Wykeham McNeill
- January 6, 2024
- Physician
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Wykeham McNeill Biography
| Name | Wykeham McNeill |
| Birthday | Oct 10 |
| Birth Year | 1957 |
| Home Town | Kingston |
| Birth Country | Jamaica |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
Wykeham McNeill is one of the most popular and richest Physician who was born on October 10, 1957 in Kingston, Jamaica. Born in 1957, in the Parish of Kingston, Jamaica, McNeill is the youngest child born to the former minister of Health Kenneth McNeill and his wife Valerie.
His district is Western Westmoreland Parish. His first election was in 1997, and later re-elected in 2002 becoming the first member from Parliament to be elected in the district to be elected in this manner.
The 2011 general election was called by former Prime Minister Andrew Holness on 29 December 2011. McNeill won his seat of Western Westmoreland in what was considered to be a landslide victory for himself while his party, the People’s National Party also garnered a landslide victory winning 42 of the 63 Parliamentary seats. On 6 January 2012 he was appointed the Minister of Tourism in the new People’s National Party 2012 Government. As McNeill assumes the position as Minister of Tourism and Entertainment in Jamaica the island is experiencing growth in the sector. He has begun discussions with senior officials in the Ministry of Tourism and several of its key agencies to prepare for future initiatives under the new government. According to McNeill, the merging of tourism and entertainment will be beneficial for both divisions. He also says he is very committed to promoting tourists to spend more while they visit Jamaica to help develop to sector and the country on a whole.
On February 25, 2016 the general elections were once again called with the ruling People’s National Party expected to retain state power, however, the Jamaica Labour Party won the elections with a one-seat majority.
A fervent fan of sports, McNeill served as a member of the Boxing Board of Control from 1994 until 1997, and also chaired from 1994 to 1997 the Amateur Development and the Medical Committees of the board. McNeill is also the founder chairman of the Sports Development Foundation (SDF) that he was the Chairman of from 1995 to 2000. He also co-founded of the Clinic of Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy. He has been a part of numerous national teams, including The Reggae Boyz and in 1996 was a part on the medical staff to participate in Athens for the Olympic Games in Athens.
Wykeham McNeill Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Physician |
| House | Living in own house. |
Wykeham McNeill is one of the richest Physician from Jamaica. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wykeham McNeill 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Kenneth Wykeham McNeill, MD MP CD (born on October 27, 1957 Kingston, St. Andrew Parish) is a Jamaican politician. He is the MP in Westmoreland West, Jamaica. He was a former minister of the government. He served as minister of Tourism of Jamaica from 2012 to 2016. McNeill was elected as the first vice- chair of the Executive Council of the United Nations World Tourism Organization which represents Jamaica in 2012 and then elected as chairman of the Executive council for the 2014-2015 timeframe. McNeill was elected vice- president of The People’s National Party at the party’s annual gathering in September of 2016.
McNeill is a doctor by profession. He completed medical college in The University of Havana, Cuba in the year 1983. He worked at different hospital settings located in Jamaica such as St. Anns Bay, Spanish Town, Kingston Public Hospitals as well as The University of the West Indies. Later, he began a private practice at Eureka Medical Center.
In 2000 he was appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, and was reappointed again in 2002 with responsibility to directly oversee tourism operations, including cruise shipping and tourism development. In 2007 when Portia Simpson-Miller was appointed Prime Minister, McNeill was again appointed the Minister of State and continued in the post until the party faced by the Jamaica Labour Party in 2007. He was then appointed the Spokesman of the Tourism Sector in Jamaica being part of the shadow Cabinet while in opposition. McNeill is also the former Chairman of The Public Administration and Appropriations Committee He was former chairman of region 6 for the People’s National Party but later resigned from the post in his bid to seek Vice Presidency of the party. He has held the constituency of Western Westmoreland, Jamaica since his first bid for Parliament. In the 2012 Local government election the parish of Westmoreland won all 14 parish councils for the People’s National Party. McNeill’s constituency won all 5 divisions.
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