Donald Sangster
| The Most Honourable Sir Donald Sangster ON GCVO | |
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| 2nd Prime Minister of Jamaica | |
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In office 23 February 1967 – 11 April 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Bustamante |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Shearer |
| Constituency | North Central Clarendon |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
26 October 1911 Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica |
| Died |
11 April 1967 (aged 55) Montreal, Canada |
| Nationality | Jamaica |
| Political party | Jamaica Labour Party |
| Spouse(s) | Never married |
Sir Donald Burns Sangster (26 October 1911 – 11 April 1967) was a Jamaican solicitor and an old boy of the prestigious Munro College in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica.[1] politician and the second Prime Minister of Jamaica.[2]
Biography
He entered politics in 1933 at the age of 21 with his election to the council of the Parish of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. In 1944 he was elected to the House of Representatives of Jamaica as a member of the Jamaica Labour Party, becoming Minister of Social Welfare and Labour and, later, Minister of Finance. He became Acting Prime Minister in February 1964 when Prime Minister Sir Alexander Bustamante became ill. He succeeded Bustamante as Prime Minister on 23 February 1967 only to die in office on 11 April, after suffering a subarachnoid haemorrhage.
His face appears on the Jamaican one hundred dollar banknote. He also has an airport in Jamaica named after him (Sangster International Airport (MBJ)).
References
- ↑ Biography of Donald Sangster - Jamaican Government site Retrieved 22 April 2013
- ↑ Andrew Holness and Donald Sangster article by Michael Burke - Jamaica Observer - 27 October 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2013
Sources
- "Donald Sangster - Jamaica's shortest-serving PM" at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 February 2012), The Jamaica Gleaner, 3 September 2007
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Alexander Bustamante |
Prime Minister of Jamaica 1967 |
Succeeded by Hugh Shearer |
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† Served as Chief Minister of Jamaica. ‡ Served as Premier of Jamaica. | |||