George Anthony Hylton (born 27 April 1957) is a

Jamaica Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...

n politician who served as

Minister of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and foreign relations, relations, diplomacy, bilateralism, ...

from 2006 to 2007.

Career

Hylton was elected member of parliament with the

People's National Party The People's National Party (PNP) (PNP; ) is a Social democracy, social democratic List of political parties in Jamaica, political party in Jamaica, founded in 1938 by Norman Manley, Norman Washington Manley who served as party president unti ...

for

Saint Andrew Western Saint Andrew West is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the Jamaican Parliament. It elects one Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post system of election. It is represented by Anthony Hylton ...

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

. He has held other portfolios including Minister of Foreign Trade as well as Mining and Energy. He oversees one of the most run-down constituencies in the country and is often criticized for the lack of work in what is dubbed as a PNP stronghold. In 2014, he faced charges of breaching the Parliamentary Integrity of Members Act. As of 2016, he is the opposition spokesperson on industry, investment and commerce.

Personal life

He was educated at

Georgetown University Law center Georgetown University Law Center is the Law school in the United States, law school of Georgetown University, a Private university, private research university in Washington, D.C., United States. It was established in 1870 and is the largest law ...

and

Morgan State University Morgan State University (Morgan State or MSU) is a Public university, public historically black colleges and universities, historically black research university in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland. It is the largest of Maryland's historically bla ...

. Hylton's niece is gymnast and Olympics competitor

Toni-Ann Williams Toni-Ann Natasha Williams (born November 20, 1995) is a Jamaican American artistic gymnast that competed in college gymnastics for the Cal Bears women's gymnastics team. She has also been a member of the Jamaica national gymnastics team since 20 ...

External links

Official party biography
* http://www.un.org/webcast/ga/61/pdfs/jamaica-e.pdf

References

1957 births Living people Members of the House of Representatives of Jamaica Foreign ministers of Jamaica Government ministers of Jamaica People from Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica People's National Party (Jamaica) politicians Georgetown University Law Center alumni Morgan State University alumni Members of the 10th Parliament of Jamaica Members of the 11th Parliament of Jamaica Members of the 12th Parliament of Jamaica Members of the 13th Parliament of Jamaica Members of the 14th Parliament of Jamaica {{Jamaica-politician-stub