<P> The Governor - General is the representative of the Monarch in Jamaica and exercises most of the powers of the Monarch . The Governor - General is appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the Monarch . After the passage of the Statute of Westminster 1931, the Governor - General is appointed solely on the advice of the Cabinet of Jamaica without the involvement of the British government . In the event of a vacancy the Chief Justice served as Officer Administering the Government . </P> <Dl> <Dt> Status </Dt> </Dl> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No </Th> <Th> Governor - General (Birth--Death) </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Tenure </Th> <Th> Monarch </Th> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> Sir Kenneth Blackburne (1907--1980) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 August 1962 </Td> <Td> 30 November 1962 </Td> <Td> Elizabeth II </Td> <Td> Bustamante </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> Sir Clifford Campbell (1892--1991) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 December 1962 </Td> <Td> 28 February 1973 </Td> <Td> Elizabeth II </Td> <Td> Bustamante Sangster Shearer Manley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Sir Herbert Duffus (1908--2002) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 28 February 1973 </Td> <Td> 27 June 1973 </Td> <Td> Elizabeth II </Td> <Td> Manley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> Sir Florizel Glasspole (1909--2000) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 27 June 1973 </Td> <Td> 31 March 1991 </Td> <Td> Elizabeth II </Td> <Td> Manley Seaga Manley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Sir Edward Zacca (1931--) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 31 March 1991 </Td> <Td> 1 August 1991 </Td> <Td> Elizabeth II </Td> <Td> Manley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> Sir Howard Cooke (1915--2014) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 August 1991 </Td> <Td> 15 February 2006 </Td> <Td> Elizabeth II </Td> <Td> Manley Patterson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Th> Sir Kenneth O. Hall (1941--) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 15 February 2006 </Td> <Td> 26 February 2009 </Td> <Td> Elizabeth II </Td> <Td> Patterson Simpson - Miller Golding </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Th> Sir Patrick Allen (1951--) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 26 February 2009 </Td> <Td> Incumbent </Td> <Td> Elizabeth II </Td> <Td> Golding Holness Simpson - Miller Holness </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No </Th> <Th> Governor - General (Birth--Death) </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Tenure </Th> <Th> Monarch </Th> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> </Tr>

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