Bio

Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, MP was appointed State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security on May 22, 2023. Prior to this, he served as Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce.

Dr. Dunn was born in Annotto Bay, St. Mary. He pursued his secondary education at the Dinthill Technical High School before attending the University of Technology. He holds a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree, Master of Science in Industrial Business and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management, Economics and Accounting. He is also the holder of a badge for meritorious service to the profession of pharmacy, B(M)H.

A pharmacist by profession, he is a former president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Jamaica. He also served as the Vice President of Jamaica Association of Private Pharmacy Owners and the First Vice President of the Caribbean Association of Pharmacists.

Dr. Dunn’s foray into representational politics began in 2016 when he became the JLP standard-bearer for the constituency and was declared the winner after a by-election on October 31, 2017.

He was re-elected as Member of Parliament for South East St. Mary on September 3, 2020.