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People's National Party (PNP)
St. Andrew Western
(876) 765-2751
Political career: He serves as MP for Western St. Andrew (1993-present) and is currently Leader of Opposition Business in the House as well as Shadow Minister of Industry, Investment and Global Logistics. He has served as Deputy Chairman of the People’s National Party. He served in the Simpson-Miller administration as Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (2012-2016). He was Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and in the Patterson administration (1993-2001 and 2006-7), as well as Minister of Mining and Energy (2001-2002). Mr. Hylton is also a Former Executive Director of Legal and Foreign Affairs in the Policy Review Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister (1990-1993). MP Hylton currently serves on the following Parliamentary Committees:
Profession: Lawyer (former managing partner in HyltonBrown), Chairman of the Institute of Law and Economics. Previously employed as Trade Administrator, Trade Board; Legal Officer, Jamaica Commodity Trading Company and Executive Director of the Fair Trading Commission.
Education: He is a graduate of University of London, LLM (1985-1986) London Institute of World Affairs, Diploma in Air and Space Law Georgetown University, Washington DC, JD (1980-1983) Morgan State University, Baltimore MD, B.Sc. (1975-1979) Kingston College.
MPs score is not impacted by absence that is caused by illness or the need to attend to official Government business.
MPs score is not impacted by absence that is caused by illness or the need to attend to official Government business.
Please see: CDF Operational Procedures – October 2015
Note Policy Change: 2015/16 and beyond, meetings are required every other year (prior annually).
No CDF reports have been received to date
Please see: CDF Operational Procedures – October 2015
Note Policy Change: 2015/16 and beyond, meetings are required every other year (prior annually).
No CDF reports have been received to date
NOTE: The Integrity Commission reports on offences under the Act. The Tick/Check Mark indicates that an offence has occurred in that particular year. The X indicates that no offence occurred and the Parliamentarian is compliant.
Assessed under the then Parliament (Integrity of Members) Act, 1973. Repealed as of February 22, 2018
| 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Did not declare | |
| Declared late | |
| Reported to Parliamentary Leader | |
| Declaration not cleared | |
| Reported to Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) | |
| Fined in Resident Magistrate's Court | |
| 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Did not declare | |
| Declared late | |
| Reported to Parliamentary Leader | |
| Declaration not cleared | |
| Reported to Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) | |
| Fined in Resident Magistrate's Court | |
Based on the Integrity Commission's interpretation of "Part VII Privilege and Confidentiality, Clauses 55 and 56 of the Integrity Act", the public is no longer provided information on the breaches committed by Members of Parliament, nor information on any who is being investigated or prosecuted.
Assessed under the Integrity Commissions Act, 2017
| 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Did not declare | |
| Declared late | |
| Reported to Parliamentary Leader | |
| Declaration not cleared | |
| Reported to Director of Corruption Prosecution | |
| Fined for failure to report on time and/or provide information | |
| Fined for false statement or information | |
| Prosecuted by Director of Corruption Prosecution | |
| 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Did not declare | |
| Declared late | |
| Reported to Parliamentary Leader | |
| Declaration not cleared | |
| Reported to Director of Corruption Prosecution | |
| Fined for failure to report on time and/or provide information | |
| Fined for false statement or information | |
| Prosecuted by Director of Corruption Prosecution | |
NOTE: The Integrity Commission reports on offences under the Act. The Tick/Check Mark indicates that an offence has occurred in that particular year. The X indicates that no offence occurred and the Parliamentarian is compliant.
Assessed under the then Parliament (Integrity of Members) Act, 1973. Repealed as of February 22, 2018
Based on the Integrity Commission's interpretation of "Part VII Privilege and Confidentiality", Clause 56 of the Integrity Commission Act, 2017, the Annual Reports of the Integrity Commission no longer name nor identify any Parliamentarian that commits an offence (a breach) of the Act, neither will it name nor identify any Parliamentarian that is being further investigated or prosecuted for the offence(s) committed.
Assessed under the Integrity Commissions Act, 2017
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