Joseph Isaac (born 1969) is a
Dominican politician from
Dominica Labour Party,
serving as
Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica
The Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica is responsible for the management and general administration of the House, ensuring that rules of procedure are followed. The Speaker is elected by the House of Assembly at its first sitting after a ...
since 2020.
Isaac was born on 14 January 1969. He studied economics and business administration in Georgia State University. He worked as a teacher in Dominica Grammar School, and in 1993 worked in the ministry of treade and industry and commerce.
He was elected to the
House of Assembly of Dominica
The House of Assembly is the legislature of Dominica. It is established by Chapter III of the Constitution of Dominica, and together with the President of Dominica constitutes Dominica's Parliament. The House is unicameral, and consists of twent ...
in 2014 representing
United Workers' Party.
However, he crossed the floor from
United Workers' Party to
Dominica Labour Party (DLP). He was not elected in the
2019 elections
The following elections were scheduled to occur in 2019. The International Foundation for Electoral Systems has a calendar of upcoming elections around the world, and the National Democratic Institute also maintains a calendar of elections in cou ...
. He was appointed a DLP candidate for Speaker of the House,
and was sworn in on 10 February 2020.
References
Living people
Dominica Labour Party politicians
Speakers of the House of Assembly of Dominica
1969 births
United Workers' Party (Dominica) politicians
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