Dale Marshall (politician)
Dale Dermot Marshall Q.C. (born 25 November 1963) is the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs in Barbados.
Dale Dermot Marshall | |
|---|---|
| Attorney General (Barbados) | |
| Assumed office 25 May 2018 | |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Dame Sandra Mason |
| Prime Minister | Mia Mottley |
| Constituency | Saint Joseph |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 November 1963 |
| Political party | Barbados Labour Party |
| Profession | Lawyer |
He was educated at St. Stephens Boys School, St. George Boys School, Combermere School, the University of the West Indies and the Hugh Wooding Law School.[1]
Marshall is the holder of a LLB with Honours and a Certificate in Legal Education. He is a member of the Barbados Bar Association and the Computer Law Association
Appointed to the Senate in 1999, he has given public service between 1994-1997 as Chairman of the Board of the National Housing Corporation, Chairman of the Urban Development Commission 1997-1999 and Chairman of the Barbados Tourism Authority 1999-2000.
Marshall joined the Barbados Labour Party in 1996.
On 20 February 2006 Marshall was sworn in by His Excellency Sir Clifford Husbands at Government house, to the post of Attorney-General, a post which he held until the 20 December 2007 when Prime Minister Owen Arthur dissolved Parliament and called elections.
Following the Barbados Labour Party's defeat at the polls 15 January 2008, Dale Marshall was appointed by the new Leader of the Party and Opposition Leader Ms.Mia Mottley, to the post of Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
He was once again appointed Attorney General when Mia Mottley took office as Prime Minister on 25 May 2018.[2]
Marshall is married and is the father of two children.[3]
References
- "GWP - Attorney Profiles". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
- "First Female PM and New Attorney General Sworn into Office in Barbados". Caribbean360. 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- Barbados Elections