Marjorie Morton MBE CSM | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Governor-General for Nevis | |
| Acting 1 September 2017 –31 August 2018 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General | Tapley Seaton |
| Premier | Vance Amory Mark Brantley |
| Preceded by | Eustace John |
| Succeeded by | Hyleeta Liburd |
| President of the Nevis Island Assembly | |
| In office 1996–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Spencer Byron [1] |
| Succeeded by | Christine Springette [2] |
Marjorie Morton MBE CSM is a Nevisian public servant who formerly served as the acting Deputy Governor-General for Nevis from 2017 to 2018,and was the President of the Nevis Island Assembly from 1996 to 2011.
Morton was born and grew up in Nevis,and attended schools in Charlestown. She then went on to have a career in education and the civil service,with 28 years served in both sectors by the time of her retirement in 1994. [3]
In 1996,Morton was elected as President of the Nevis Island Assembly,serving until 2011. [4] On 1 September 2017,Morton was sworn in as acting Deputy Governor-General for Nevis, [5] becoming the first woman to ever hold the position. [6] She left office on 31 August 2018,being succeeded by Hyleeta Liburd. [6]
In 1997,Morton's husband died. She has three children. [3]