Hugh Lawson Shearer ( May 18, 1923 , Trelawney Parish, Jamaica - July 5, 2004 , Kingston (Jamaica) , Jamaica) - Jamaican politician and third Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1967 to 1972 . Member of the Labor Party .
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| Predecessor | Donald Sangster | ||||||
| Successor | Michael Manley | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Alexander Bustamante | ||||||
| Successor | Michael Manley | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Percival Patterson | ||||||
| Successor | David chur | ||||||
| Birth | May 18, 1923 parish Trelawney , Jamaica | ||||||
| Death | July 5, 2004 ( 81) Kingston , Jamaica | ||||||
| The consignment | Labor Party of Jamaica | ||||||
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Biography
In 1941, he was hired by the union weekly newspaper. He was a member of the Senate from 1962 to 1967, and after the death of Donald Sangster, was appointed Prime Minister on April 11, 1967 . With Shearer as prime minister, fifty new schools were built in Jamaica.
In the 1972 parliamentary election, Michael Manley became Prime Minister, succeeded as Shearer.
Shearer died at his home in Kingston on July 5, 2004, at the age of 81.