Garon Ripley

Garon Ripley
Garon Ripley, 2022
MP for Guardia-San Sigfrido
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 January, 2023
Preceded by	Dalmazio Pasquarello
County Councillor for Leeth
In office 23 April, 2016 – 15 November, 2022
Preceded by	Joseph Handmer
Personal details
Born	Garon Littlejohn Ripley (1976-11-26) 26 November 1976 Givan, Saint Christopher's, Imagua and the Assimas
Nationality	Imaguan
Political party	Movement for a New Imagua
Spouse	Aimee Ripley
Children	1
Alma mater	University of Cuanstad
Profession	Dentist, politician

Garon Littlejohn Ripley (b. 26 November, 1976) is an Imaguan politician who currently leads the Movement for a New Imagua. First entering politics in 2010, he was first elected to the Saint Christopher's County Council in 2016, as the county councillor from Leeth. In October 2022, following Dalmazio Pasquarello's resignation as leader of the Movement for a New Imagua, Garon Ripley ran for the party leadership, and became party leader on 14 November, 2022.

Biography

Garon Ripley was born in Givan. After finishing his primary and secondary education in Givan, Ripley studied medicine at the University of Cuanstad, where he specialised in dentistry. He would graduate in 1999, and moved to Leeth in 2002, where he opened a dental practice.

In 2010, Garon Ripley joined the Movement for a New Imagua, being attracted to the party's "respect of traditional values," and becoming active in politics: he ran for Saint Christopher's as MNI candidate in 2012, but placed third, only garnering 8% of the vote behind the Sotirian Labour and Democratic Labour candidates. In 2016, he was elected to serve as the county councillor for Leeth, defeating incumbent councillor Joseph Handmer of the Farmer's Party with 48% of the vote to Handmer's 32% of the vote. He would subsequently be re-elected to the County Council in 2020 with 61% of the vote.

He is married to Aimee Ripley, and has a daughter, Victoria. He is a member of the United Amended Church.