Background
Simpson-Miller, Portia was born in 1945 in St. Catherine Parish, Jamaica.
Simpson-Miller, Portia was born in 1945 in St. Catherine Parish, Jamaica.
Bachelor, Union Institute, Miami. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Union Institute, Miami. Certified Executive Progressive for Leaders in Development, Harvard University John F. Kennedy School Government.
Member parliament South West St. Andrew, 1976—1980, since 1989. Vice president People's National Party, Jamaica, 1978—2006, president-elect Jamaica, since 2006. Minister labour, welfare and sport Government of Jamaica, Kingston, 1989—1993, minister labour & welfare, 1993—1995, minister labour, social security & sport, 1995—2000, minister tourism & sport, 2000—2002, minister local government, 2003—2005, minister local government, community development & sport, since 2005, prime minister, 2006—2007.
Married Errald Miller.