Kenneth McNeill

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Kenneth "Ken" Augustus McNeill , OJ , (born February 18, 1918 in St. Mary ; † December 4, 2001 ) was a Jamaican medic and politician with the People's National Party (PNP).

Life

As a young man he worked as a doctor at Kingston Public Hospital, and later as a surgeon . In 1955, McNeill founded the Jamaica Cancer Society .

His political career began in 1962 when he was appointed senator for the opposition. In 1969 McNeill became a member of the House of Representatives for the constituency of East Central St. Andrew, succeeding the late Norman Manley . He remained a member of the House of Representatives after the following elections, moving to the constituency of Northwest St. Andrew for the 1976 general election. From 1972 to 1976 he served his country as health minister, later also as minister for the public service .

In 1977 he was awarded the Order of Jamaica .

In later years he worked as a hotelier and opened a holiday complex in Negril and thus participated in the development of tourism in this region.

McNeill was married and had five children. One of his sons is the politician Wykeham McNeill .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jamaica Cancer Society - Our History ( Memento of the original from March 2, 2012 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. . Retrieved March 6, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.jamaicacancersociety.org
  2. ↑ a b Senate pays tribute to Ken McNeill  ( 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. , Jamaica Gleaner, December 10, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2012.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / jamaica-gleaner.com  
  3. ↑ Ken McNeill dies at 83 ( Memento of the original from August 12, 2011 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 Gleaner, December 5, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / jamaica-gleaner.com
personal data
SURNAME McNeill, Kenneth
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McNeill, Ken; McNeill, Kenneth Augustus (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Jamaican medic and politician (PNP)
DATE OF BIRTH February 18, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Mary
DATE OF DEATH 4th December 2001