Portia Simpson-Miller
Portia Simpson-Miller
Portia Lucretia Simpson-Miller, ON, MP, is a Jamaican politician who was Prime Minister of Jamaica from March 2006 to September 2007 and again from 5 January 2012 to 3 March 2016. She is the leader of the People's National Party and the Leader of the Opposition, a position she previously occupied between September 2007 and January 2012. On 25 February 2016, the People's National Party lost the general election to the Andrew Holness-led Jamaica Labour Party...
NationalityJamaican
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth12 December 1945
CountryJamaica
I'm a Christian woman, but I believe in human rights. I do not go into people's bedrooms. I appoint people based on their capabilities, not their sexual orientation.
I was actually born in deep rural Jamaica and came to Kingston as a high school girl.
If you empower people in their communities and get them jobs, no one like Dudus Coke can win their hearts and minds and hold them hostage.
I'm a Christian woman, but I believe in human rights,
No one should be discriminated against because of their sexual orientation.
Jamaica is more than just the 'brand' the world recognizes so well; it's a place of pride for the people who live here, its educational institutions, its sports achievements, its science and technology growth.