Dorothy Lightbourne
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Dorothy Lightbourne | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office September 2007 – July 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Bruce Golding |
| Preceded by | Sen. A. J. Nicholson |
| Succeeded by | Delroy Chuck |
| Attorney General of Jamaica | |
| In office September 2007 – July 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Bruce Golding |
| Preceded by | Sen. A. J. Nicholson |
| Succeeded by | Ransford Braham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1938 (age 85–86) Aeolus Valley, Saint Thomas, Colony of Jamaica, British Empire |
| Political party | Jamaica Labour Party (1984–2011) |
| Alma mater | Hull University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Dorothy Lightbourne is a former politician who served as Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of Jamaica from September 2007 to July 2011. She also served as the Leader of Government Business or Majority Leader of the Senate from September 2007 to July 2011.[1]
She was born in Aeolus Valley, St Thomas, and raised as an Anglican. She attended Addey and Stanhope School and Hull University. She is a member of the Jamaica Labour Party. She was a Senator in 1984–1989 and was Deputy President of the Senate
Senator Lightbourne has come under many criticisms in light of her handling of the Manatt, Phelps & Phillips/Christopher 'Dudus' Coke extradition scandal. She has also come under a lot of public criticism for allegedly lying in the Commission of Enquiry as it relates to the Mannat/Dudus scandal and her rocky relationship with Senator K. D. Knight
She was removed by Prime Minister Bruce Golding and replaced by Delroy Chuck as Minister of Justice and by Ransford Braham as Attorney General. Following her dismissal; she has withdrawn from public life and, politically, the roles of Minister of Justice and Attorney General – normally held by the same person – were split.
She is a Commander of the Order of Distinction (CD) and a member of the King's Counsel (KC).[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Braham new attorney general". Jamaican Observer.
- ^ "Honourable Dorothy Lightbourne C.D., Q.C". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Profile of Cabinet Ministers Retrieved 26 December 2008
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