Pearnel Charles

Pearnel Charles
The Honourable; Pearnel Charles; MP
Member of the Jamaica Parliament; for North Central Clarendon
Personal details
Born	1936 (age 83–84); St. Ann, Macedonia
Political party	JLP

Pearnel Charles (born 1936) is a Jamaican politician with the Jamaica Labour Party who is the current Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Early life

Charles was born in 1936 in the Macedonian parish of St. Ann. He attended Lime Tree Garden Elementary School, West Indies College and the City College of the University of New York where he was President of the West Indian Students' Association. He graduated from City College with a Bachelor's Degree in political science, after which he returned to Jamaica.[1]

Career

Charles became vice-president of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union. In 1969, he was appointed as a Parish Councillor in the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation. From 1972 to 1980 he was a senator and an elected member of parliament representing Eastern St. Thomas. Charles was the deputy leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) from 1972 to 1991.[1] In June 1976, after a state of emergency was declared by the People's National Party, Charles was detained by armed forces and brought to Kingston for questioning.[2] In 2002, he successfully ran as a JLP candidate for North Central Clarendon. He served as the Minister of Labour and Social Security in Jamaica from 2007 to 2012.[3] In March 2016, he was elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives.[1]

Personal life

His daughter Patrece Charles-Freeman is a public health consultant, and also ran as the JLP candidate in East St Thomas in the 2011 election. His son Pearnel Patroe Charles Jr. serves the people of Jamaica as a Senator and the Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security.[4]

References

"Speaker of the House of Representatives". Jamaica Parliament. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
"Jamaica Detaining The Deputy Leader Of Opposition Party". The New York Times. 25 June 1976.
"Ministers and Ministries" (PDF). Jamaica Information Service. November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
Luton, Daraine; Gilpin, Jodi-Ann (9 January 2012). "Ferguson Claims East St Thomas, Still Strong PNP Seat". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 9 April 2013.

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[speaker-1] "Speaker of the House of Representatives". Jamaica Parliament. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

[2] "Jamaica Detaining The Deputy Leader Of Opposition Party". The New York Times. 25 June 1976.

[3] "Ministers and Ministries" (PDF). Jamaica Information Service. November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2010.

[4] Luton, Daraine; Gilpin, Jodi-Ann (9 January 2012). "Ferguson Claims East St Thomas, Still Strong PNP Seat". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 9 April 2013.