Jamaica Labour Party hails Hugh Hart as a great Jamaican
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The Jamaica Labour Party is paying tribute to former Government Minister, distinguished attorney-at-law, and private sector leader, the Honourable Hugh Hart, OJ.
Jamaica Labour Party Chairman, Robert Montague, says Mr. Hart’s service with distinction is deeply appreciated by the Party.
Mr. Montague says:
“The Jamaica Labour Party wishes to first and foremost express our deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Hugh Hart. We grieve with them in this time of significant bereavement. Beyond his well-documented, legendary professional expertise, Hugh Hart was an extraordinary human being. He was, without question, a decent and upstanding Jamaican who served his country well. We thank Hugh’s family for allowing him the time to contribute significantly to his country and Party. He was a patriotic and great Jamaican.”
Mr. Montague further commented:
“Hugh Hart was a giant who served his country and Party well. He served with great pride and competence in a wide range of areas, including across the public and private sectors. His skill as an attorney-at-law is renowned well beyond Jamaica’s shores. We grieve his loss. Indeed, the passing of Hugh Hart is a tremendous loss to Jamaica and the region. He was a legal luminary, a private sector leader, and an accomplished and shrewd policymaker whose skill at his craft was noteworthy and impactful.”
Hugh Hart died on Thursday.
He was 96 years old.
Mr. Hart served as a member of the Senate between 1980 and 1993, as Minister of Mining and Energy between 1983 and 1989, and as Minister of Tourism between 1984 and 1989.
Hart was a director and former Chairman of Jamaica Flour Mills Limited; a former Chairman of Carreras Group Limited, the Jamaica Bauxite Institute, the Bauxite & Alumina Trading Company Limited, and the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica.
Hart was born on December 26, 1929, in St. Andrew, to Clinton Hart and Eily deCordova-Hart. He entered Munro College in 1940 and became one of its most outstanding students in academics and sports.
After Munro, he studied at The Queen’s College, Oxford, where he obtained his Master’s in Law while representing the college in cricket, hockey, and tennis.
He was called to the Bar at Gray’s Inn, England, in 1953, and admitted as a solicitor in Jamaica in 1956.
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