Donald Sangster

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Sir Donald Burns Sangster
In office
February 23, 1967 – April 11, 1967
Preceded by Alexander Bustamante
Succeeded by Hugh Shearer
Born October 26, 1911
St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica
Died April 11, 1967
Montreal, Canada
Political party Jamaica Labour Party

Sir Donald Burns Sangster (October 26, 1911 - April 11, 1967) was a Jamaican politician and Prime Minister of Jamaica. He entered politics in 1933 at the age of 21 with his election to a local parish council. In the Parish of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. In 1944 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 February 23, 1967 only to die in office on April 11. 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)

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Preceded by
Sir Alexander Bustamante		 Prime Minister of Jamaica
1967		 Succeeded by
Hugh Shearer
v • d • e
Heads of government of Jamaica
(Chief Ministers, 1953-1962) Alexander Bustamante • Norman Manley • (Prime Ministers, 1962–) Alexander Bustamante • Donald Sangster • Hugh Shearer • Michael Manley  • Edward Seaga • Michael Manley • P. J. Patterson • Portia Simpson-Miller • Bruce Golding Flag of Jamaica
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