Honourable Melvin M. Turnbull
Member of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition
Second District Representative
DATE OF BIRTH: 9th September, 1979
PROFESSION: Financial Manager
EDUCATION: 2002 Florida Memorial University
Miami, Florida
Bachelor in Business Administration
MARITAL STATUS and NO. OF CHILDREN: Married with (1) Child
CAREER:
January 2013 - Present
Vice President/ Director
The Hope Foundation (BVI)
- The Project Lion Heart Mentorship Program
January 2006 – February 2013
Manager and Financial Consultant
MWM Financial Services Group Limited, Tortola, BVI
December 2002 – December 2005
Associate Sales Manager
AIG/American General Life and Accident Insurance Company, Hollywood, FL
AFFILIATIONS:
Certified Regional Master Trainer for BVI in BOSS The Movement International Youth Training Program
Ordained Minister and Youth Director Cane Garden Bay Baptist Church
Advisor to the Finance Committee, Cane Garden Bay Baptist Church Board Member, Cane Garden Bay Baptist Church
Chairman, Virgin Islands Cadet Corps
Vice President, Hope Foundation (BVI) Ltd.
Director, Project Lion Heart Mentorship Program
Lead Assessor, Virgin Islands Youth Court
INTEREST/RECREATIONS: Youth, mentoring
OFFICE: Member of His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition
CONSTITUENCY: Member for the Second District
YEAR FIRST ELECTEDTO PARLIAMENT: 2015
CAREER: 2023 – Present Member of His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition
April 2022 – 2023: Minister for Natural Resources and Labour
November 2018 to 2022: Member of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition
June 2015 – November 2018: Government Backbencher
CPA CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, VISITS ATTENDED:
- 40th Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association of the Caribbean, the Americas and the Atlantic Region, British Virgin Islands: 25th July to 01st August, 2015
- Post-Election Seminar, Anguilla, WI: 10th to 12th August, 2015
- 64th Westminster Seminar on Parliamentary Practice and Procedure: 30th November to 4th December, 2015
- Public Accounts Committee Workshop, Anguilla, WI: 3rd to 6th April, 2016
- 41st Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association of the Caribbean, the Americas and the Atlantic Region, Nassau Bahamas: 22 July to 30 July, 2016
- 42nd Regional Conference of the Caribbean, the Americas and the Atlantic Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Basseterre, St. Christopher: 16th to 24th June, 2017
- International Centre For Parliamentary Studies (ICPS) – Professional Certificate In Parliamentary Studies: London, United Kingdom: 17th to 21st July, 2017
- United Nations and the Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago – The Parliamentarian Retreat on SDGs and Promoting Caribbean Resilience, Port of Spain, Trinidad, 7th November to 9th November, 2017
- 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.
- 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Kampala, Uganda 22nd – 29th September, 2019
- National Youth Parliamentary Debate - Port of Spain, Trinidad 10th – 12th November, 2019
Hon. Melvin M. Turnbull
Second District Representative
Member of His Excellency's Loyal Opposition
Office of the House of Assembly
First Floor, Richard C. Building
Road Town, Tortola
Virgin Islands (British) VG1110
Tel:
(284) 494-6272
Email:
melvinmturnbull@gmail.com