Wilson was the son of a soldier/farmer and a housewife in Burnt Savannah, attending Samuels Preparatory School and
Mannings School before attending the
UWI in
Kingston. Wilson holds a Master’s degree in
Public Administration from the University of the West Indies, Mona. He got his early political exposure in the
G2K, rising to the rank of Deputy General Secretary. He worked with the
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries,
British Council and the
European Union principally in the development of programmes and funding for rural and urban enablement, improvement in disenfranchised areas and human rights. Wilson was elected Member of Parliament for
Westmoreland Western in the
2020 Jamaican general election. He was the first JLP candidate to win the seat. He intended to stand in the
2025 Jamaican general election. == References ==