Introduction

The Ministry of Justice (headed by the Minister of Justice) was established in 2001 after having severed ties with the Ministry of National Security and Justice. As a result, prior to the change in 2001, there are past individuals who were referred to as the Minister of National Security and Justice. Additionally, certain Ministers of Justice has also served simultaneously as the Attorney General of Jamaica. The Ministry of Justice is responsible for tasks such as administering legislation, delivering justice services, and providing policy support and analyses of law-related issues."

List of ministers

Eli Matalon Eli Joseph Matalon, OJ (January 9, 1924 – October 31, 1999) was a Jamaican businessman and politician, representing the People's National Party (PNP). He served as Mayor of Kingston from 1971 to 1973, as Minister of Education from 1973 to 1 ...

(1974–1976) ''1st Minister of Justice*

Carl Rattray Raphael Carl Rattray QC (18 September 1929 – 14 March 2012) was a Jamaican jurist and politician. Rattray was born in 1929 in St. Elizabeth. He began his career in law in England before being called to the Jamaica Bar in 1958. In 1969, ...

Q.C. (1976–1980) * Winston Spaulding Q.C. (1980–1986) *

Oswald Harding Oswald Gaskell Harding (born 3 November 1935) is a Jamaican former Labour Party politician, and the longest-serving senator in the nation's history. He was born in Kingston. Harding was the first person to serve as President of the Senate o ...

Q.C. (1986–1989) * Errol Anderson (1989–1992) * K.D. Knight Q.C. (1992-2001) * Arnold J .Nicholson Q.C. (2001-2007) *

Dorothy Lightbourne Dorothy Lightbourne is the former Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of Jamaica from September 2007 to July 2011 when she was removed by Prime Minister Bruce Golding and replaced by Delroy Chuck as Minister of Justice and by Ransfor ...

C.D., Q.C. (2007–2011) ''1st female*

Delroy Chuck Delroy Chuck is a Jamaican lawyer, journalist and politician. He is currently (2016) the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Saint Andrew North Eastern and the Minister of Justice. Chuck previously served as the Minister of Justi ...

Q.C. (July–December 2011) *

Mark Golding Mark Jefferson Golding (born 19 July 1965) is a Jamaican attorney, investment banker, and politician who has been Opposition Leader of Jamaica and President of the People's National Party since November 2020, following the 2020 Presidential El ...

(2012-2016) *

Q.C. (2016–present)

List of attorneys general

See

Attorney General of Jamaica Attorney General of Jamaica is the chief law officer in Jamaica. Section 79(1) of the Constitution of Jamaica states that "there shall be an Attorney General who shall be the principal legal adviser to the Government of Jamaica" and pursuant to ...

for a listing of the individuals who served pre-1962. * Victor B. Grant Q.C. (1962-1972) * Leacroft Robinson O.J., Q.C. (1972-1976) * Carl Rattray Q.C.(1976–1980) * Winston Spaulding Q.C. (1980–1986) *

Q.C. (1986–1989) * Carl Rattray Q.C. (1989–1993) * David Coore Q.C. (1993-1995) * Arnold J. Nicholson Q.C. (2001-2007) * Dorothy Lightbourne C.D., Q.C. (2007-2011) ''1st female* Ransford Braham Q.C. (July-December 2011) * Patrick Atkinson Q.C. (2012–2016) *

Marlene Malahoo Forte Marlene Patricia Malahoo Forte is a Jamaican politician. She currently serves as Jamaica's Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs and was the Attorney General of Jamaica from 7 March 2016 to 10 January 2022. She served as a Senator for ...

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Justice ministries

Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...

Introduction

List of ministers

List of attorneys general

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