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Alexander Bustamante. Sir William Alexander Clarke Bustamante ONH GBE PC (born William Alexander Clarke; 24 February 1884 – 6 August 1977) was a Jamaican politician and labour leader, who, in 1962, became the first prime minister of Jamaica.
Sir Alexander became the first Prime Minister of Independent Jamaica in 1962. He retired from active politics in 1967. He died on August 6,1977, at the age of 93. On October 18, 1969 as per Government Notice 706 Jamaica Gazette, Bustamante was conferred with the Order of National Hero along with his cousin Norman Washington Manley.
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Apr 20, 2022 · Sir William Alexander Bustamante ONH GBE PC was a Jamaican politician and trade union leader who became the first Prime Minister of Jamaica in 1962. He was born William Alexander Clarke on February 24, 1884, to Mary Clarke and Robert Constantine Clarke. Bustamante attended primary schools in Hanover, Jamaica.
Bustamante’s success in negotiating substantial gains for large groups of workers fuelled further support for the Jamaica Labour Party and when the elections of December 1944 were held the party won with a land-slide victory.Later in 1962 when Jamaica became independent Bustamante was named the new nation’s first Prime Minister.
When the JLP won 26 of 45 seats in a general election on 10 April 1962, Bustamante was appointed premier, moving Jamaica toward independence. On 6 August 1962, the island gained its independence, and with it Bustamante became the first prime minister of Jamaica. Illness truncated his agenda two years later, and he officially retired in 1967.
Aug 6, 1997 · The ensuing general election returned his party to office, and Sir Alexander Bustamante (he was knighted in 1955) became the first prime minister of Jamaica in 1962. His first act as prime minister was to complete the first phase of the "mental revolution" — the phrase he used in 1938 to describe Jamaica's social upheaval — by recommending ...
He got his schooling at Cacoon and Dalmally Primary Schools and also did private studies. Alexander Bustamante was 78 years old when he became the nation’s first prime minister and has been Jamaica’s most senior prime minister over these 60 years. Sir Alex, or “Busta,” or “Chief,” as he was popularly known to Jamaicans, was a ...
