David Coore
David Hilton Coore OJ KC (22 August 1925 – 14 November 2011) was a Jamaican lawyer, politician and statesman who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica under Michael Manley.
The Honourable David Coore OJ KC | |
|---|---|
| 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 22 August 1925 Anchovy, St. James, Jamaica |
| Died | 14 November 2011 (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.
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