Ernest Grafford Peart
OfficeMinister of Works of Jamaica
Term start1976
Term end1978
Office 2High Commission of Jamaica, London
of Jamaica
to United Kingdom
Term start 2September 10, 1978
Term end 2April 24, 1981
Predecessor 2Arthur Wint
Successor 220. November 1981: Herbert Samuel Walker (born 1924, St. Mary, Jamaica)
Birth dateMay 11, 1918
Death dateApril 24, 1981 (aged 62)
FatherCyril Peart
MotherSarah Peart
Spousem. October 25, 1947, Dorothy Searing of London (born 1905 Lincolnshire, Dip. in Sociology)
EducationNew Green Primary School, Jamaica, Manchester High School, Jamaica, Royal Air Force College Cranwell Letchworth Tech High School UK, RAF Yatesbury No 9 Radar School, UK.

Ernest Grafford Peart (May 11, 1918 – April 24, 1981) was a Jamaican politician and diplomat.

From 1959 to 1971 he was Member of the Parliament of Jamaica for the People's National Party, Western Manchester Parish constituency. In 1962 he was elected with 8561 votes.[1] While an MP, he sat on the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee.

In 1972 he was appointed Minister of Labour, followed by Minister of Works from 1976 to 1978. From September 10, 1978 to April 24, 1981 he was High Commissioner (Commonwealth) in London.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Electoral Commission of Jamaica". Eoj.com.jm. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  2. ^ Who was who: A Companion to Who's Who, Containing the Biographies of Those who Died, Volume 8, A. & C. Black, 1981 p. 587, Jamaica news, Jamaica Information Service, Jamaican High Commission, 1981, p. 291p.311