Ronnia Durham-Balcombe

Ronnia Durham-Balcombe
Speaker of the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 December 2025
Preceded byRochelle Forde
Personal details
PartyNew Democratic Party

Ronnia Durham-Balcombe is a politician who has been the Speaker of the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines since 2025.[1]

Personal life

In 2018, Durham-Balcombe accused one of her male colleagues of assault during a brawl in a rum shop that initially involved the suspect, who was also a lawyer, and Durham-Balcombe's husband.[2] She was elected president of the NDP Women's Arm in 2022.[3]

Her husband Cameron "Dinky" Balcombe was the New Democratic Party candidate for North Central Windward in the 2010 Vincentian general election until he was dropped as a candidate leading up to the election after he and his father, businessman Alison Balcombe, were charged with possession of ammunition without a license; Cameron was later found not guilty on the charges.[4][5][6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Staff, Times (2025-12-23). "St Vincent govt elects Ronnia Durham-Balcombe as House Speaker". St Vincent Times. Archived from the original on 2026-02-11. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  2. ↑ https://www.iwnsvg.com/2018/06/27/lawyer-accuses-colleague-of-assault/
  3. ↑ https://www.stvincenttimes.com/ndp-new-women-arm-executive-president-ronnia-durham-balcombe/
  4. ↑ SVG, One News (2025-12-23). "Balcombe is House Speaker and John is Deputy Speaker". One News SVG. Archived from the original on 2025-12-23. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  5. ↑ https://www.searchlight.vc/from-the-courts/2009/08/07/dinky-walks-free/
  6. ↑ https://www.searchlight.vc/front-page/2009/06/26/ndp-candidate-father-charged-for-bullets/
  7. ↑ https://www.searchlight.vc/news/2010/10/19/was-dinky-balcombe-forced-to-resign/
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