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Before his current assignment as Minister of Labour and Social Security he was Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security with special responsibility for Parliamentary Affairs and Deputy Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives.

Before taking up those duties in October 2002, he was Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minster (OPM). He was responsible for coordinating the preparation of the National Youth Service Programme, the Government’s Sugar Lands Divestment Programme, Labour Day Projects, the Venezuela Investment Fund Projects, the Urban Development Corporation, and Operation PRIDE as well as being Chairman of the Greater Portmore Task Force.

As Minister of State in the OPM, the Hon. Derrick Kellier was also in charge of the Western Regional Office of the Prime Minister with a mandate to coordinate all Government programmes, Ministries and agencies within the western region.

He has also served as Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government, Youth and Sports, in which capacity he coordinated the development of a National Youth Policy among other responsibilities.

Between 1989 and 1995 Minister Kellier was Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Education and Culture, where he was responsible for Capital Projects, Schools’ maintenance, the School Feeding Programme, Teachers’ Housing, Primary and Early Childhood Education; and in the Ministry Local Government, Youth and Community Development, where he was in charge of Youth Affairs and Children Services.

The Hon. Derrick Kellier is a businessman and a farmer. He has been Member of Parliament for Southern St. James since February 1989.

He was educated at Roehampton Primary School in St. James and Calabar High School.

He is a member of the Jamaica Agricultural Society and previously held leadership roles as President of the St. James Senior Members Council Youth Club Association, Chairman of the Youth Action Movement, President of the National Union of Young Framers, and National Chairman of the PNP Youth Organisation.

Minister Kellier is married and has four daughters.