Carl Rattray

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Carl Raphael Rattray OJ , QC (born September 18, 1929 in Saint Elizabeth - † March 14, 2012 in Saint Andrew ) was a Jamaican lawyer, judge and politician for the People's National Party (PNP).

Life

Rattray began his legal career in England until he was admitted to the bar in Jamaica in 1958 and then practiced as a lawyer there. He was a founding partner of the law firm Rattray, Patterson, Rattray along with Percival J. Patterson and Alfred Rattray. In 1969 he was appointed Queen's Counsel appointed (Queen's Counsel).

He was also a founding member and temporary chairman of the Jamaica Council for Human Rights.

Rattray was politically active as a member of the People's National Party (PNP). From 1975 to 1980 he was a senator for the ruling PNP. He was Attorney General and Attorney General in the government of Prime Minister Michael Manley from 1976 to 1980 . From 1978 to 1980 he was also the managing director of the PNP in the Senate. In 1989 he was elected to the House of Representatives in the constituency of South East St. Catherine and was a member of the PNP until 1993. From 1989 to 1992 he was appointed a second time as Attorney General and Minister of Justice in the government of Prime Minister Michael Manley, then he was represented in the cabinet of Percival J. Patterson until 1993 in the same capacity.

In 1993 Rattray was appointed President of the Jamaican Court of Appeal , which he held until his retirement in 1999.

In 1994 he was awarded the Order of Jamaica for services in the field of jurisprudence and legal reform .

Rattray was married and had four children. He died on March 14, 2012 at the age of 82 after a long illness.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Carl Rattray is dead , Jamaica Gleaner, March 15, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ a b Statement on the passing of The Hon Carl Rattray OJ, QC  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Office of the Prime Minister, March 15, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2013.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.opm.gov.jm  
personal data
SURNAME Rattray, Carl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rattray, Carl Raphael (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Jamaican lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint Elizabeth
DATE OF DEATH March 14, 2012
Place of death Saint Andrew