Michael Manley

Prime Minister of Jamaica

Michael Norman Manley 10 December 1924 Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica

6 March 1997(1997-03-06) (72) Kingston, Jamaica

10 February 1989 – 30 March 1992

For other uses, see Mike Manley (disambiguation). Michael Norman Manley ON OCC (10 December 1924 – 6 March 1997) was a Jamaican politician who served as the fourth Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1972 to 1980 and from 1989 to 1992. Manley championed a democratic socialist program, and has been described as a populist. According to opinion polls, he remains one of Jamaica's most popular prime ministers.