Role Politician | Name Aloun Ndombet-Assamba Nationality Jamaica | |
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Political party People's National Party | ||
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Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, is a Jamaican lawyer, politician and diplomat. She was formerly Member of Parliament for Saint Ann South Eastern and served as Jamaica's Minister of Tourism, Entertainment, and Culture. She has served as High Commissioner for Jamaica in London between 2012 and 2016.
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- Aloun ndombet assamba britain does owe reparations
- Aloun ndombet assamba high commissioner for jamaica to the uk at arise
- Early life and education
- Legal career
- Political career
- Diplomatic career
- Awards
- References
Aloun ndombet assamba high commissioner for jamaica to the uk at arise
Early life and education
Assamba was born in St Ann’s Bay and educated at Convent of Mercy Academy, where she was deputy Head Girl. She then went on to study law at the University of the West Indies and the Norman Manley Law School. She then studied Alternative Dispute Resolution at the Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.
Legal career
Assamba was legal advisor at the Jamaica Industrial Development Corporation (JIDC) between 1983 and 1987 and the Heinz Fellow in Strategic Management at the University of Pittsburg between 1991 and 1992.
She was became a lecturer at the Mona School of Business and taught Mediation at the Norman Manley Law School. Between 1994 and 2002, Assamba was the General manager of the City of Kingston Co-operative Credit Union (COK), from 1994 to 2002, and went on to serve as General Counsel & Chief Corporate Officer at Paymaster Jamaica Limited (2007-2008).
Political career
Aloun Ndombet-Assamba served as a Government Senator between 1998 and 2002 and then as Member of Parliament for Saint Ann South Eastern until 2007, when she was succeeded by Lisa Hanna.
Assamba served as Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Technology before becoming one of three women in the Cabinet of Jamaica as Minister of Tourism, Entertainment, and Culture.
She has been involved with many voluntary sector organisations, including the United Way of Jamaica, the Jamaica Cancer Society, the Jamaican Bar Association, and the Lions Club and Kiwanis Club of New Kingston.
Diplomatic career
Assamba was appointed as the Jamican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom in May 2012 and served until May 2016.