Hon. Easton Wentworth Xavier Douglas
Hon. Easton Wentworth Xavier Douglas, J.P., M.P., M.Sc., A.R.I.C.S.,
A.R.V.A., Cert. in Urban Land Studies (Lond.), Cert. in Senior
Management (U.W.I.). Land Economist/Chartered Surveyor. Minister of
Environment and Housing since 1995. Principal, Easton Douglas & Co.
Organizations: Founder/member Association of Land Economy &
Valuation Surveyors; Member PNP National Executive Council & PNP
Executive Council; Chairman of Constituency Executive; Member Town
and Country Planning Association.
Born: Old Harbour, St.
Catherine, December 28, 1936, son of Edward Samuel Douglas, retired
Sergeant of Police, and Edith Elizabeth Gayle-Douglas.
Educated: Stewart Town, Duncans, Falmouth Warsop and Denham Town
Elementary Schools, Kingston Technical High School; University of
the West Indies; University of London; University of Reading (U.K.);
College of Estate Management (Lon.); West London College of
Commerce.
Career: Civil Servant for 26 years in positions
such as: Assistant Land Surveyor, Valuation Surveyor, Government
Town Planner, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Security,
Ministry of Defence & Ministry of Construction; Minister of Health.
Awards: Centenary Medal of the Institute of Jamaica for
outstanding contribution to the development of Art and Culture in
the area of National Conservation. Publications: Land Valuation for
Rating and Taxation in Jamaica – The Architect and Surveyor – London
1971; Human Ecology and Development - Commonwealth Human Ecology
Journal.
Married: Myrna Harty. Clubs: Police Officers Club,
Jamaica Lawn Tennis Association, Liguanea, Jamaica.
Address:
(business) 2 Hagley Park Road, Kingston 10; Tel 926-1590/9;
(residence) “Myrton”, 39 Mountain Spring Drive, Kingston 6.
Obituary:
Easton Wentworth Xavier Douglas was a Jamaican
politician and former Cabinet Minister.
Easton Wentworth Xavier Douglas was born in Old Harbour, St.
Catherine, Jamaica on 28 December 1936. He was the son of Edward Samuel
Douglas, retired Sergeant of Police, and Edith Elizabeth Gayle-Douglas.
He was educated at Stewart Town, Duncans, Falmouth Warsop and Denham
Town Elementary Schools, Kingston Technical High School; University of
the West Indies; University of London; University of Reading (U.K.);
College of Estate Management (Lon.); West London College of Commerce.
Douglas served the constituency of St Andrew South
Eastern as Member of Parliament from 1989 to 2002. He became Minister of
Health in 1989 and over the 13 year period, served as Minister of Public
Service and Minister of Environment and Housing. In addition, he served
as a Vice President of the People's National Party.
Prior to
entering politics, Douglas had a distinguished career in the public
service. He served as Permanent Secretary in the Ministries of National
Security and Housing in the late 1970s and 1980s and prior to that as
Government Town Planner.
He most recently served as chairman of
the National Housing Trust (NHT).
Douglas was the holder of an Order of Jamaica (OJ). He also received the
Centenary Medal of the Institute of Jamaica for outstanding contribution
to the development of Art and Culture in the area of National
Conservation.
Douglas was married to Myrna Harty.
Douglas died died at his St Andrew home
on 26 August 2018 after a long battle with cancer. He was 81.
His daughter, Kari, is [2018] councillor for the Trafalgar Division.
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| Prime Minister Andrew Holness greets Councillor Kari Douglas (Trafalgar division), daughter of the late Easton Doulas, during
the official funeral service at the St Andrew Parish Church, while her stepsister Rain Jarrett looks on. (Photos: Naphtali Junior) |
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