Ronald George Thwaites was born on February 12,1945 and is a Jamaican attorney-at-law and politician, representing the People's National Party.
13 Facts About Ronald Thwaites
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Ronald Thwaites was Member of Parliament for the constituency of Kingston Central, serving from 1989 to 2002, and again from 2007 to 2020.
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Ronald Thwaites served as Minister of Education from 2012 to 2016.
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Ronald Thwaites received his early education at Westbrook Preparatory School and St George's College.
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Ronald Thwaites was awarded the Jamaica Scholarship to Cornell University, where he was editor-in-chief of The Cornell Daily Sun and a member of the Quill and Dagger society.
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Ronald Thwaites attended the University of the West Indies, and Gray's Inn, London.
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Ronald Thwaites founded the Kingston Legal Aid Clinic in 1972 and was its managing director from 1972 to 1975.
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Ronald Thwaites co-founded the Montego Bay Legal Aid Clinic in 1974.
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Ronald Thwaites has been a partner in the law firm Daly, Thwaites and Company since 1979.
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Ronald Thwaites was first elected Member of Parliament for the constituency of Kingston Central in the 1997 general election, polling 6,907 votes to 4,643 for Christine Davis for the Jamaica Labour Party.
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Ronald Thwaites did not seek re-election in the 2002 general election, but was again re-elected to Parliament in 2007, polling 5,210 votes to the JLP's Charlton Collie.
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In 2020, Ronald Thwaites decided not to seek re-election in the 2020 general elections.
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Ronald Thwaites is married to Marcia Veronica Ronald Thwaites and has five sons and two daughters.