Marian Walsh (born July 20, 1954) is an American author, consultant, lawyer and former politician.

She graduated from Ursuline Academy and Newton College of the Sacred Heart with a Bachelor's degree in American Studies.

[6] She was later appointed Assistant Director of Governmental Relations for the Massachusetts Medical Society where she served as a lobbyist.

[7] Walsh had a 22-year career in politics, beginning with her first election in 1988 when she was voted in as a member of the Massachusetts State House.

During her political career, she helped to pass notable legislation including an amendment to increase education funding which directly affected Norfolk County Agricultural High School.

[9] She was also the first state lawmaker to call for Cardinal Bernard Law to step down amid the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic archdiocese of Boston in 2002.