Portia Simpson Miller

Portia Simpson Miller

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BIRTHDAY December 12, 1945
BIRTH SIGN Sagittarius
BIRTHPLACE Wood Hall, Jamaica
AGE 79 years old
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ABOUT PORTIA SIMPSON MILLER

Jamaica's first female Prime Minister who was elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2012. She has also served her country as its Minister of Defense and its Minister of Development, Information and Sports.

She started out as a public servant in her hometown, and then joined the Jamaican parliament.

During her time in the Prime Minister's office, she took a stand for Jamaican independence from the British, and publicly supported the rights of gays and lesbians.

She married Errald Miller, the former CEO of Cable & Wireless Jamaica Ltd.

She and Kim Campbell , the first female PM of Canada, broke new ground for women politicians globally.