Christopher Tufton is a Jamaican politician. A member of the governing

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 Jamaica's Minister of Health and Wellness. He previously served as the Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce from July 2011 to December 2011, having previously served as the

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was a United Kingdom cabinet position, responsible for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The post was originally named President of the Board of Agriculture and was created in 1889. ...

since 2007. Tufton served as the

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for parliamentary constituency St. Elizabeth South Western from

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up until his defeat in

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. In 2016 Tufton won the St. Catherine West Central seat against the PNP's Clinton Clarke and thus being returned to the Lower House. He was the president of the Generation 2000 and a lecturer in the Department of Management Studies, UWI, Mona. In 2011 Tufton lost his seat to his PNP counterpart Hugh Buchanan. He is a former talk show host and columnist. He holds a Doctorate in

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(DBA) from the

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. Tufton is married to Neadene Shields-Tufton with three children.

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Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton – Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries

JLP Candidates and MP's: Dr. Christopher Tufton
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Jamaica Labour Party politicians Georgia State University alumni University of the West Indies alumni Ministers of Health of Jamaica Members of the 11th Parliament of Jamaica Members of the 13th Parliament of Jamaica Members of the 14th Parliament of Jamaica {{Jamaica-politician-stub