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Portia Simpson Miller

prime minister of Jamaica
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Also known as: Portia Lucretia Simpson
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Category: History & Society
Original name:
Portia Lucretia Simpson
Born:
December 12, 1945, Wood Hall, St. Catherine parish, Jamaica (age 78)
Title / Office:
prime minister (2012-2016), Jamaica
prime minister (2006-2007), Jamaica
Political Affiliation:
People’s National Party
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Portia Simpson Miller (born December 12, 1945, Wood Hall, St. Catherine parish, Jamaica) Jamaican politician who served as the country’s first female prime minister (2006–07; 2012–16). Portia Simpson received her early education at Marlie Hill Primary School and St. Martin’s High School. After her graduation from high school, she studied at the Jamaica Commercial Institute and worked as a secretary and in the field of social services. She became involved in politics as a member of the liberal People’s National Party (PNP) and in 1974 was elected to the city council of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (essentially, the ...(100 of 675 words)

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