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10 Facts About Maxine Henry-Wilson

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Maxine Henry-Wilson served as Minister of Education from 2002 to 2007.

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Maxine Henry-Wilson attended the St Andrew High School for Girls, University of the West Indies and Rutgers University.

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Maxine Henry-Wilson holds a master's degree in public administration from the University of the West Indies and a master's degree in public policy from Rutgers University.

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Maxine Henry-Wilson has served as lecturer in public policy and public sector management at Mico University College, Church Teachers' College and the University of the West Indies.

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From 2012 to 2018, Maxine Henry-Wilson served as Chief Executive Officer and Commissioner of the Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission.

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Maxine Henry-Wilson served as Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister in 1992, and then as Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance in 1993.

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From 1994 to 2003, Maxine Henry-Wilson served as general secretary of the PNP, succeeding Peter Phillips.

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Maxine Henry-Wilson was simultaneously appointed Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister.

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Maxine Henry-Wilson was first elected to the House of Representatives from the Saint Andrew South Eastern constituency in the 2002 general election, polling 4,959 votes to 4,100 for Philip Henriques of the Jamaica Labour Party, and 127 for Peter Townsend of the National Democratic Movement.

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Maxine Henry-Wilson held the constituency in the 2007 general election, receiving 5,187 votes to Joan Gordon-Webley of the JLP.