Mikael Phillips is a Jamaican politician from the

People's National Party The People's National Party (PNP) is a Social democracy, social-democratic List of political parties in Jamaica, political party in Jamaica, founded in 1938 by independence campaigner Osmond Theodore Fairclough. It holds 14 of the 63 seats in ...

. Following the

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, Phillips stated his desire that the end of the Queen's reign would hasten Jamaica's transition to a

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Living people 21st-century Jamaican politicians People from Manchester Parish Members of the House of Representatives of Jamaica People's National Party (Jamaica) politicians Year of birth missing (living people) Jamaican republicans Members of the 13th Parliament of Jamaica Members of the 14th Parliament of Jamaica {{Jamaica-politician-stub