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Rose Leon
Jamaican politician and businesswoman
Rose Agatha Leon (20 October – 16 August ) was a Jamaican businesswoman and politician. In August , she was murdered in her home.[1]
Biography
Leon was born to a pharmacist, Benjamin Joseph Huie, and Adella née Murray Hui on 20 October in Saint Ann Parish.
She was educated in the Central Branch Elementary School and Wolmer’s Girls' School, both in Jamaica, and later in New York City at the Abyssinian School of Cosmetic Chemistry. Leon was married to Arthur Alexander Leon in ; the couple had two children.[2]
Politics
Leon first became politically active in the early s, when she became a councilor for the Kingston and St.
Andrew Corporation. From she was a member of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP).[2]
In she became chair of the Jamaica Labour Party, making her the first woman to chair a national political party. Leon held that position for 12 years.[3] In , she was elected into the