Fitz Jackson

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Fitz Jackson
MP
MP for Saint Catherine Southern
Assumed office
18 July 1994
Personal details
Political party People's National Party
Alma mater University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Florida International University

Fitz A. Jackson is a Jamaican politician who has been Member of Parliament for Saint Catherine Southern since a by-election in 1994.

He was Chairman of the People's National Party from 2017 to 2020. [1]

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Saint Catherine Southern is a parliamentary constituency represented in the Parliament of Jamaica. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. The constituency covers the southern part of Saint Catherine Parish. It has been represented by Fitz Jackson of the PNP since 1997.

References

  1. "Fitz Jackson". JAMP. Retrieved 2022-03-19.