1. Orette Bruce Golding was born on 5 December 1947 and is a former Jamaican politician who served as eighth Prime Minister of Jamaica from 11 September 2007 to 23 October 2011.
21 Facts About Bruce Golding
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Bruce Golding is a member of the Jamaica Labour Party, which he led from 2005 to his resignation in 2011.
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Bruce Golding's resignation was large due in part to his ties to local gangsters.
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Bruce Golding was knowingly involved with the elimination of those who objected the JLP.
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Bruce Golding is the son of Tacius Golding and Enid Golding, both teachers.
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Bruce Golding was only two years old in 1949 when his father was first elected as a Member of the House of Representatives for West St Catherine, a seat that he retained for 22 years until his retirement in 1972.
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Tacius Bruce Golding was the first Speaker of the House in independent Jamaica and served as Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Housing.
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Bruce Golding spent five years at St George's College, and later transferred to Jamaica College to pursue A-Level studies.
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Bruce Golding entered the University of the West Indies in 1966 and graduated in 1969 with a BSc degree in Economics, majoring in public administration.
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Bruce Golding was the chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party before he and others felt the need to split and form a new party, the National Democratic Movement, in 1995.
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Bruce Golding was elected leader of the JLP, and the leader of the opposition, on 20 February 2005, succeeding Edward Seaga.
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Bruce Golding represented three different constituencies as a Member of Parliament: West St Catherine, Central St Catherine, and Kingston West.
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Bruce Golding was sworn in by the Governor-General of Jamaica on 11 September 2007.
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An ABC Network article reported that Bruce Golding was a 'criminal affiliate of Christopher Coke '.
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Bruce Golding categorically denied the accusation and this "USgovernment document" has still not been produced.
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The Bruce Golding Administration refused to sign the extradition request on the basis that the evidence was obtained contrary to Jamaican laws.
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On 17 May 2010, in a televised address to the nation, Bruce Golding apologised to the Jamaican people for his involvement in the Manatt affair.
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Bruce Golding stated that he was prepared to step aside as prime minister and leader of the Party in a meeting of the party executive.
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Bruce Golding confirmed that Attorney General and Minister of Justice Dorothy Lightbourne will sign the authorisation for the US authorities to commence the extradition case against Christopher Coke.
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In previous statements, Bruce Golding stated that he and his party strongly opposed public displays of homosexuality in Jamaica and that he felt that they should continue to be illegal in keeping with Jamaican societal norms.
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Bruce Golding justified the illegality of homosexual acts by referring to Christian values and the integrity of the family.