Honourable Marlon A. Penn
Leader of His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition
Eighth District Representative
Date of Birth: 14th May, 1977
PROFESSION: IT Professional
EDUCATION: 2001 - 2004 Temple University, Philadelphia BBA in Management Information Systems
MARITAL STATUS & NO. OF CHILDREN: Married and one (1) Child
CAREER: 2005 – 2011
Technology Development Manager
BVI Financial Services Commission
Tortola, British Virgin Islands
1997 – 2005
Systems Analyst
BVI Financial Services Commission
Tortola, British Virgin Islands
1995 – 1997
Computer Technician
Information Systems Unit
Government of the Virgin Islands
Tortola, British Virgin Islands
OFFICE: Member of His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition
CONSTITUENCY: Member for the Eighth District
YEAR FIRST ELECTED TO PARLIAMENT: Nov. 2011
POLITICAL PARTY:
National Democratic Party
CAREER: April 2026 (Present) Leader of the Opposition and Member for the Eighth District
2019 - 2023 Leader of the Opposition and Member for the Eighth District
19th Nov. 2018 Feb. 2019- Minister for Health and Social Development and Member for the Eighth District
Dec 2015 – 19th Nov 2018-Junior Minister for Trade and Investment Promotion and Member for the Eighth District
2011 – Nov. 2015- Government Backbencher and Member for the Eighth District
CPA CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, VISITS ATTENDED:
37thConference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association of the Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic Region, Kingston, Jamaica: May 2012
50th Canadian Regional Conference, Quebec City, Canada: July 2012
58th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka: September 2012
The Malta – Commonwealth Third Country Training Programme Legal Frameworks for ICTs – Malta: 4th – 9th March, 2013.
3rd Westminster Workshop on Public Accounts Committee, London, England: 24th – 27th June, 2013.
51st Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Canadian Regional Conference Alberta, Canada: 14th – 20th July, 2013.
Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference United Kingdom International Parliamentary Conference on the Post 2015, November 2013
11th Session of the Canadian Parliamentary Seminar, Ottawa, Canada – 1st -7th June, 2014
Information and Technology (ICTs) and Parliamentarians Workshop, Caribbean, Americas & the Atlantic Region, Trinidad and Tobago, 1st to 4th December, 2014
40th Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association of the Caribbean, the Americas and the Atlantic Region, British Virgin Islands: 25 July to 1 August, 2015
Caribbean Regional Workshop on Sustainability, Energy and Development, Trinidad and Tobago – 7th December to 10th December, 2015
International Parliamentary Conference on Sustainability, Energy and Development, Westminster, London, UK – 14th -17th March, 2016
44th Annual Conference of the Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Port of Spain, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, 12th to 19th July, 2019.
2019 CPA Australia and Pacific Regional Conference – Adelaide, South Australia 18th to 21st November, 2019
4th Sitting of the OECS Assembly Antigua, 16th to 17th June, 2019
- House of Assembly, Richard C. Stout Building, Road Town, Tortola, Virgin Islands
- Postal Address: P.O. Box 2390, Road Town, Tortola, VG1110