She was President of the PeopleвЂ™s National Party WomenвЂ™s Movement from 1983 to 2006.

Portia Simpson Miller has the distinction of serving as the first female Vice-President of the PeopleвЂ™s National Party, a position she held between 19. She was appointed a Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister in 1977. Simpson Miller made the transition to the House of Representatives when she was elected Member of Parliament for South Western St. Portia Simpson MillerвЂ™s career in representational politics began in Local Government in 1974 as a Councillor of the Kingston and St. She is a consistent advocate for urban renewal and community development. Andrew, Portia Simpson Miller has been a vigorous campaigner on behalf of the poor. Her work in deepening community participation and involving communities in policy decision, led to fundamental reforms in local government and the subsequent establishment of the Portmore Municipality, with the election of the first and only directly elected Mayor in Jamaica and the English-speaking Caribbean.ДЄs Parliamentary representative for the urban constituency of South Western St. The plan sets the strategic policy framework for the expansion of the countryвЂ™s tourism sector. She was instrumental in the establishment of the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), which was designed to provide financial assistance to national sporting associations, as well as emergency financial assistance to national and international-level athletes.ДЄs Minister of Tourism, Portia Simpson Miller was the leading architect of JamaicaвЂ™s Master Plan for Sustainable Tourism Development. Simpson Miller was instrumental in creating partnerships between government agencies and the private sector, to support sports development in Jamaica. As Sports Minister 1989 to 2007, she used her tremendous influence to motivate the Jamaican sporting community and promoted sports as a social unifying force. Simpson MillerвЂ™s love of sports and JamaicaвЂ™s athletes is well-known. Simpson Miller transformed the National Insurance Scheme into a major component of the GovernmentвЂ™s social welfare system. She was Minister of Labour, Welfare and Sport Minister of Tourism and Sport and Minister of Local Government, Community Development and Sport.Дuring her tenure as a Minister of Government and before becoming Prime Minister of Jamaica, Portia Simpson Miller presided over the most significant expansion of the Jamaican Overseas Work Programme and the unprecedented increase in the National Insurance Fund. Simpson MillerвЂ™s appointment as Head of Government came after seventeen years as a senior Cabinet Minister. The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller was JamaicaвЂ™s seventh Prime Minister and the first Jamaican woman to serve in that capacity. She completed the Executive Programme for Leaders in Development at the prestigious John Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. She pursued her education up to the secondary level in Jamaica, before reading for her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Public Administration at the Union Institute and University in the United States of America, which later awarded her an Honorary Doctorate. Portia Simpson Miller was born on 12 December 194 in Jamaica. Following her second election win in December 2011, when her party defeated the Jamaica Labour Party, she became the second individual to have served non-consecutive terms, the first having been Michael Manley. She had served as Minister of Labour, Social Security and Sport, Minister of Tourism and Sports and Minister of Local Government throughout the years. While serving as Prime Minister, Simpson-Miller retained the positions of Minister of Defence, Development, Information and Sports. She was Leader of the Opposition between her two terms. She is the seventh Prime Minister of Jamaica, currently serving since 5 January 2012, and previously from March 2006 to September 2007. Portia Lucretia Simpson-Miller is a Jamaican politician and leader of the People's National Party. Caribbean Elections Biography | Portia Simpson Miller

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