Peter Bunting
Jamaican politician
Peter Murcott Bunting, MP (born 7 September 1960) was the fifth National Security Minister of Jamaica (Jan 2012 - Feb 2016) and the Former Member of Parliament representing the constituency of Central Manchester. Bunting was the General Secretary of the People's National Party, a position which he has held from January 2008 to January 2014. In the 2020 People's National Party leadership election, Bunting was the lead contender in the polls before the PNP's stunning defeat in the 2020 Jamaican general election, in which he lost his Manchester Central seat in Jamaica's parliament.
Early life and education
Bunting was born 7 September 1960 in a rural district in Clarendon, Jamaica, to farmers, Juan and Pauline Bunting. He attended Campion College, Jamaica (1971–1979), a renowned high school in Kingston. After completing high school, Bunting pursued undergraduate studies in mechanical engineering at McGill University in Canada (1983), where he received the James McGill Award and the Quebec Iron and Titanium Scholarship for academic achievement. Two years later, he earned an MBA in finance from the University of Florida, where he was conferred the esteemed title of Matherly Scholar.
Early professional career
As a young MBA graduate, Bunting gained employment at Citibank (1985–1987), where he worked first, as an accounting officer of the Corporate Banking Group, and then as Manager of Specialized Finance. The business prowess with which he operated attracted the attention of prominent Jamaican businessmen O.K. Melhado and Clifton Cameron, who recruited him in 1988 to establish Manufacturers' Merchant Bank (MMB). Bunting headed the MMB as chief executive officer, and through his strategic direction, along with the support from other creditable bankers, MMB became the largest independent merchant bank in Jamaica.
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