Oswald Harding
Jamaican politician (born 1935) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oswald Gaskell Harding OJ, CD, KC (born 3 November 1935) is a Jamaican former Labour Party politician, and the longest-serving senator in the nation's history. He was born in Kingston.[1] Harding was the first person to serve as President of the Senate of Jamaica for two non-consecutive tenures, serving from 1980 to 1984 and from 2007 to 2011. First appointed to the Senate in 1977, he served in the body continuously until 2002, and rejoined the Senate from 2007 until his retirement from politics in 2011. His first period as a senator was the longest continuous tenure in the body's history.[2][3][4][5]
Quick Facts 9th President of the Senate of Jamaica, Preceded by ...
Oswald Harding | |
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9th President of the Senate of Jamaica | |
In office 2007–2011 | |
Preceded by | Syringa Marshall-Burnett |
Succeeded by | Stanley Redwood |
4th President of the Senate of Jamaica | |
In office 1980–1984 | |
Preceded by | Allan George Richard Byfield |
Succeeded by | Jeanette Rose Grant-Woodham |
Personal details | |
Born | (1935-11-03) 3 November 1935 (age 88) |
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