Samantha Marshall
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Samantha Marshall | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda | |
| In office 12 June 2014 – 16 December 2022 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Governors General | Louise Lake-Tack, Rodney Williams |
| Constituency | St. Mary's South |
| Member of the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda | |
| Assumed office 23 January 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party |
Samantha Nicole Marshall is an Antiguan MP and Cabinet Minister. Marshall had once represented St. Mary's South in the House of Representatives. She is a member of the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party.[1]
Career
Samantha Nicole Marshall is a Senator, appointed as Leader of Government Business within the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda and also appointed Minister of State within in the Ministry of Health Wellness Social Transformation and the Environment. This appointment was since February 2023 to current.
She is an Attorney at Law of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court having being called to the Bar in October 1998 within Antigua and Barbuda.He is he majority Partner in Stapleton Chambers which she founded since February 2010.
In 2009 Samantha Marshall first ran for elected office under the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party and was unsuccessful.
However, in June 2014 she saw elected office once a gain and was successful against the then incumbent Hilson Baptiste of the United Progressive Party.
Samantha Marshall was the first woman on the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party ticket to be elected to Parliament, as well as the first woman to be elected to represent the constituency for St. Mary’s South.
In June 2014 she was appointed to the Cabinet of Prime Minister Gaston Browne as the Minister of Social Transformation, and Human Resource Development, with responsibility for youth, gender and the Civil Service.
In 2015 the Prime Minister assigned the Hon. Samantha Marshall with additional duties to be a Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Land, Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs.
Samantha Marshall was successful in being re-elected in 2018 and served until January 2023. In 2018 she was again appointed to the Cabinet of the Prime Minister Hon. Gaston Browne under the portfolio of Social Transformation. However, in 2019 after the dismissal of the then Minister of Agriculture,Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs, Samantha Marshall was also assigned the additional Ministry. In April, 2020 there was a further re assignment of Ministry and Samantha Marshall became the substantive Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs.
Samantha Marshall was unsuccessful in the January 2023 elections, and although there was a challenge for a bi election in the said constituency she opted not to contest and to stand down from elective politics due to family reasons.
Samantha Nicole Marshall, born the 14th September 1974 to Hugh C Marshall Sr. ( former ABLP Politician and Elected Representative for St. Mary’s South) and Lucille C. A Marshall nee` Henry a businesswoman. Samantha was the third child born of the union born at Holberton Hospital in Antigua and Barbuda.
Samantha in her early childhood days attended the Christ the King Primary School subsequently renamed the St. John’s Catholic Primary School. She attended Christ the King High School until 1991 when she graduated. She then attended the A Level’s Department at the Antigua State College majoring in Economics, English A, and English B.
Samantha N. Marshall whilst serving as Minister has been successful in launching the first and only Support and Referral Center ( SARC) within the OECS for victims of gender based violence; launching several training and sensitization campaigns for stakeholders to include but not limited to police, medical professionals, members of the judiciary and court staff, counselors and civil organizations as to effective reporting of GBV cases and support to victims of GBV.
Samantha Marshall partnered with and developed the Home Advancement Program for the Poor and Indigent (HAPPI) to assist in improving living conditions for vulnerable families, especially persons living with disabilities and the elderly.
Samantha Marshall was responsible for the introduction of several key legislations to include but no limited to The Child Care Protection ( and Adoption) Act, the Child Justice Act, the Status of Children Act , and the Social Protection Act.
Samantha Marshall is also the First Vice Chair of the Antigua and Barbuda Labor Party and has held that position since 2014 to present. She is also the mother of Ayden Edwards born in the 18th August 2017.