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Sir Donald Burns Sangster
Former Prime Minister Donald Sangster
2nd Prime Minister of Jamaica
In office February 23, 1967 – April 11, 1967
Preceded by	Alexander Bustamante
Succeeded by	Hugh Shearer
Constituency	North Central Clarendon
Born	October 26, 1911 Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
Died	April 11, 1967 Montreal, Canada
Nationality	Jamaica
Political party	Jamaica Labour Party
Children	Bindley A. Sangster

Sir Donald Burns Sangster (October 26, 1911 - April 11, 1967) was a Jamaican politician and the second Prime Minister of Jamaica. He entered politics in 1933 at the age of 21 with his election to a local parish council. In the Parish of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. In 1944 he was elected to the House of Representatives of Jamaica as a member of the Jamaica Labour Party, becoming Minister of Social Welfare and Labour and, later, Minister of Finance. He became Acting Prime Minister in February 1964 when Prime Minister Sir Alexander Bustamante became ill. He succeeded Bustamante as Prime Minister on February 23, 1967 only to die in office on April 11.

His face appears on the Jamaican one hundred dollar banknote. He also has an airport in Jamaica named after him (Sir Donald Sangster International Airport (MKJS).

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Prime Ministers of Jamaica Alexander Bustamante† · Norman Manley† · Alexander Bustamante · Donald Sangster · Hugh Shearer · Michael Manley · Edward Seaga · Michael Manley · P. J. Patterson · Portia Simpson-Miller · Bruce Golding † Served as Chief Minister of Jamaica