Editing Politics of Jamaica (section)

==Executive branch==
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 | caption1          = The [[King of Jamaica]]:<br />'''[[Charles III]]'''<br />since<br />{{nowrap|8 September 2022}}

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 | caption2          = The [[Governor-General of Jamaica]]:<br />'''[[Patrick Allen (governor-general)|Sir Patrick Allen]]'''<br />since<br />{{nowrap|26 February 2009}}

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 | caption3          = The [[Prime Minister of Jamaica]]:<br />'''[[Andrew Holness]]'''<br />since<br />{{nowrap|3 March 2016}}

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The 1962 Constitution established a [[parliamentary system]] based on the [[United Kingdom]]'s [[Westminster model]]. As head of state, [[Charles III|King Charles III]] appoints a [[governor-general]], on the advice of the [[prime minister]], as his representative in [[Jamaica]]. The governor-general's role is largely ceremonial. Their role is to appoint senior officials of the state, on request from the Prime Minister, and to grant royal assent to bills that have passed Parliament.

Executive power is vested in the King, but exercised mostly by the [[Cabinet of Jamaica]]; led by the [[prime minister|Prime Minister]], currently [[Andrew Holness]]. The Cabinet consists of at least 11 ministers, each delegated a ministry to preside over and direct government policy from. Additionally, there are special bodies called [[Statutory body|statutory bodies]] which have direct authority over certain aspects of Government business.<ref name=":3" />