David Coore
Jamaican politician (1925–2011) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David Hilton Coore OJ KC[1] (22 August 1925 – 14 November 2011)[2][3] was a Jamaican lawyer, politician and statesman who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica under Michael Manley.
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David Coore | |
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Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica | |
In office March 1972 – 1978 | |
Prime Minister | Michael Manley |
Succeeded by | P. J. Patterson |
Attorney General of Jamaica | |
In office 1993–1995 | |
Prime Minister | P. J. Patterson |
Preceded by | Carl Rattray |
Succeeded by | A. J. Nicholson |
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade | |
In office 1989–1993 | |
Prime Minister | Michael Manley |
Preceded by | Hugh Shearer |
Succeeded by | Paul Robertson |
Personal details | |
Born | David Hilton Coore (1925-08-22)22 August 1925 Anchovy, St. James, Jamaica |
Died | 14 November 2011(2011-11-14) (aged 86) Dominican Republic |
Political party | People's National Party |
Spouse(s) |
Rita Angela Innis
(m. 1949; died 1975)Maria De Marchena |
Children | 3 |
Education | |
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Coore served in the House of Representatives from 1967 to 1978. He returned to Parliament in 1989 when he was appointed as a senator. He also held key cabinet positions, including Minister of Finance, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Attorney General.[4]