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David Coore
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica | |
| In office March 1972 – 1978 | |
| Prime Minister | Michael Manley |
| Succeeded by | P. J. Patterson |
| Attorney General of Jamaica | |
| In office 1993–1995 | |
| Prime Minister | P. J. Patterson |
| Preceded by | Carl Rattray |
| Succeeded by | A. J. Nicholson |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade | |
| In office 1989–1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Michael Manley |
| Preceded by | Hugh Shearer |
| Succeeded by | Paul Robertson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Hilton Coore (1925-08-22)22 August 1925 Anchovy, St. James, Jamaica |
| Died | 14 November 2011(2011-11-14) (aged 86) Dominican Republic |
| Political party | People's National Party |
| Spouse(s) |
Rita Angela Innis
(m. 1949; died 1975)Maria De Marchena |
| Children | 3 |
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David Hilton Coore OJ KC[1] (22 August 1925 – 14 November 2011)[2][3] was a Jamaican lawyer, politician and statesman who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica under Michael Manley.
Coore served in the House of Representatives from 1967 to 1978. He returned to Parliament in 1989 when he was appointed as a senator. He also held key cabinet positions, including Minister of Finance, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Attorney General.[4]
