Damion Crawford | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Saint Andrew East Rural | |
| In office 29 December 2011 –3 March 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Hibbert |
| Succeeded by | Juliet Holness |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1980 (age 44–45) Haddo,Westmoreland |
| Political party | People’s National Party |
| Alma mater | University of the West Indies Kingston College |
Damion O. Crawford (born c. 1980) is a Jamaican politician. He represented Saint Andrew East in the parliament.
Crawford was born in Haddo,Westmoreland Parish. [1] Crawford attended Kingston College and the University of the West Indies,where he earned bachelor's and master's degrees in tourism management. [2] While completing his master's degree,Crawford served as president of the university's Guild of Students. [3]
Crawford was elected a member of parliament representing Saint Andrew East Rural in December 2011. [4] [5] He served concurrently as Jamaica's minister of state for tourism and entertainment. [6] [7] Crawford announced in 2015 that he would not run for reelection to the House of Representatives,but later said that his retirement was a "trick." [8] In October 2015,Crawford lost an indicative election held by the People's National Party to Peter Blake. [9] [10] Blake secured 218 delegate votes,while Crawford finished with 166. [11] Following his loss,Crawford was appointed to the Senate of Jamaica on 23 October 2017, [12] where he served alongside an uncle,Ransford Braham. [13] In September 2018,Crawford,Mikael Phillips,and Phillip Paulwell were named vice presidents of the People's National Party. [14] In February 2019,the People's National Party nominated Crawford to contest a by-election in Portland Eastern. [15] [16] He resigned from the senate in March to focus on his campaign. [17] Crawford lost the Portland Eastern seat to Ann-Marie Vaz, [18] [19] and was reappointed to the senate. [20] [21]