However, in 1983, he was elected party chairman, and the PNP won by a landslide in 1989, and Patterson was back as deputy prime minister. The PNP were voted out of power in 1980, and Patterson lost his seat to Euphemia Williams. From 1978 to 1980, Patterson served as deputy prime minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. This led to his first appointment to the Jamaican Cabinet as Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism. He was Campaign Manager for the PNP's bid for power in the General Elections of 1972, demonstrating skill as a political organizer that played a significant role in the party's victory at the polls that year. The constituency borders were reorganized prior to the general election of 1993 and he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Eastern in that election, a seat he held until his retirement in 2006. Patterson was elected the Member of Parliament for Westmoreland South Eastern in the constituency's by-election of 1970. This was the beginning of a partnership which endured over the next 23 years, and allowed for an exchange of political ideas and perspectives that proved beneficial to both. Patterson, youngest of the highest-ranking segment of the party executive, 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, he turned to P. He was elected the youngest ever Vice President of the PNP later that year at age 33. Patterson entered the Parliament of Jamaica as an Opposition Senator in 1969, appointed by Opposition Leader Norman Manley. Patterson joined the organising staff of the People's National Party (PNP) in 1958, and he became a member of the party's National and Executive Councils in 1964. Дuring his enrolment at the Inns of Court (Middle Temple) he again came in contact with a number of future leaders of the countries of the developing world who were fellow students in England. He was awarded the Leverhume Scholarship, and the Sir Hughes Parry prize for Excellence in the Law of Contracts. His time as a Law student 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 bachelor's degree in English 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. He 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 College of West Indies and later the London School of Economics. Patterson's parents were Henry Patterson, a farmer, and Ina James, a primary school teacher, who both hailed from the Hanover Parish in western Jamaica. He retired from all of these positions in January 2006.Д¬abinet positions he 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. Following a constituency reorganization, he served as the MP for Westmoreland Eastern from 1993 to 2006.

Patterson served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Westmoreland South Eastern from 1970 to 1980 (when he lost to Euphemia Williams of the Jamaica Labour Party) and again from 1989 to 1993. He was the leader of the People's National Party from 1992 to 2006.

He served in office for 14 years, making him the longest-serving Prime Minister in JamaicaвЂ™s history. Patterson (born 10 April 1935), is a Jamaican former politician who served as the sixth Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1992 to 2006. Percival Noel James Patterson, ON, PC, QC, popularly known as P.J.

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