Princess May Lawes (1945 - 19 April 2024) was a Jamaican politician from the Jamaica Labour Party.
[1] She studied in the United States at the University of Kentucky in Lexington and returned to Jamaica in 1974.
[3] Lawes was appointed Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Youth and Community Development from 1980 to 1983.
[9] Prime minister Andrew Holness paid tribute to her as did current Saint Ann North West MP Krystal Lee.
[4][10] On her death the opposition People's National Party (PNP) said her "advocacy for women, children, and the marginalised, resonated deeply with many”.