Portia Simpson Miller: Quick Facts


Facts

Also Known As Portia Lucretia Simpson
Born December 12, 1945 (age 80) • Jamaica
Title / Office prime minister (2012-2016), Jamaica • prime minister (2006-2007), Jamaica
Political Affiliation People’s National Party

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Manley, Michael
Michael Manley
prime minister of Jamaica
Charles T. Metcalfe
Charles T. Metcalfe
British colonial official
Eyre, engraving by Charles Tomkins after a portrait by Charles Mercier
Edward John Eyre
British explorer and official
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Sir Kenneth Blackburne
British colonial administrator
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Edward Trelawny
British colonial governor
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Louise Bennett-Coverley
Jamaican folklorist, poet, and radio and television personality
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Trevor Berbick
Canadian boxer
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Ben Johnson
Canadian athlete
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Desmond Dekker
Jamaican singer-songwriter
Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Jamaican musician
Grace Jones, 2022
Grace Jones
Jamaican singer, model, and actress
Usain Bolt at the 2016 Olympics
Usain Bolt
Jamaican athlete
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce smiles and holds the Jamaican flag behind her after winning the Women's 100 meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Jamaican sprinter
Claudia Rankine sits on a beige couch with her dog Sammy beside her, colorful pillows behind them, and abstract art photos arranged on the wall above.
Claudia Rankine
Jamaican-born poet and educator
Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff
Jamaican singer and songwriter
Marcus Garvey in 1922 wearing a decorated military-style uniform and a plumed hat with large feathers.
Marcus Garvey
Jamaican Black nationalist leader
Donovan Bailey
Donovan Bailey
Jamaican-born Canadian sprinter
Claude McKay
Claude McKay
American writer
Walsh, Courtney
Courtney Walsh
Jamaican cricketer
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Louis Simpson
American poet