Lisa Hanna – St Ann South Eastern
Minister of Youth and Culture Lisa Hanna is the incumbent Member of Parliament for the St Ann South Eastern constituency. Here are some more facts about her:
- She was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) while a student at The Queen’s School, one of the youngest ever appointed.
- She began her career in the field of media and communication as a teen. She was a presenter for Rappin, a popular 90s youth programme on Jamaica Broadcasting Commission (JBC, now Television Jamaica).
- She later read for Bachelors and Masters degrees in Communications at the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) at the University of the West Indies, Mona.
- In 1993, Hanna won the Miss Jamaica World title and went on to claim the coveted Miss World crown.
- She was a specially invited guest at Nelson Mandela’s historic presidential inauguration in South Africa in 1994.
- She is dedicated mother to her son, Alexander.
