Peter Phillips (Jamaican politician)
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Dr.The Honourable Peter David Phillips MP |
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
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Assumed office 3 April 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Andrew Holness |
| Preceded by | Portia Simpson Miller |
| Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Planning and the Public Service | |
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Assumed office 7 March 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Portia Simpson-Miller |
| Preceded by | Audley Shaw |
| Minister of Finance, Planning and the Public Service | |
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In office 5 January 2012 – 7 March 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Portia Simpson-Miller |
| Preceded by | Audley Shaw |
| Succeeded by | Audley Shaw |
| Minister of National Security | |
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In office 2002 – 11 September 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Percival James Patterson |
| Preceded by | K.D. Knight |
| Succeeded by | Trevor MacMillan |
| President of the People's National Party | |
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Assumed office 26 March 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Portia Simpson-Miller |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 December 1949 Kingston, Jamaica |
| Nationality | Jamaican |
Peter Phillips, MP (born 28 December 1949) is a Jamaican politician who is the currently the president of the People's National Party and the Opposition Leader in Jamaica. He served as Minister of Finance and Planning of Jamaica from 2012 to 2016. He is Member of Parliament for East Central St Andrew.
Phillips first entered parliament as a senator when the People's National Party won the 1989 General Election by a landslide. He served as Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister during that period up until 1991. In 1991, He was then elevated to PNP General Secretary and Minister of Special Projects in the Office of the Prime Minister until 1994. In 1994, he was elected member of parliament of the constituency East Central St Andrew, which he is still representing in parliament since then. He was appointed Minister of Health from 1995 to 1997 where he modernized the health system in preparation for the 21st century. In 1998, he was appointed Minister of Transport and Works. He had great success in reorganizing the transport system in the Corporate Area and in the rehabilitation and improvement of the road network across the island. He was elected a vice president of the People's National Party in 1999 serving with Portia Simpson Miller. He was appointed Minister of National Security where he had significant success in reducing illegal narcotic flows through Jamaica and led a reform effort for Jamaica’s security forces. He twice unsuccessfully ran for President of the PNP in 2006 and 2008. After his party loss the 2007 election, Phillips helped his party deliver a 2-1 victory over the Jamaica Labour Party where Portia Simpson Miller selected him to be her Minister of Finance and Public Service. His tenure as Finance Minister saw Jamaica's economy being placed back on stability after the recession in 2008. The People's National Party lost the 2016 election and he was elected President of the PNP succeeding Portia Simpson Miller in 2017.
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