Delbert Paris is a civil engineer.^[1] He joined the Rotary Club of Dominica in 2014.^[2] He was elected president of the Rotary Club in 2019.^[3] He served as president until 2021.^[4]

In December 2022, following that year's general election, Paris was selected as an opposition senator of the House of Assembly by independent MP Anthony Charles.^[1] By late November 2024, Paris announced his candidacy for political leader of the opposition United Workers' Party (UWP).^[5] At the Delegates Conference of the UWP on 15 December, Paris was defeated by incumbent political leader Thomson Fontaine. He was elected deputy political leader.^[6] In April 2025, he resigned as deputy political leader effective 28 April 2025.^[7] According to Dominica News Online, Paris cited "public criticism and internal party tensions" following his affirmative vote on electoral reform legislation.^[8]

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