Clem Tavares
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Clem Tavares | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica | |
| In office February 1967 – April 1967 | |
| Prime Minister | Donald Sangster |
| Preceded by | Donald Sangster |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Member of Parliament for Saint Andrew South Western | |
| In office 1958–1972 | |
| Succeeded by | Wilton Hill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Clement Tavares Jr. October 13, 1924 Kingston, Colony of Jamaica |
| Died | January 17, 1968 (aged 43) |
| Awards | Order of Jamaica (1987) |
David Clement Tavares Jr. (13 October 1924 – 17 January 1968)[1] was a Jamaican politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica from February 1967 to April 1967 under Donald Sangster.[citation needed]
Tavares was the Member of Parliament of Saint Andrew South Western in 1959. He also was the Minister of Housing in 1962.[1] His nephew, Tom-Tavares-Finson was the President of the Senate. He died in 1968 at the age of 43 from heart complications.[1] A statue in his honor was unveiled in Payne Avenue, St. Andrew, in October 2023.[1]
