 | Sir Herbert Bryan (2nd time) | Governors |
| Oct 1925 - 26 Apr 1926 | A.S. Jeef (1st time) (acting) | Governors |
| 26 Apr 1926 - 9 Nov 1932 | Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs | Governors |
| 9 Nov 1932 - 21 Nov 1932 | A.S. Jeef (2nd time) (acting) | Governors |
| 21 Nov 1932 - Apr 1934 | Sir Alexander Ransford Slater | Governors |
| Apr 1934 - 24 Oct 1934 | A.S. Jeef (3rd time) (acting) | Governors |
| 24 Oct 1934 - 2 Jun 1938 | Sir Edward Brandis Denham | Governors |
| 2 Jun 1938 - 19 Aug 1938 | Charles Campbell Woolley (acting) | Governors |
| 19 Aug 1938 - Jul 1943 | Sir Arthur Frederick Richards | Governors |
| Jul 1943 - 29 Sep 1943 | William Henry Flinn (acting) | Governors |
| 29 Sep 1943 - 7 Apr 1951 | Sir John Huggins | Governors |
| 7 Apr 1951 - 18 Nov 1957 | Sir Hugh Mackintosh Foot | Governors |
| 18 Dec 1957 - 6 Aug 1962 | Sir Kenneth Blackburne | Governors |
| 6 Aug 1962 - 30 Nov 1962 | Sir Kenneth Blackburne | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 1 Dec 1962 - 2 Mar 1973 | Sir Clifford Campbell | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 2 Mar 1973 - 27 Jun 1973 | Sir Herbert Duffus (acting) | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 27 Jun 1973 - 31 Mar 1991 | Florizel Glasspole (from 17 Apr 1981, Sir Florizel Glasspole) (b. 1909 - d. 2000) | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 31 Mar 1991 - 1 Aug 1991 | Edward Zacca (interim) | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 1 Aug 1991 - 15 Feb 2006 | Sir Howard Cooke | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 15 Feb 2006 - | Kenneth Hall | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 5 May 1953 - 2 Feb 1955 | Alexander Bustamante | Chief ministers |
| 2 Feb 1955 - 4 Jul 1959 | Norman Manley | Chief ministers |
| 4 Jul 1959 - 24 Apr 1962 | Norman Manley | Prime ministers |
| 24 Apr 1962 - 23 Feb 1967 | Sir Alexander Bustamante | Prime ministers |
| Feb 1964 - 23 Feb 1967 | Donald Burns Sangster | Prime ministers |
| 23 Feb 1967 - 11 Apr 1967 | Donald Burns Sangster (from 6 Apr 1967, Sir Donald Burns Sangster) (s.a.) | Prime ministers |
| 11 Apr 1967 - 2 Mar 1972 | Hugh Lawson Shearer | Prime ministers |
| 2 Mar 1972 - 1 Nov 1980 | Michael Manley (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 1 Nov 1980 - 10 Feb 1989 | Edward Seaga | Prime ministers |
| 10 Feb 1989 - 30 Mar 1992 | Michael Manley (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 30 Mar 1992 - 30 Mar 2006 | P.J. Patterson | Prime ministers |
| 30 Mar 2006 - 11 Sep 2007 | Portia Simpson Miller (f) | Prime ministers |
| 11 Sep 2007 - | Bruce Golding | Prime ministers |