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Senator
the Hon. Colin Campbell Minister of Information & Development Office of the Prime Minister Colin Campbell was born in the parish of Manchester and attended the St. Paul’s Primary School before moving on to Munro College and Calabar High School. He pursued his Tertiary Education at the International Training Institute in Sydney, Australia. As a journalist and communications expert, Colin Campbell joined the staff of the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation in 1973, and became Acting Chief Television News Editor at age 24 after being one of the main directors of the nightly news from the tender age of 19. Colin, along with three (3) members of the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation formed a Public Relations and Advertising Firm, Communication Services Limited in 1982. He served as Secretary and then Vice President of the Advertising Agencies Association of Jamaica and Treasurer of the Press Association of Jamaica. Colin Campbell, Minister of Information and Development in the Office of the Prime Minister, has been instrumental in formulating and implementing policies towards achieving effective governance. This is Mr. Campbell’s second stint as Minister of Information. He previously served as Minister of State in the Ministries of Industry, Commerce and Technology; Local Government, Youth and Community Development and Public Utilities and Transport, following a stint as Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Water and Transport. He was Chairman of the Spectrum Management Authority from February 2003 to March 2006 and also Chairman of the Universal Access Fund Company Limited, created in May 2005 to provide financial support for the government’s e-learning project. He has been married to Marshalin for 27 years. They have two sons, Yuri and Jordan. Colin is an avid cricket fan. |