Hugh C Hart

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The Hon Hugh C. Hart, O.J., was admitted to the Bar at Grays Inn, England in 1953 and admitted as a Solicitor in Jamaica in April 1956. He was educated at the Queen’s College, Oxford University.

Hugh has considerable experience in government, having served as a member of the Jamaican Senate between 1980-1993; as Minister of Mining & Energy between 1983 - 1989; and as Minister of Tourism between 1984–1989. He is a director and former Chairman of Jamaica Flour Mills Limited; a former Chairman of Carreras Group Limited, the Jamaica Bauxite Institute, the Bauxite & Alumina Trading Company Limited and the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica. Hugh practises commercial law, primarily in the areas of taxation, real estate development, mining and corporate restructuring.

Hugh is a founding Partner and the Senior Partner at Hart Muirhead Fatta.