Margaret G. Kibben

Margaret Kibben
61st Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 3, 2021
Preceded byPat Conroy
26th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy
In office
August 2, 2014 – July 22, 2018
Preceded byMark L. Tidd
Succeeded byBrent W. Scott
18th Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps
In office
May 14, 2010 – July 24, 2014
Preceded byMark L. Tidd
Succeeded byBrent W. Scott
Personal details
Born
Margaret Ellen Grun

1960 (age 63–64)
Warrington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationGoucher College (BA)
Princeton Theological Seminary (MDiv, DMin)
Naval War College (MA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1986–2018
Rank Rear Admiral
Awards

Margaret Grun Kibben (born 1960)[1] is an American Presbyterian minister who is the chaplain of the United States House of Representatives. She served as the 26th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy from 2014 to 2018; she was formerly the 18th Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps (CHMC) and the Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy from 2010 to 2014. Kibben was the first woman to hold each of these positions.

  1. ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 315. Retrieved June 21, 2021.