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The HonourableLisa HannaMP
Minister of Youth and Culture
In office 6 January 2012 – 7 March 2016
Preceded by	Olivia Grange
Succeeded by	Olivia Grange
Member of Parliament for Saint Ann South Eastern
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 September 2007
Preceded by	Aloun Ndombet-Assamba
Personal details
Born	(1975-08-20) August 20, 1975 (age 49) Jamaica
Nationality	Jamaica
Political party	People's National Party
Spouse	David Panton (m. 1999; div. 2004) Richard Lake (m. 2017)
Children	1 child

Lisa Rene Hanna (born August 20, 1975) is a Jamaican politician and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 1993, becoming the third Jamaican to win the title. A member of the opposition People's National Party, Hanna currently serves as Member of Parliament for Saint Ann South East, and was Jamaica's Minister of Youth and Culture from 2012-2016. Hanna was a candidate in the 2020 People's National Party leadership election, following the PNP's defeat at the 2020 Jamaican general election and the subsequent resignation of PNP President and Opposition Leader, Peter Phillips. Hanna was defeated by Mark Golding.

Professional Life

Career in entertainment

In 1998, Hanna acted in the romantic comedy How Stella Got Her Groove Back. In 2003, Hanna tried her hand in broadcasting, hosting a Jamaican talk show Our Voices and was a guest presenter on Xtra in the United States. She returned to her country a year later and was a communications consultant for the Hilton Hotel in New Kingston.

Jamaican Parliament

In the 2007 general election, as a member of the People's National Party, Hanna contested and won the seat for St. Ann South East. Hence, positioning her as a Member of Parliament for that Constituency. She is one of the youngest women to be elected to the Jamaican Parliament. In addition to her duties as constituency representative she served as opposition spokesperson on Information, Youth and Culture up to December 2011. In the 29 December 2011 polls her party was elected into power. She was subsequently appointed as Minister of Youth and Culture.

On November 7, 2020 the PNP elected Mark Golding as its 6th President after he defeated challenger Hanna by 1,740 votes to 1,444 in the 2020 People's National Party leadership election.

Personal life

Hanna married David Panton in 1999 in New York City. Hanna and Panton had a son in 2001. They divorced in 2004 in Atlanta. In December 2017, Hanna married Jamaican businessman Richard Lake in St. Andrew, Jamaica. Together Richard Lake and Lisa Hanna run Lydford Logistics a contract manufacturing, commercial warehouse and shipping operation in Moneague, Jamaica.

See also

• Women in the House of Representatives of Jamaica

References

1. "lisa hanna birthday - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
2. "Miss Jamaica wins Miss World title". Deseret News. 28 November 1993. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
3. Barbados Today, "Mark Golding wins presidential race for opposition party in Jamaica", 8 November 2020 https://barbadostoday.bb/2020/11/08/mark-golding-wins-presidential-race-for-opposition-party-in-jamaica/ Retrieved 22 December 2020.
4. ^ "Wendy's partner estranged wife silent over affair". Trinidad & Tobago's Newsday. 29 January 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
5. "Lisa and Carlene team in 'Our Voices'". The Jamaica Observer. 31 March 2003. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
6. "Team PNP remains confident in Portia". The Daily Gleaner. 26 August 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
7. Shakespeare-Blackmore, Keisha (7 September 2007). "Women in the House". The Jamaica Gleaner. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
8. "Positioning for power". The Daily Gleaner. 12 October 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
9. Barbados Today, "Mark Golding wins presidential race for opposition party in Jamaica", 8 November 2020 https://barbadostoday.bb/2020/11/08/mark-golding-wins-presidential-race-for-opposition-party-in-jamaica/ Retrieved 22 December 2020.
10. ^ Horowitz, Jason. In College Roommate David Panton, Ted Cruz Finds Unwavering Support, New York Times, 23 April 2016.
11. "Lisa Hanna ties the knot with businessman Richard Lake". Jamaica: Loop. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2019.

External links

• People's National Party - Official Lisa Hanna profile
• Lydford Logistics: About Us

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Julia Kourotchkina	Miss World 1993	Succeeded by Aishwarya Rai
Preceded by Jody Weech	Miss World Caribbean 1993	Succeeded by Anita Bush
Preceded byJulie Bradford	Miss Jamaica World 1993	Succeeded byJohanna Ulett

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Miss Universe	-
Miss World	Carole Crawford (1963) Cindy Breakspeare (1976) Lisa Hanna (1993) Toni-Ann Singh (2019)
Miss International	-
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• 1975 births
• Living people
• Communications consultants
• Government ministers of Jamaica
• Jamaican beauty pageant winners
• Jamaican female models
• Jamaican people of Lebanese descent
• Members of the House of Representatives of Jamaica
• Miss World winners
• Miss World 1993 delegates
• People from Kingston, Jamaica
• People's National Party (Jamaica) politicians
• University of the West Indies alumni
• Women government ministers of Jamaica
• 21st-century Jamaican women politicians
• 21st-century Jamaican politicians