Donald Rhodd Explained

Successor2:	Lynvale Bloomfield
Nationality:	Jamaican
Party:	People's National Party
Term End2:	December 2011
Term Start2:	January 1998
Constituency2:	Portland Eastern
Office2:	Member of Parliament

Donald Rhodd is a Jamaican doctor and former politician from the People's National Party.

Career

Rhodd was elected MP for Portland Eastern in January 1998 having been elected in the 1997 Jamaican general election.^[1] In 2005, he launched the first online Master of Education Leadership in Early Childhood Development.^[2] In 2006, he was appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security.^[3] In 2007, he was PNP Region 3 chairman.^[4]

He stood down from parliament at the 2011 general election. After politics he became managing director of "Stop the Violence: Love Changes Lives".^[5]

Rhodd is an ophthalmologist by profession.

Personal life

Rhodd is a Christian.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017-06-07 . Portland – Famous Personalities – Celebrating Jamaica 55 . 2024-05-13 . en-US.
2. Web site: 2021-05-24 . Launch of the Master of Education Leadership in Early Childhood Development . 2024-05-13 . www.mona.uwi.edu . en.
3. Web site: Dr. Rhodd takes oath of office – Jamaica Information Service . 2024-05-13 . jis.gov.jm.
4. Web site: Luton . Daraine . November 29, 2007 . Local Government Election Watch - JLP may reclaim Portland . 2024-05-13 . old.jamaica-gleaner.com.
5. Web site: December 15, 2023 . JSSE Yuletide Telethon launched with spirit of giving and thanksgiving . Jamaican Gleaner.
6. Web site: 2012-11-04 . Government must act now to address social deviance . 2024-05-13 . jamaica-gleaner.com . en.