Donald Sangster

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For the Canadian economic geologist, see Donald F. Sangster.

The Most Honourable Sir Donald Sangster ON GCVO

Former Prime Minister Donald Sangster
2nd Prime Minister of Jamaica
In office 23 February 1967 – 11 April 1967
Preceded by	Alexander Bustamante
Succeeded by	Hugh Shearer
Constituency	North Central Clarendon
Personal details
Born	26 October 1911 Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
Died	11 April 1967(1967-04-11) (aged 55) Montreal, Canada
Nationality	Jamaica
Political party	Jamaica Labour Party
Children	Bindley A. Sangster

Sir Donald Burns Sangster (26 October 1911 – 11 April 1967) was a Jamaican solicitor,^[1] politician and the second Prime Minister of Jamaica.^[2]

Biography

He entered politics in 1933 at the age of 21 with his election to the council of the Parish of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. In 1944 he was elected to the House of Representatives of Jamaica as a member of the Jamaica Labour Party, becoming Minister of Social Welfare and Labour and, later, Minister of Finance. He became Acting Prime Minister in February 1964 when Prime Minister Sir Alexander Bustamante became ill. He succeeded Bustamante as Prime Minister on 23 February 1967 only to die in office on 11 April, after suffering a subarachnoid haemorrhage.

His face appears on the Jamaican one hundred dollar banknote. He also has an airport in Jamaica named after him (Sir Donald Sangster International Airport (MKJS)).

References

↑ Biography of Donald Sangster - Jamaican Government site Retrieved 22 April 2013
↑ Andrew Holness and Donald Sangster article by Michael Burke - Jamaica Observer - 27 October 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2013

Sources

Donald Sangster - The Jamaica Gleaner 3 September 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2007.

Preceded by Sir Alexander Bustamante	Prime Minister of Jamaica 1967	Succeeded by Hugh Shearer

v t e Prime Ministers of Jamaica

	Alexander Bustamante^† Norman Manley^†^‡ Alexander Bustamante Donald Sangster Hugh Shearer Michael Manley Edward Seaga Michael Manley P. J. Patterson Portia Simpson-Miller Bruce Golding Andrew Holness Portia Simpson-Miller

^† Served as Chief Minister of Jamaica. ^‡ Served as Premier of Jamaica.

Persondata
Name	Sangster, Donald
Alternative names
Short description	Jamaican politician
Date of birth	26 October 1911
Place of birth	Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
Date of death	11 April 1967
Place of death	Montreal, Canada

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