Kenneth McNeill
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Use Jamaican English|date=March 2012}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| birth_date = {{birth year|1938}}
| death_date = 2001 (Aged 83)
| children = Wykeham McNeill
| office1 = Minister of Health
| honorific_prefix = The Honourable
| termstart1 = 1972
| termend1 = 1977
| successor1 = Douglas Manley
| predecessor1 = Herbert Eldemire
| office = MP for Saint Andrew East Central
| term_start = 1969
| term_end = 1977
| office2 = Minister of Public Service
| termstart2 = 1977
| termend2 = 1980
}}
Kenneth McNeill, MD, MP, OJ (1918 – 2001), was a Jamaican political figure and a renowned surgeon. He died at the age of 83 in Jamaica. He is the father of five children including present politician Wykeham McNeill.{{Cite web|date=2012-01-22|title=Three generations in Parliament|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120122/lead/lead7.html|access-date=2023-02-22|website=jamaica-gleaner.com|language=en}}
Political career
He first entered Parliament as a Senator in 1962,Calvin Bowen, [http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20011214/lead/lead6.html "Remembering Ken McNeill - An outstanding son of Jamaica"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041113081531/http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20011214/lead/lead6.html |date=13 November 2004 }}, Jamaica Gleaner, 14 December 2001. and between 1969 and 1977 served as Member of Parliament for East Central St. Andrew, and then for the Northwest St. Andrew constituency. He held several ministries including Health and Environmental Control, the Public Service and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.
Awards
Death
The political community including members of the House of Representatives were shocked when Deputy House Leader Terry Gillette announced his death and a number of tributes ensued.{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20011205/news/news1.html |title=Ken McNeill dies at 83 |work=Jamaica Gleaner |date=5 December 2001 |accessdate=5 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812004959/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20011205/news/news1.html |archivedate=12 August 2011 }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20020111/letters/letters10.html|title=Letter.}}
"Prime Minister P.J. Patterson said he had a feeling of profound loss on hearing the news. He said Dr. McNeill had come from a family that had made substantial contribution to the country."
References
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External links
- Calvin Bowen, [http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20011214/lead/lead6.html "Remembering Ken McNeill - An outstanding son of Jamaica"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041113081531/http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20011214/lead/lead6.html |date=13 November 2004 }}, Jamaica Gleaner, 14 December 2001.
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Category:Members of the House of Representatives of Jamaica
Category:Ministers of health of Jamaica