Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert

Marisa Colleen Dalrymple-Philibert is a Jamaican attorney-at-law and politician, representing the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). She was the 15th Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Early life and education Dalrymple-Philibert was born in 1956 in St. Ann, Jamaica. She attended Westwood High School, University of the West Indies at Cave Hill, Barbados, and the Norman Manley Law School.

Political career Dalrymple-Philibert first entered representational politics in 2007 when she won the general election from the Trelawny Southern constituency, polling 6,167 votes to Doneth Brown-Reid (4,570) of the People's National Party (PNP). She served as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (2007-2011). On 12 July 2011, Dalrymple-Philibert was elected the 15th Speaker of the House of Representatives, succeeding Delroy Chuck, who had been appointed Minister of Justice. She became only the second woman to occupy this position after Violet Neilson of the PNP (1997-2003). Dalrymple-Philibert was re-elected to Parliament from the Trelawny Southern constituency in back-to-back general elections in 2011, 2016, and again in 2020. On 15 September 2020, Dalrymple-Philibert was once again elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, following the retirement of Pearnel Charles Sr.

Personal life Dalrymple-Philibert is married to Sherold Philibert. The couple have four adult children.