Role Member of Parliament Name Howard Cooke | Alma mater University of London Spouse(s) Ivy Sylvia Lucille Tai Succeeded by Kenneth O. Hall | |
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Full Name Howard Felix Hanlan Cooke Born 13 November 1915Goodwill, St. James, Jamaica ( 1915-11-13 ) Occupation Former educator, Politician and Governor General Died July 11, 2014, Kingston, Jamaica Education Mico University College, University of London | ||
Preceded by Edward Zacca (acting) Similar Edward Zacca, Herbert Duffus, Florizel Glasspole | ||
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Sir Howard Felix Hanlan Cooke (13 November 1915 – 11 July 2014) was the Governor-General of Jamaica from 1 August 1991 until 15 February 2006 when he became the first governor-general to invest his own successor, Sir Kenneth Octavius Hall.
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- The king s house launch of sir howard cooke s biography god is good part 3
- Sir howard cooke funeral procession
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In his early life he was a teacher, becoming president of the Jamaica Union of Teachers. He also worked in the insurance industry. He became a member of the parliament of the West Indies Federation in 1958, and then the independent Jamaican parliament as a Senator and a Member of the House of Representatives after 1962. He was a minister in the government of Michael Manley during the 1970s and President of the Senate from 1989 to 1991. Cooke died at the age of 98 on 11 July 2014 in Kingston, Jamaica.
Personal life
On 22 July 1939, Cooke married Ivy Sylvia Lucille Tai (27 June 1916 – 5 June 2017) and had two sons and one daughter.