Ernest Grafford Peart (May 11, 1918 – April 24, 1981) was a Jamaican politician and diplomat. From 1959 to 1971 he was Member of the

Parliament of Jamaica The Parliament of Jamaica is the legislative branch of the government of Jamaica. It consists of three elements: The Crown (represented by the Governor-General), the appointed Senate and the directly elected House of Representatives. The S ...

for the

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, Western Manchester Parish constituency. In 1962 he was elected with 8561 votes. While an MP, he sat on the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee. In 1972 he was appointed Minister of Labour, followed by Minister of Works from 1976 to 1978. From to he was High Commissioner (Commonwealth) in

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.Who was who: A Companion to Who's Who, Containing the Biographies of Those who Died, Volume 8, A. & C. Black, 198
p. 587
Jamaica news, Jamaica Information Service, Jamaican High Commission, 1981
p. 291
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References

1918 births 1980 deaths Government ministers of Jamaica High Commissioners of Jamaica to the United Kingdom {{Jamaica-diplomat-stub