Parliamentarian

Political Career: Has served as the Member of Parliament for Portland Western from 2007 to present and currently serves as the  Minister of Transport, Telecommunications and Energy from 2025- Present. He was the Minister of Science, Energy and Technology from September 15, 2020- 2025. As a Minister without Portfolio, he was responsible for Water, Housing and Special Economic Development projects in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (2016-2020). Mr. Vaz has also served as a Councillor at the Kingston & St. Andrew Corporation and Deputy Treasurer of the Jamaica Labour Party.

MP Tufton currently serves as on the following Parliamentary Standing and Joint Select Committees (JSC):

• Standing Finance
• JSC, The Electricity Act, 2015
• JSC, The Cybercrimes Act, 2015

Profession: Businessman and car salesman including having been the founding chairman of the Jamaica Used Car Dealers Association.

Education: He is a graduate of Mona Preparatory School; Campion College and Miami Dade Community College.