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Juliet Holness (née Landell ; born July 16, 1971) is a Jamaican politician who is the current Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member for Saint Andrew East Rural . She is married to Andrew Holness , the Prime Minister of Jamaica .[1]
Early life and education [ edit ]
Holness was born in Spanish Town , St. Catherine .[2] St. Catherine High School and undertook Sixth form studies at Wolmers' Girl's School . She graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting and economics, and a master's degree in accounting, from the University of the West Indies, Mona .[3]
Professional career [ edit ]
Holness' first full-time job after graduating was with KPMG , a multinational professional services and accountancy firm. Speaking in 2021, she said: "I got a promotion about every six months, which was unprecedented, because I saw the company as my company. I was always very aggressive about collecting their money."[4]
In 1997, she joined PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and worked her way up to the role of senior auditor before leaving when she was pregnant with her first child. Afterwards, she worked for a period as an accountant for Jamaica Biscuit Company.[4]
Holness was also a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants . She has also worked as a freelance accounting consultant, real estate developer, and financial controller .[3] [5]
Political career [ edit ]
After her husband, became Prime Minister of Jamaica in 2011, Holness announced the launch of the Save Our Boys Foundation, which was aimed at helping street boys.[6]
Holness was elected to Parliament in 2016 and was re-elected in 2020 . In 2023, she was elected Speaker.[7]
Personal life [ edit ]
In 1997 she married Andrew Holness , whom she had met as a student at St. Catherine High School during the 1980s.[8] [5]
References [ edit ]
^ a b "HE Mrs. Juliet Holness Jamaica" . SCLAN . Retrieved 2024-04-24 .
^ a b Knight, Candiece (2021-03-08). "IWD 2021: Juliet Holness – Challenge accepted - All Woman" . www.jamaicaobserver.com . Retrieved 2024-04-24 .
^ a b "Juliet Holness:Jamaica is safe in Andrew's hands" . jamaica-gleaner.com . 2011-11-20. Retrieved 2024-04-24 .
^ "PM's wife to launch ambitious project" . jamaica-gleaner.com . 2011-11-13. Retrieved 2024-04-25 .
^ "Juliet Holness elected House Speaker" . jamaica-gleaner.com . 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2023-09-26 .
^ Hussey-Whyte, Donna. "The PM's wife" . Jamaica Observer . Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2020 .
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