Francis Tulloch
{{Short description|Jamaican politician (1940–2022)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Use Jamaican English|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = The Honourable
| name = Francis Anthony Tulloch
| honorific-suffix =
| image =
| office = Minister of Tourism
| monarch = Elizabeth II
| governor_general = Sir Howard Cooke
| primeminister = P. J. Patterson
| term_start = 13 April 1997
| term_end = 1999
| predecessor = John Junor
| successor = P. J. Patterson
| office2 = Member of Parliament
for Saint James Central
| term_start2 = 1972
| term_end2 = 1976
| predecessor2 = Herbert Eldemire
| successor2 =
| office3 = Member of Parliament
for Saint James West Central
| term_start3 = 1976
| term_end3 = 1980
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 = Carl Rhoden
| office4 = Member of Parliament
for Hanover Eastern
| term_start4 = 1993
| term_end4 = 1997
| predecessor4 = Aston King
| successor4 = Canute Brown
| office5 = Member of Parliament
for Saint James North Western
| term_start5 = 1997
| term_end5 = 2001
| predecessor5 = Carl Miller
| successor5 = Horace Chang
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1940|08|05|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kingston, Colony of Jamaica, British Empire
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|06|23|1940|08|05|df=y}}
| death_place =
| party = People's National Party
| spouse = {{Marriage|Doreen Perry Ellis|1989}}
| alma_mater = Lincoln's Inn
}}
Francis Anthony Tulloch (5 August 1940 – 23 June 2022) was a Jamaican politician, lawyer and diplomat who served as Minister of Tourism from 1997 to 1999.
Early life and education
Tulloch was born to father Samuel Vincent Tulloch and mother Rhea Henriques-Tulloch in Kingston, Jamaica on 5 August 1940. He was educated at St. George's College.{{cite news|url=http://discoverjamaica.com/tnames.htm|title=TULLOCH, Francis Anthony|publisher=Discover Jamaica (Jamaica Gleaner)|accessdate=27 August 2020}}
Career
=Legal career=
Tulloch was admitted to Lincoln's Inn on 23 September 1959.{{cite news|url=https://archive.org/details/VOL419571973CHAPELREGISTERS19051973/page/n79/|title=Register of Admissions|publisher=the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, Vol. 4, p.78|accessdate=27 August 2020}} He was called to the bar on 5 February 1963.{{cite news|url=https://archive.org/details/VOL619141965_201710/page/n817|title=The Black Books|publisher=the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, Vol. 6, p.797|accessdate=27 August 2020}} On his return to Jamaica, he practised as a barrister.{{cite news|url=http://old.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080315/news/news5.html|title=The faith of Francis Tulloch|author=Mark Dawes|date=15 March 2008|accessdate=27 August 2020}} From 1964 to 1969 he practiced law in Nassau, Bahamas serving as Legal Professional Assistant to Sir Lynden Pindling, future Prime Minister of The Bahamas. Tulloch later returned to Jamaica and resumed his law practice, this time doing less criminal law and engaging himself in political work on behalf of the People's National Party (PNP).
=Political career=
Tulloch was first elected to Parliament in 1972 from the Saint James Central constituency, representing the People's National Party.{{cite news|url=http://digjamaica.com/m/blog/electionja-know-your-constituency-st-james-central/|title=Know Your Constituency: St James Central|publisher=DigiJamaica (Jamaica Gleaner)|accessdate=27 August 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://ecj.com.jm/election-results/general-election-1972/|title=General Election 1972 Results|publisher=Electoral Commission of Jamaica|accessdate=27 August 2020}} From 1976 to 1980, he represented the Saint James West Central constituency.{{cite news|url=https://ecj.com.jm/election-results/general-election-1976/|title=General Election 1976 Results|publisher=Electoral Commission of Jamaica|accessdate=27 August 2020}} After the People's National Party decided not to contest the 1983 general election, Tulloch returned to his law practice. From 1993 to 1997 he was Member of Parliament for the Hanover Eastern constituency, and from 1997 to 2002, he represented Saint James North Western.{{cite news|url=https://nlj.gov.jm/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Election-Results-1944-2016.pdf|title=Election Results (1944-2016)|publisher=National Library of Jamaica|accessdate=27 August 2020}}
Tulloch was Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism from 1993 to 1995. He served as Jamaica's Minister of Tourism from 1997 to 1999 in the government of P. J. Patterson.
=Diplomatic career=
Tulloch was appointed Honorary Consul of the Russian Federation in Montego Bay on 27 May 2014.{{cite news|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/westernnews/Tulloch-appointed-as-Russian-honorary-consul_16801596|title=Tulloch appointed as Russian honorary consul|publisher=Jamaica Observer|date=5 June 2014|accessdate=27 August 2020}}
Personal life
Tulloch married Doreen Perry Ellis on 19 August 1989. He is the father of four sons and two daughters.
Tulloch died on 23 June 2022.{{cite news|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20220623/former-tourism-minister-francis-tulloch-has-died|title=Former tourism minister Francis Tulloch has died|publisher=Jamaica Gleaner|accessdate=23 June 2022}}
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Category:20th-century Jamaican lawyers
Category:Politicians from Kingston, Jamaica
Category:People's National Party (Jamaica) politicians
Category:Members of the House of Representatives of Jamaica
Category:Government ministers of Jamaica
Category:Tourism ministers of Jamaica
Category:Jamaican expatriates in the Bahamas
Category:20th-century Jamaican politicians