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Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...
n politician who served as a member of the
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for South West St. Ann for over 30 years. He is a member of the
Jamaica Labour Party The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is one of the two major political parties in Jamaica, the other being the People's National Party (PNP). While its name might suggest that it is a social democratic party (as is the case for "Labour" parties in seve ...
and a
Seventh-day Adventist The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventism, Adventist Protestantism, Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the Names of the days of the week#Numbered days of the week, seventh day of the ...
. While in office, he was known for his slogan "God first, Jamaica second and my party third."


Career

Gallimore was first elected to parliament in 1967, becoming the youngest member of the Jamaican Parliament at the time. He served as the Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs from 1969-1972, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade between 1980 and 1984, Minister of Social Security from 1984-1986 and finally as Minister of Education from 1986 to 1989.


Accomplishments

* Initiated Food Stamp Programme as Minister of Social Security * Founded University Council of Jamaica as Minister of Education * Founded National Assessment Programme as Minister of Education, a precursor to the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT)


Awards and honors

Gallimore was awarded the
Commander of the Order of Distinction The Order of Distinction is a national order in the Jamaican honours system. It is the sixth in order of precedence of the Orders of Societies of Honour, which were instituted by an Act of Parliament (''The National Honours and Awards Act'') i ...
by the Jamaican government in 1987. The government of Columbia also awarded him the Order of the Nation, one of the nation's highest honors.


Education

A medical doctor, Gallimore graduated from
Pacific Union College Pacific Union College (PUC) is a private university, private liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Angwin, California. It is the only four-year college in Napa County, California, Napa County. It is a coeducational r ...
in 1961 with his undergraduate degree. He has received honorary degrees from
Andrews University Andrews University is a private Seventh-day Adventist university in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Founded in 1874 as Battle Creek College, it was the first higher education facility started by Seventh-day Adventists and is the flagship universit ...
and
Northern Caribbean University Northern Caribbean University (NCU) is a private, liberal-arts institution owned and operated by the Jamaica Union Conference (JAMU) and the Atlantic Caribbean Union Mission (ACUM) of Seventh-day Adventists, and is located in Jamaica. With its ma ...
.


See also

* List of education ministers of Jamaica


References

* http://news.ncu.edu.jm/news_item.aspx?NewsID=1236 {{DEFAULTSORT:Gallimore, Neville Members of the House of Representatives of Jamaica 20th-century Jamaican politicians Government ministers of Jamaica Education ministers of Jamaica Commanders of the Order of Distinction Living people Date of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people)