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List Of Education Ministers Of Jamaica
The following is a list of education ministers of Jamaica since adult suffrage (1944). # Jehoida McPherson (1945–1949) # Joseph Malcolm (1950–1951) # L. L. Simmonds (1951–1953) # Edwin Allen (1953–1955) # Ivan Lloyd (1955–1957) # Florizel Glasspole (1957–1962) # Edwin Allen (1962–1972) # Florizel Glasspole (1972–1973) # Eli Matalon (1973–1974) # Howard Cooke (1974–1977) # Eric Bell (1977–1978) # Phyllis MacPherson-Russell (1978–1980) # Mavis Gilmour (1980–1986) # Neville Gallimore (1986–1989) # Carlyle Dunkley (1989–1992) # Burchell Whiteman (1992–2002) # Maxine Henry-Wilson (2002–2007) # Andrew Holness (2007–2012) # Ronald Thwaites (2012–2016) # Ruel Reid (2016–2019) # Karl Samuda (2019–2020) # Fayval Williams (2020– ) See also * Cabinet of Jamaica * Ministries and agencies of the Jamaican government References {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Education Ministers of Jamaica Education Education is a purposeful activity direc ...
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Jehoida McPherson
Jehoida Augustus McPherson (January 18, 1900 – 1963) was a Jamaican politician, representing the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) in pre-independent Jamaica. He served as the first minister of education (1945-1949) and the first minister of labour (1953-1955). Early life and education McPherson was born on January 18, 1900, in Bellevue, Westmoreland Parish, Westmoreland. He was the son of Eleazer McPherson and his wife, Matilda. McPherson was educated at Kentucky Elementary School, Westmoreland Parish, Westmoreland and at Mico College. Political career McPherson was elected to the Parliament of Jamaica, House of Representatives from the newly-created Saint Thomas Western constituency when he defeated Senator Randolph Burke of the People's National Party in the 1944 Jamaican general election, first general election held under adult suffrage on December 14, 1944. McPherson polled 5,990 votes to Burke's 4,044. In 1945, he was appointed to the Executive Council – as established by th ...
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Burchell Whiteman
Burchell Anthony Whiteman, (born March 30, 1938) is a Jamaican former politician. A member of the People's National Party (PNP), he served as a Member of Parliament, the Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Minister of Education, and Minister of Information. Early life Burchell Anthony Whiteman was born on February 21 1938 in May Pen, the son of educator Edgar James Whiteman and homemaker and social worker Merab Whiteman. He studied at Munro College from 1949 to 1955 on a government scholarship that he earned on the basis of being the top student in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica. While at Munro, Whiteman was active in sports and performance arts, while also serving as house captain and head prefect. Whiteman graduated from the University College of the West Indies (now University of the West Indies) with a degree in English with French and later obtained a Master's Degree in Education from Birmingham University. Career Whiteman was the principal of York Castle High Scho ...
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Jamaica Observer
''Jamaica Observer'' is a daily newspaper published in Kingston, Jamaica. The publication is owned by Butch Stewart, who chartered the paper in January 1993 as a competitor to Jamaica's oldest daily paper, ''The Gleaner''. Its founding editor is Desmond Allen Desmond or Desmond's may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Desmond'' (novel), 1792 novel by Charlotte Turner Smith * ''Desmond's'', 1990s British television sitcom Ireland * Kingdom of Desmond, medieval Irish kingdom * Earl of Desmond, Irish a ... who is its executive editor – operations. At the time, it became Jamaica's fourth national newspaper. History ''Jamaica Observer'' began as a weekly newspaper in March 1993, and in December 1994 it began daily publication. The paper moved to larger facilities as part of its tenth anniversary celebrations in 2004. References External linksThe Jamaica Observer Daily newspapers published in Jamaica Publications established in 1993 {{jamaica-stub ...
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Ministries And Agencies Of The Jamaican Government
The Ministries of Jamaica are created at the discretion of the Prime Minister of Jamaica to carry out the functions of Government. As of 2021 the current Prime Minister is The Most Honorable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, MP. The agencies of Jamaica are created by both Parliamentary law and assigned to ministers to oversee. The governance structure consists of ministries with portfolios that have agencies that carry out its functions. Ministries of Jamaica *Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport **Jamaica Cultural Development Commission **Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation **Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission **The Institute of Jamaica **Jamaica National Heritage Trust **National Library of Jamaica **Sports Development Foundation *Ministry of Education, Youth and Information **National Education Inspectorate **Jamaica Teaching Council **HEART Trust/NTA **Overseas Examinations Commission **University Council of Jamaica **Nutrition Products Limited **Early Childhood Commi ...
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Cabinet Of Jamaica
The Cabinet of the Government of Jamaica is the ultimate decision-making body of the executive within the Westminster system of government in traditional constitutional theory. The Cabinet of Jamaica is the principal instrument of government policy. It consists of the Prime Minister, and a minimum of thirteen other Ministers of Government, who must be members of one of the two Houses of Parliament. Not more than four members of the Cabinet may be members of the Senate. The Minister of Finance must be an elected member of the House of Representatives. The Shadow Cabinet of Jamaica is seen as the alternative to the Cabinet of Jamaica, led by the Leader of the Opposition (Jamaica), and is charged with fairly criticizing and providing alternative policy to that proposed by the Government. The Cabinet of Jamaica is currently composed of The Jamaica Labour Party members because the party won the 2020 General elections. The following are the members of the Government Cabinet led by Pri ...
