Keith Desmond Knight
K. D. Knight | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1992–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Errol Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Arnold J. Nicholson |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade | |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Robertson |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Hylton |
| Member of Parliament for Saint Andrew North Eastern | |
| In office 1989–2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Keith Desmond St. Aubyn Knight May 24, 1941 |
| Party | People's National Party |
Keith Desmond St. Aubyn Knight (born 24 May 1941) is a Jamaican lawyer and politician who served as Minister of Justice[1] from 1992 to 2001 and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade from 2001 to 2006.
In 2014, he was awarded the Order of Jamaica (OJ) for his contributions to the country.[2]
His wife, Pauline, a former director at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), died in August 2021.[3]
In August 2025, Knight threatened, and subsequently filed, a defamation lawsuit against Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton and the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). The suit concerns a "manipulated recording" played at a JLP rally that Knight alleges falsely suggested he had no confidence in People's National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding.[4]
He previously served as Member of Parliament for Saint Andrew North Eastern in 1989 until retiring in 2007.
References
- ^ "Honourable K.D. Knight Q.C. | Ministry of Justice". moj.gov.jm. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ "KD Knight, Flo O'Connor among OJs". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ "KD Knight struck by tragedy". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ "KD Knight says recording played at JLP rally 'a malicious fabrication' - Jamaica Observer". 2025-08-12. Retrieved 2025-08-31.