Lennox Linton was born in Marigot, Dominica. He was educated at the Marigot Government School and the Dominica Grammar School and was professionally trained as a broadcaster at the University of Texas at Austin in the mid 1980’s.
Between 1997 and 2003, under the global education programme of a US fortune 500 company, he was trained as a frontline facilitator of number of people development programs in strategic planning, goal alignment, leadership, performance management, customer service and logistics.
From 2007 to 2013 Mr. Linton provided consulting services in the areas of Communication and Media Strategy to a number of political parties and business organizations in the region. During this time the award winning broadcaster, also produced and hosted the popular Talk Show Between You and Me on Q95 FM Radio in Dominica.
On September 1st, 2013, Mr. Linton was elected Leader of the United Workers Party. On December 8th, 2014 he was elected Parliamentary Representative for the Marigot Constituency and became Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition.
He has served in a number of senior news media positions both locally and overseas. Those assignments included:
- Announcer and News Reporter at DBS Radio (1982 – 1983)
- Editor of the New Chronicle (1983 – 1984)