Margaret G. Kibben
Margaret Kibben | |
|---|---|
| Acting Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2021 Acting: January 3, 2025 – present | |
| Preceded by | Pat Conroy |
| 26th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy | |
| In office August 2, 2014 – July 22, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mark L. Tidd |
| Succeeded by | Brent W. Scott |
| 18th Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps | |
| In office May 14, 2010 – July 24, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Mark L. Tidd |
| Succeeded by | Brent W. Scott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Margaret Ellen Grun 1960 (age 64–65) Warrington, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Goucher College (BA) Princeton Theological Seminary (MDiv, DMin) Naval War College (MA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1986–2018 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Awards | |
Margaret Grun Kibben (born 1960) is an American Presbyterian minister who is the acting chaplain of the United States House of Representatives. Speaker Mike Johnson appointed Kibben as acting House chaplain on January 3, 2025. Johnson also stated that he is going to be replacing Kibben in the coming weeks.
She also served as the 26th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy from 2014 to 2018; she was formerly the 18th Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps (CHMC) and the Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy from 2010 to 2014. Kibben was the first woman to hold each of these positions.