Norman Manley

Norman Washington Manley was a Jamaican lawyer and statesman who co-founded the People’s National Party in 1938 and led it for three decades. He served as Chief Minister from 1955 to 1959 and as Jamaica’s first Premier from 1959 to 1962, helping guide the country toward self-government and independence. A Rhodes Scholar and advocate of universal adult suffrage, Manley was named a National Hero of Jamaica after his death.