Herbert Eldemire

Herbert Wellesley Eldemire
Minister of Health
In office
6 August 1962  1 March 1972
MonarchElizabeth II
Governors GeneralSir Kenneth Blackburne
Sir Clifford Campbell
Prime MinisterAlexander Bustamante
Donald Sangster
Hugh Shearer
Succeeded byKenneth McNeill
Member of Parliament
for Saint James North Western
In office
1962–1967
Preceded byAllan G. S. Coombs
Succeeded byHoward Cooke
Member of Parliament
for Saint James Central
In office
1967–1972
Succeeded byFrancis Tulloch
Member of Parliament
for Saint James East Central
In office
1976–1980
Succeeded byWinston Spaulding
Personal details
Born(1930-10-16)16 October 1930
Montego Bay
Died20 May 2010(2010-05-20) (aged 79)
NationalityJamaican
Political partyJamaica Labour Party
Alma materRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Herbert Wellesley Eldemire, CD (16 October 1930  20 May 2010), was a Jamaican politician who served as independent Jamaica's first Minister of Health from 1962 to 1972.