Pearnel Charles
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Preceded byGeorge Lyn
Succeeded byRobert Nesta Morgan
Preceded byMichael Peart
Succeeded byMarisa Dalrymple-Philibert
Pearnel Charles | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Jamaica Parliament for Clarendon North Central | |
| In office 2002–2020 | |
| Preceded by | George Lyn |
| Succeeded by | Robert Nesta Morgan |
| Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 10 March 2016 – 11 August 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Peart |
| Succeeded by | Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert |
| Minister of Labour and Social Security | |
| In office 2007–2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 31, 1936 Brown's Town, Colony of Jamaica |
| Party | JLP |
| Children | |
Pearnel Patroe Charles OJ CD (born 31 August 1936) is a Jamaican politician with the Jamaica Labour Party who was the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Charles was born in Brown’s Town, St. Ann on 31 August 1936.[1] He attended Lime Tree Garden Elementary School, West Indies College, and the City College of the University of New York where he was President of the West Indian Students' Association. He graduated from City College with a bachelor's degree in political science, after which he returned to Jamaica.[2]
