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This is a list of women that have been elected as members of parliament (MPs) to the House of Representatives of Jamaica from 1944 to present. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Name
Iris Collins was the first woman elected to Parliament (1944). Rose Leon was the first woman cabinet member (1953). Portia Simpson-Miller is Jamaica's first woman prime minister (2006-2007) and (2011-2016). Women in Jamaica gained the right to vote in 1919, but that right was subject to property and income requirements. [3]
Women in national legislatures (as of 1 September 2022) Country Lower House Upper House Last Election Seats Women % W Last Election Seats* Women % W Rwanda: 2018: 80 49 61.3 2019 26 9 34.6 Cuba: 2018: 586 313 53.4
Lisa Rene Shanti Hanna (born 20 August 1975) [1] is a Jamaican politician and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 1993, [2] becoming the third Jamaican to win the title. A member of the opposition People's National Party, Hanna currently serves as Member of Parliament for Saint Ann South East, and was Jamaica's Minister of Youth and Culture from 2012–2016.
Many women have been elected to parliaments around the world, starting around the first quarter of 20th century. Some of them were entrusted to take the position of Speaker of the parliament. In government, unicameralism (Latin uni, one + camera, chamber) is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber. Thus, a unicameral ...
Michelle Charles is a politician who is a Member of the Parliament of Jamaica. She defeated Fenton Ferguson in Saint Thomas Eastern at the 2020 general election. [1]
The Parliament of Jamaica (Jamaican Patois: Paaliment a Jumieka) is the legislative branch of the government of Jamaica. It consists of three elements: The Crown (represented by the Governor-General ), the appointed Senate and the directly elected House of Representatives .
Olivia Atavia "Babsy" Grange [1] OJ, CD, DSE [2] (born 27 April 1946) is a Jamaican politician. She has served as Member of Parliament for Saint Catherine Central since 1997 and as Jamaica's Minister of Sports, Youth and Culture for the duration of the Jamaica Labour Party government from 2007 to 2011 and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport since 2016.