Marcella Liburd

Her Excellency Dame
Marcella Liburd
GCMG JP
Liburd in 2023
5th Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 February 2023
MonarchCharles III
Prime MinisterTerrance Drew
DeputyWalford Gumbs
Preceded byTapley Seaton
Speaker of the National Assembly
In office
December 2004 – 18 April 2008
Preceded byWalford Gumbs
Succeeded byCurtis Martin
Personal details
Born (1953-07-10) 10 July 1953 (age 71)
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
EducationUniversity of the West Indies (BA)
WebsiteOfficial 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.

  1. ^ "SKNVibes | Her Excellency Dame Marcella Liburd GCMG, JP installed as the first female Governor-General of St. Christopher and Nevis".
  2. ^ "Hon. Marcella Liburd – St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party". 27 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-07-27.