One advertisement highlighted the deplorable conditions in Simpson-Miller's own constituency of South West St. A part of their campaign strategy was a media blitz that claimed to highlight 18 years of neglect under the PNP and the incompetence of Simpson-Miller as a leader. The loss can in part be attributed to a well planned and executed campaign by the JLP. This election ended 18 years of PNP rule, and Bruce Golding became the new prime minister. This margin was revised to 32–28 after recounts and an election petition decision concerning the eligibility of a government MP who had dual citizenship. On 3 September 2007, Simpson-Miller's party narrowly lost the general election, retaining 27 seats against the Jamaica Labour Party's 33 seats. Main article: 2007 Jamaican general election In organising the cabinet following her swearing-in, she assumed the portfolio of defence minister. Simpson-Miller replaced Patterson as prime minister on 30 March 2006, becoming the first female head of government of the nation and the third in the Anglophone Caribbean, following Eugenia Charles of Dominica and Janet Jagan of Guyana. She was re-elected as the head of the PNP for her second consecutive year, defeating him by an even wider margin than that of the previous election. The election was held among the party's delegates on 20 September. In July 2008, Simpson-Miller was challenged for the presidency of the PNP by Phillips. She garnered approximately 47% of the delegates' vote, making her the first PNP president to be elected by less than half of eligible delegates. Patterson's successor, held on 26 February 2006, she received 1,775 votes, while her nearest rival, then security minister Dr. She served as vice president of the PNP from 1978 to 2006, when she became its president. She was Minister of Labour and Welfare from 1993 to 1995, Minister of Labour, Social Security and Sports from 1995 to February 2000, Minister of Tourism and Sports from February 2000 to October 2002, and Minister of Local Government and Sport since October 2002. She was re-elected to the same seat in a later election, and served as Minister of Labour, Welfare and Sports from 1989 to 1993. The PNP boycotted the elections called in 1983. Andrew Parish, as a member of the People's National Party. Simpson-Miller was elected in 1976 to the Parliament of Jamaica, to represent the constituency of South West St. The People's National Party under her leadership lost the 25 February 2016 general election to the Andrew Holness-led Jamaica Labour Party. Following her election win in December 2011, when her party defeated the Jamaica Labour Party, she became the second individual since independence to have served non-consecutive terms as prime minister, the first having been Michael Manley. She has also served as Minister of Labour, Social Security and Sport, Minister of Tourism and Sports and Minister of Local Government throughout her political career. While serving as Prime Minister, Simpson-Miller retained the positions of Minister of Defence, Development, Information and Sports. She was the leader of the People's National Party from 2005 to 2017 and the Leader of the Opposition twice, from 2007 to 2012 and from 2016 to 2017. She served as Prime Minister of Jamaica from March 2006 to September 2007 and again from 5 January 2012 to 3 March 2016. Portia Lucretia Simpson-Miller ON (born 12 December 1945) is a Jamaican politician.
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