Robert Montague (Jamaican politician)
Robert Montague | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Jamaican Labour Party | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Constituency | Saint Mary South Eastern |
| Minister without Portfolio, Minister of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development | |
| Assumed office c. 18 September 2025 | |
| Member of the Jamaican Parliament for Saint Mary South Eastern | |
| Assumed office 3 September 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert St. Aubyn Montague 1965 (age 60–61) |
| Party | Jamaican Labour Party |
Robert St. Aubyn Montague (born 1965) is a Jamaican politician with the Jamaica Labour Party. He comes from a political family; his father Asquith Nathaniel was a charter member of the JLP. He entered politics in 1990 as a councillor for Carron Hall, Saint Mary Parish.[1] He later became the mayor of Port Maria.[2] In 2012, Opposition Leader Andrew Holness named him a member of the Senate of Jamaica.[3] He is now the Minister of Transport And Mining in the Andrew Holness-led government after winning the 2016 Jamaican general election. He is the MP for the Saint Mary Western constituency.
References
- ^ "Robert Montague: Caribbean man with an international flavour". Jamaica Gleaner. 6 December 2009. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "Making news in Saint Mary". Jamaica Gleaner. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "All but one senator named". Jamaica Gleaner. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.