Joseph Isaac

Joseph Isaac (born 14 January 1969) is a Dominican politician who has been the Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica since 2020. He was a member of the assembly from 2015 to 2020, as a member of the United Workers' and Dominica Labour parties.

Joseph Isaac
Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 February 2020
Prime Minister	Roosevelt Skerrit
Preceded by	Alix Boyd Knights
Personal details
Born	(1969-01-14) 14 January 1969 (age 56)
Political party	United Workers' Dominica Labour
Education	Clifton Dupigny Community College New Mexico State University (BS, BA) Georgia State University (MBA)

Early life and education

Joseph Isaac was born on 14 January 1969.^[1] He attended Roseau Boys School, Dominica Grammar School, and graduated from Clifton Dupigny Community College in 1988. He graduated from New Mexico State University with a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering and a Bachelor of Arts in economics in 1992, and Georgia State University with a Master of Business Administration in 2002. He was president of the Caribbean Student Association at New Mexico State University.^[2]

Career

Isaac taught physics, mathematics, and chemistry at the Dominica Grammar School. He was a consultant for industrial engineering companies. After graduating from Georgia State University he worked for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States as a engineering consultant.^[2]

In the 2014 election Isaac was the United Workers' Party (UWP) nominee for a seat in the House of Assembly of Dominica from the Roseau Central Constituency and defeated Dominica Labour Party (DLP) nominee Alvin L. Bernard. However, he joined the DLP in April 2018, and was given the position of Minister for Environment, Climate Resilient, Disaster Management and Urban Renewal. During his tenure in the assembly he was a member of the Public Accounts committee and chair of the Constituency Boundaries Commission.^[2][3]

Isaac ran for a seat from Roseau North Constituency as the DLP nominee, but was defeated by Daniel Lugay in the 2019 election. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit nominated Isaac to succeed Alix Boyd Knights as Speaker on 17 December 2019.^[4] He was elected speaker on 10 February 2020, and reelected in 6 February 2023.^[1][2]