Derrick Rochester

Derrick Austin Rochester, O.J. (c. 1940 – April 9, 2016) was a Jamaican politician, trade unionist, and member of the People's National Party (PNP). Rochester served as a member of the House of Representatives for South East St Elizabeth from 1972 to 1980 and a member of the Senate from 1980 to 1983. He then returned to House of Representatives as an MP from South East St Elizabeth from 1989 until his retirement in 2002. A trade unionist who focused on worker negotiations and the country's bauxite industry, Rochester also served as the President of the National Workers Union (NWU) from 1989 to 1993, as well as the NWU island supervisor from 1986 to 1983.

Rochester began his political career when he was elected to the Saint Elizabeth Parish Council in 1969, a seat he held from 1969 to 1972.