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Hon. Easton Wentworth Xavier Douglas

 

 

 

 

 

Hon. Easton Wentworth Xavier Douglas, J.P., M.P., M.Sc., A.R.I.C.S., A.R.V.A., Cert. in Urban Land Studies (Lond.), Cert. in Senior Management (U.W.I.). Land Economist/Chartered Surveyor. Minister of Environment and Housing since 1995. Principal, Easton Douglas & Co.

Organizations: Founder/member Association of Land Economy & Valuation Surveyors; Member PNP National Executive Council & PNP Executive Council; Chairman of Constituency Executive; Member Town and Country Planning Association.

Born: Old Harbour, St. Catherine, December 28, 1936, son of Edward Samuel Douglas, retired Sergeant of Police, and Edith Elizabeth Gayle-Douglas.

Educated: Stewart Town, Duncans, Falmouth Warsop and Denham Town Elementary Schools, Kingston Technical High School; University of the West Indies; University of London; University of Reading (U.K.); College of Estate Management (Lon.); West London College of Commerce.

Career: Civil Servant for 26 years in positions such as: Assistant Land Surveyor, Valuation Surveyor, Government Town Planner, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Security, Ministry of Defence & Ministry of Construction; Minister of Health.

Awards: Centenary Medal of the Institute of Jamaica for outstanding contribution to the development of Art and Culture in the area of National Conservation. Publications: Land Valuation for Rating and Taxation in Jamaica – The Architect and Surveyor – London 1971; Human Ecology and Development - Commonwealth Human Ecology Journal.

Married: Myrna Harty. Clubs: Police Officers Club, Jamaica Lawn Tennis Association, Liguanea, Jamaica.

Address: (business) 2 Hagley Park Road, Kingston 10; Tel 926-1590/9; (residence) “Myrton”, 39 Mountain Spring Drive, Kingston 6.

 

 

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Easton Wentworth Xavier Douglas was a Jamaican politician and former Cabinet Minister.


Easton Wentworth Xavier Douglas was born in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, Jamaica on 28 December 1936. He was the son of Edward Samuel Douglas, retired Sergeant of Police, and Edith Elizabeth Gayle-Douglas.

He was educated at Stewart Town, Duncans, Falmouth Warsop and Denham Town Elementary Schools, Kingston Technical High School; University of the West Indies; University of London; University of Reading (U.K.); College of Estate Management (Lon.); West London College of Commerce.


Douglas served the constituency of St Andrew South Eastern as Member of Parliament from 1989 to 2002. He became Minister of Health in 1989 and over the 13 year period, served as Minister of Public Service and Minister of Environment and Housing. In addition, he served as a Vice President of the People's National Party.

Prior to entering politics, Douglas had a distinguished career in the public service. He served as Permanent Secretary in the Ministries of National Security and Housing in the late 1970s and 1980s and prior to that as Government Town Planner.

He most recently served as chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT).


Douglas was the holder of an Order of Jamaica (OJ). He also received the Centenary Medal of the Institute of Jamaica for outstanding contribution to the development of Art and Culture in the area of National Conservation.

Douglas was married to Myrna Harty.

Douglas died died at his St Andrew home on 26 August 2018 after a long battle with cancer. He was 81.

 

His daughter, Kari, is [2018] councillor for the Trafalgar Division.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness greets Councillor Kari Douglas (Trafalgar division), daughter of the late Easton Doulas, during the official funeral service at the St Andrew Parish Church, while her stepsister Rain Jarrett looks on. (Photos: Naphtali Junior)

 

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