Keith Desmond Knight
Jamaican lawyer and politician
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Keith Desmond St. Aubyn Knight (born 24 May 1941) is a Jamaican lawyer and politician who served as Minister of Justice[1] from 1992 to 2001 and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade from 2001 to 2006.
K. D. Knight | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1992–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Errol Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Arnold J. Nicholson |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade | |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Robertson |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Hylton |
| Member of Parliament for Saint Andrew North Eastern | |
| In office 1989–2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Keith Desmond St. Aubyn Knight May 24, 1941 |
| Party | People's National Party |
In 2014, he was awarded the Order of Jamaica (OJ) for his contributions to the country.[2]
His wife, Pauline, a former director at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), died in August 2021.[3]
In August 2025, Knight threatened, and subsequently filed, a defamation lawsuit against Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton and the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). The suit concerns a "manipulated recording" played at a JLP rally that Knight alleges falsely suggested he had no confidence in People's National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding.[4]
He previously served as Member of Parliament for Saint Andrew North Eastern in 1989 until retiring in 2007.