Vernon Arnett | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Finance and the Public Service | |
| In office May 1959 –April 1962 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor‑General | Sir Kenneth Blackburne |
| Preceded by | Noel Newton Nethersole |
| Succeeded by | Donald Sangster |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1905 |
| Died | 1981 |
| Political party | People's National Party |
Vernon Arnett was a businessman and politician from Jamaica. He was elected to the House of Representatives of Jamaica as a member of the People's National Party. He served as Minister of Finance and the Public Service from May 1959 to April 1962. [1] [2]
As he was a member of the People's National Party,and at a conference in 1964,Vivian Blake clashed with Vernon Arnett over proposals for land reform and the party's support for democratic socialism;Arnett's supporters blasted Blake as a "capitalist","land baron",and "race-horse owner",while one of Blake's supporters drew a pistol. The conference quickly dispersed thereafter. [3] Vivian Blake said to represent the party's "Glasspole tendencies",that is to say,its right wing. [4]