Syringa Marshall-Burnett | |
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| 8th President of the Senate of Jamaica | |
| In office 1995–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Winston V. Jones |
| Succeeded by | Oswald Harding |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 May 1935 |
| Died | 10 October 2014 (aged 79) |
Syringa Marshall-Burnett CD, JP (11 May 1935 – 10 October 2014) was a Jamaican nurse, educator, and former politician with the People's National Party. A leader in the effort to create a university-based nursing education program, Marshall-Burnett would go on to serve as the head of the nursing education program at the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies. She was the 8th President of the Senate of Jamaica, serving from 1995 through 2007.