The former Speaker of the House and Senate President Dr. Hilda Rosemary Husbands-Mathurin is the island’s new parliamentary commissioner.

Dr. Husbands-Mathurin took the oath of office before the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Hon. Leonne Theodore-John, during a brief ceremony on Wednesday.

She swore to faithfully execute her office "without fear or favor, affection or ill-will, and to honour, uphold and preserve the Constitution of Saint Lucia."

Dr. Rosemary Husbands-Mathurin, succeeds former parliamentary commissioner, Johnson Cenac who served from 2010.

House Speaker  Hon. Theodore-John congratulated the new parliamentary commissioner.

"On behalf of the Office of the Parliament and on behalf of my family, I wish you all the best in your new post. I look forward to working with you," she said.

The parliamentary commissioner is an official of Parliament appointed by the Governor General after consultation with the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lower House. He or she is responsible for investigating any decision or action of the government or of public authorities, either on an individual complaint, or on referral by a senator or by a member of the Lower House.