K. D. Knight | |
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Minister of Justice | |
In office 1992–2001 | |
Preceded by | Errol Anderson |
Succeeded by | Arnold J. Nicholson |
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade | |
In office 2001–2006 | |
Preceded by | Paul Robertson |
Succeeded by | Anthony Hylton |
Member of Parliament for Saint Andrew North Eastern | |
In office 1989–2007 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Keith Desmond St. Aubyn Knight May 24,1941 |
Political party | People's National Party |
Keith Desmond St. Aubyn Knight (born 24 May 1941) is a Jamaican politician who served as Minister of Justice [1] from 1992 to 2001 and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade from 2001 to 2006.
In 2014,he was awarded the Order of Jamaica (OJ) for his contributions to the country. [2]
His wife,Pauline,a former director at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ),died in August 2021. [3]
In August 2025,Knight threatened,and subsequently filed,a defamation lawsuit against Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton and the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). The suit concerns a "manipulated recording" played at a JLP rally that Knight alleges falsely suggested he had no confidence in People's National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding. [4]
He previously served as Member of Parliament for Saint Andrew North Eastern in 1989 until retiring in 2007.