Generation 2000

Generation 2000 (G2K) is the young professional affiliate of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). ^[1] It is a Center-Right political Youth Organization that was founded in 2000 by a group of young professionals that saw a need for professional politics in Jamaica. The organization was incorporated as a corporate non-profit body, with a board of directors chaired by Dr. David Panton in the year 2000. ^[2] The current President of Generation 2000 is Ryan Strachan, a Stockbroker, ^{[3] [4]} who is a graduate of London Southbank University. ^[5]

Presidents of Generation 2000 typically become Members of Parliament, Senators and Constituency Caretakers in Government of Jamaica.

PRESIDENT	Term In Office	Roles Played in Government of Jamaica
Shayne Kerr	2022-Present
Ryan Strachan [3] [4] [6]	2019-2022
Stephen Edwards [7] [8]	2016–2019	Executive Director (Acting) - Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) [9]
Matthew Samuda [10]	2015-2016	Government Senator/Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security [11]
Floyd Green [12]	2012-2015	Member of Parliament / Minister of State in the Ministry of Education [13]
Delano Seiveright [14]	2009-2012	Constituency Caretaker / Senior Adviser Ministry of Tourism [15]
Warren Newby [16]	2006-2007	Government Senator [17]
Christopher Tufton [2]	2003-2005	Government Senator / Member of Parliament / Minister of Agriculture / Minister of Health [18]
Ronald Robinson [2]	2002-2003	Government Senator [2]
David Panton [19] [2]	2000-2002	Government Senator [2]

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