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Fayval Williams
Fayval Shirley Williams (born 28 May 1958) is a Jamaican politician who is the Minister of Education, Youth and Information and the Member of Parliament for the St Andrew Eastern constituency. Williams had previously been the minister in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology as well as the minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. She is the first female to be a minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, and also the first female minister of science, energy and technology. In June 2014, Fayval Williams was named as a member of the Jamaica Labour Party's Economic Advisory Council. In the September 3, 2020 General Elections Williams was re-elected to the House of Representatives as the member of parliament for St Andrew Eastern. She was sworn in at a ceremony held at the Jamaica Conference Centre on 15 September 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Williams was first elected as Member of Parliament in the 2016 genera ...
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Karl Samuda
Karl Samuda (born 8 February 1942) is a Jamaican politician. He completed his education at the University of Ottawa and is currently the Minister without portfolio, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Water, Works and Housing in Jamaica and previously the Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries and served in that position between 2007 and 2011.
Karl Samuda is a businessman, farmer and a technocrat and, is best known as a veteran politician. He attended Ardenne High School and pursued tertiary education in Canada, where he obtained a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Ottawa. Steeped in the discipline of Business Administration, he returned to Jamaica and was employed to Alcan Jamaica Limited and Industrial Gases Limited before venturing into furniture ...
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Ruel Reid
Ruel is a surname of French origin. It may refer to: People * Antoine Ruel, Magic: The Gathering player * Claude Ruel, hockey coach * Jean Ruel, French botanist * Muddy Ruel, baseball coach * Olivier Ruel, Magic: The Gathering player * Pat Ruel, football coach * Paul Durand-Ruel, French dealer in Impressionist art * Pierre de Ruel, marquis de Beurnonville, French Revolutionary Wars general * Ruel (singer), Australian singer-songwriter Places * Ruel, Ontario See also * Ruelle (other) Ruelle is a surname of French origin. It may refer to: People * David Ruelle, Belgian-French mathematical physicist *Ruelle (singer), American singer-songwriter Places *Ruelle-sur-Touvre, commune in the Charente department in southwestern France ...
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Ronald Thwaites
Ronald George Thwaites (born February 12, 1945) is a Jamaican attorney-at-law and politician, representing the People's National Party (PNP). He was Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Kingston Central, serving from 1989 to 2002, and again from 2007 to 2020. He served as Minister of Education from 2012 to 2016. Early life and education Thwaites was born on February 12, 1945 in St Andrew. He is the son of Ronald George Thwaites and Lena May Thwaites (née D'Costa). He received his early education at Westbrook Preparatory School and St George's College. Thwaites was awarded the Jamaica Scholarship to Cornell University, where he was editor-in-chief of ''The Cornell Daily Sun'' and a member of the Quill and Dagger society. In 1968 he won a Rhodes Scholarship to Campion Hall, Oxford. He also attended the University of the West Indies, and Gray's Inn, London. Legal career Thwaites founded the Kingston Legal Aid Clinic in 1972 and was its managing director from 19 ...
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Andrew Holness
Andrew Michael Holness, (born 22 July 1972) is a Jamaican politician who has been the Prime Minister of Jamaica since 3 March 2016, following the 2016 Jamaican general election. Holness previously served as prime minister from October 2011 to 5 January 2012. He succeeded Bruce Golding as prime minister, and decided to go to the polls in the 29 December 2011 general election in an attempt to get his own mandate from the Jamaican electorate. He failed in that bid, however, losing to the People's National Party led by Portia Simpson-Miller, with the PNP gaining 42 seats to the Jamaica Labour Party's 21. Following that defeat, Holness served as Leader of the Opposition from January 2012 to March 2016, when he once again assumed the position of prime minister. In 2020, the Labour Party won a landslide in another general election, and on 7 September Holness was sworn in for another term as prime minister. In October 2011, at the age of 39, Holness became the youngest person ever ...
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Maxine Henry-Wilson
Maxine Antoinette Henry-Wilson, CD (born February 1, 1952) is a Jamaican educator and politician, representing the People's National Party (PNP). She served as minister of education from 2002 to 2007. Early life and education Henry-Wilson was born on February 1, 1952, in Manchester, Jamaica. She attended the St Andrew High School for Girls, University of the West Indies and Rutgers University. Education career Henry-Wilson holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of the West Indies and a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from Rutgers University. She has served as lecturer in public policy and public sector management at Mico University College, Church Teachers' College and the University of the West Indies. From 2012 to 2018, Henry-Wilson served as Chief executive officer and commissioner of the Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission. Political career Henry-Wilson was first appointed to the Senate in 1992 from the PNP by then Prime Minister P.J ...
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Carlyle Dunkley
Carlyle may refer to: Places * Carlyle, Illinois, a US city * Carlyle, Kansas, an unincorporated place in the US * Carlyle, Montana, a ghost town in the US * Carlyle, Saskatchewan, a Canadian town ** Carlyle Airport ** Carlyle station * Carlyle Lake Resort Carlyle Lake Resort, also known as ''White Bear Lake Resort'', is a hamlet in White Bear Band Indian reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is situated on the southern shore of White Bear (Carlyle) Lake on a forested plateau called Mo ..., Saskatchewan, a Canadian hamlet * Carlyle Hotel, New York City * Carlyle Restaurant, New York City * The Carlyle, a residential condominium in Minneapolis, Minnesota * The Carlyle (Pittsburgh), a residential condominium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Other uses * The Carlyle Group, a private equity company based in the US * Carlyle Works, a former bus bodybuilder in the UK * Carlyle (name) See also * Carlisle (other) * Carlile (other) * Carlyne {{di ...
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