Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is a man of many accomplishments.

In addition to being Jamaica’s newly appointed Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Tufton is also a scholar and a business strategist. He is a graduate of the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, and Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA, where he received degrees in management studies and marketing respectively, and thereafter, completed his Doctorate in Business Administration at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom in 2002.

Dr. Tufton, whose area of expertise is International Business & Marketing Strategy, specializing in Foreign Direct Investments and the impact of public policy on industry, has lectured and conducted business consultancy in Jamaica, the United Kingdom and the USA, in a number of areas including International Marketing, Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship. He has also served on several company boards including insurance, pension funds, distribution and retailing.

He has written several research papers on marketing strategy, international competitiveness, foreign direct investment, and public policy. In addition Dr. Tufton has had experience as a newspaper columnist, talk show host and a businessman.
Dr. Tufton is married and has three children.

Special thanks to the Ministry of Agriculture communications unit