Patrick Allen
Politician
1951 –
Who is Patrick Allen?
Sir Patrick Linton Allen, ON, GCMG, CD, K.St.J is the sixth and current Governor-General of Jamaica. The fourth of five children in a family of subsistence farmers, Allen spent over a decade as a teacher and principal, before leaving education to be trained as an Adventist minister at Andrews University in the United States. After becoming a pastor, Allen went on to serve in a number of leadership roles within the Seventh-day Adventist Church, eventually becoming the leader of the West Indies Union of Seventh-day Adventists, which had jurisdiction over Jamaica, The Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Allen became Jamaica's sixth appointed Governor-General. He replaced Sir Kenneth O. Hall, who resigned for health reasons. Allen's appointment was controversial due to his strong ties to the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and because of concerns that he would be unable to attend functions on Saturdays due to his faith's strict observation of the sabbath. Allen resigned from his leadership of the West Indies Union prior to becoming Governor-General, however.
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- Born
- Feb 7, 1951
Portland Parish - Also known as
- Sir Patrick Linton Allen
- Sir Patrick Allen
- Spouses
- Patricia Allen
(1975/07/20 - )
- Patricia Allen
- Children
- Religion
- Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Nationality
- Jamaica
- Profession
- Education
- Andrews University
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on July 23, 2013
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