Howard Cooke
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Sir Howard Cooke | |
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| 4th Governor-General of Jamaica | |
| In office 1 August 1991 – 15 February 2006 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Michael Manley P. J. Patterson |
| Preceded by | Edward Zacca (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth O. Hall |
| President of the Senate | |
| In office 1989–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Ephraim Augustus Morgan |
| Succeeded by | Winston V. Jones |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 1974–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Eli Matalon |
| Succeeded by | Eric Bell |
| Minister of Labour and Public Service | |
| In office 1972–1980 | |
| Member of Parliament for Saint James North Western | |
| In office 1967–1976 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Howard Felix Hanlan Cooke 13 November 1915 Goodwill, St. James, Jamaica |
| Died | 11 July 2014 (aged 98) Kingston, Jamaica |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Howard Jr. Richard Audrey |
| Alma mater | Mico University College University of London |
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Sir Howard Felix Hanlan Cooke ON CD GCMG GCVO KStJ (13 November 1915 – 11 July 2014) served as the fourth Governor-General of Jamaica from 1 August 1991 to 15 February 2006.
Cooke was born on 13 November 1915, in Goodwill, St. James, Jamaica,[1] the son of David Brown Cooke and Mary Jane Minto. In his youth, Cooke was the group scoutmaster and secretary of the St. Andrew Boys' Scout Association and captain of the County of Cornwall cricket team.[2] He attended Mico University College in Kingston and London University in London.[3] Cooke was a teacher for 23 years, serving as President of the Jamaica Union of Teachers and Headmaster of Belle Castle All-Age School, Port Antonio Upper School, and Montego Bay Boys' School.[1] He was also active in the insurance industry for some three decades,[3] working at Standard Life Insurance Company, Jamaica Mutual Life Insurance Company, and ALICO.[1]
Career
One of the founding members of the People's National Party (PNP), Cooke joined politics in 1938.[4] He became a member of the Parliament of the West Indies Federation in 1958, and then the independent Jamaican Parliament as a Senator and a Member of the House of Representatives after 1962. He was a minister in the government of Michael Manley during the 1970s and President of the Senate of Jamaica from 1989 to 1991.[5] On 1 August 1991,[6] he became the fourth Governor-General of Jamaica, succeeding Florizel Glasspole. Queen Elizabeth visited Jamaica in 1994 and 2002 while Cooke was Governor-General. He retired on 15 February 2006, and became the first Governor-General to invest his successor, Kenneth Octavius Hall. Afterwards, Cooke was appointed Chancellor of the International University of the Caribbean in Kingston.[3]
