Marcella Liburd | |
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![]() Liburd in 2023 | |
5th Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
Assumed office 1 February 2023 | |
Monarch | Charles III |
Prime Minister | Terrance Drew |
Preceded by | Tapley Seaton |
Speaker of the National Assembly | |
In office December 2004 – 18 April 2008 | |
Preceded by | Walford Gumbs |
Succeeded by | Curtis Martin |
Personal details | |
Born | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10 July 1953
Education | University of the West Indies (BA) |
Website | Official website |
Dame Marcella Althea Liburd GCMG JP[1] (born 10 July 1953[2]) is a Kittitian politician who is the fifth governor-general of Saint Kitts and Nevis, serving since 2023. Trained as a teacher and then as a barrister and solicitor, Liburd was the first woman to serve as both the Speaker of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis and the Governor-General, as well as the first Governor-General appointed by Charles III (rather than being carried over from Elizabeth II's reign). She has served in various Ministerial positions including Acting Prime Minister and Chair of the Opposition for the Labour Party. She was the first woman to serve as Chair in the 81-year-old organization’s history.