Burchell Whiteman

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Burchell Whiteman (born 1938 or 1937 in May Pen , Clarendon ) is a Jamaican diplomat and politician with the People's National Party (PNP).

Life

Whiteman was born the youngest of seven children to a teacher and a housewife. He first attended Munro College . He then studied at the University College of the West Indies , where he earned a bachelor's degree in English and French, before continuing his studies at the University of Birmingham , where he graduated with a master's degree and diploma in education . He then worked as a teacher, became director of York Castle High School in 1969 and then director of Brown's Community College .

In 1989 he was elected to the House of Representatives in the North West St. Ann constituency; he was able to repeat the election success in 1993. In 1998 and 2002 he was appointed senator. In 1989 he was appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, and in 1992 he was appointed Minister for Education, Youth and Culture in the Cabinet. He remained Secretary of Education until October 2002, when Patterson appointed him Secretary of Information. In addition, Whiteman was temporarily Secretary General of the PNP. In March 2006 he retired from politics, but was still active as an advisor to Governor General Kenneth Hall .

In 2006 Whiteman was awarded the Order of Jamaica .

He was Jamaica's High Commissioner in the United Kingdom from January 2007 to January 3, 2010 .

Whiteman is married with two children.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Whiteman always a gentleman ( Memento of the original dated November 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Jamaica Observer, December 17, 2006. Retrieved October 15, 2011.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / jamaica-gleaner.com
  2. ^ List of High Commissioners , Jamaican High Commission, United Kingdom. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
predecessor Office successor
Gail Mathurin Jamaican High Commissioner in London
2007–2010 		Anthony Johnson
personal data
SURNAME Whiteman, Burchell
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Jamaican politician and diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH 1937 or 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH May Pen , Clarendon