Desmond McKenzie

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**Desmond A. McKenzie, JP**<tr style="text-align: center;"><td colspan="2">Image:Mckenzie.jpg
</td></tr><tr><th style="border-bottom: none; text-align: center;" colspan="2">Term of office:</th></tr><tr><td style="border-top: none; text-align: center;" colspan="2">July 2003 – Present</td></tr><tr><th>City</th><td>Kingston</td></tr><tr><th>State</th><td>Surrey</td></tr><tr><th>Country</th><td>Jamaica</td></tr><tr><th>Political party</th><td>Jamaica Labour Party</td></tr><tr><th>Preceded by</th><td>Marie Atkins</td></tr>
Born	December 1, 1952 <tr><th>Spouse</th><td>Marcia McKenzie</td></tr>

His Worship Desmond A. McKenzie, JP (born December 1, 1952) is a Jamaican politician, currently the mayor of the Kingston and Saint Andrew Corporation (KSAC), in office since July 2003. Prior to that, McKenzie, a Labour Party member, served as a Junior Spokesman of the Opposition in the Senate of Jamaica in 2002 to 2003. He was a councillor for Denham Town from 1977 to 1984<ref>http://www.thecommentatorjm.com/mayindex.htm</ref> and councillor of Tivoli Gardens since 1990<ref>http://www.1tivoli81.info/tivoli-radio/tivoli-gardens-jamaica.html</ref>.

Mayor McKenzie is regarded as one of Jamaica's most active mayors, noted for his direct attitude towards stopping crime.<ref>http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20050722/news/news1.html</ref> He is the youngest serving mayor in KSAC's history, taking office at 50. McKenzie is the current vice president of the World Conference of Mayors.<ref>http://www.it4all-bilbao.org/program/programa_conponentes_ENG_definitivo.doc.</ref>