Premier of the Cayman Islands
| Premier of the Cayman Islands | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor of the Cayman Islands |
| Term length | At the Governor's pleasure |
| Formation | 8 November 1992 |
| First holder | Thomas Jefferson as Leader of Government Business |
| Website | Office of the Premier |
The Premier of the Cayman Islands is the political leader and head of government.
List
[change | change source]| Independent CDP PPM | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | Notes | ||
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| Leaders of Government Business (non-statutory) (1992–2003) | ||||||||
| 1 | 
|
Thomas Jefferson (1940–2006) |
25 November 1992 | 26 April 1995[1] | 2 years, 152 days | Independent | 1992 | |
| 2 |
|
Truman Bodden (born 1945) |
26 April 1995 | 15 November 2000 | 5 years, 203 days | Independent | 1996 | |
| 3 | Kurt Tibbetts (born 1954) |
15 November 2000 | 8 November 2001 | 358 days | Independent | 2000 | First tenure | |
| 4 | 
|
McKeeva Bush (born 1955) |
9 November 2001[2] | 30 June 2003 | 1 year, 234 days | Cayman Democratic Party | — | First tenure |
| Leaders of Government Business (statutory) (2003–2009) | ||||||||
| 1 |
|
McKeeva Bush (born 1955) |
30 June 2003[3] | 18 May 2005 | 1 year, 322 days | Cayman Democratic Party | — | |
| (2) | Kurt Tibbetts (born 1954) |
18 May 2005 | 27 May 2009 | 4 years, 9 days | People's Progressive Movement | 2005 | Second tenure | |
| (1) |
|
McKeeva Bush (born 1955) |
27 May 2009 | 5 November 2009 | 162 days | Cayman Democratic Party | 2009 | Second tenure |
| Premiers (2009–present) | ||||||||
| 1 |
|
McKeeva Bush (born 1955) |
6 November 2009 | 19 December 2012 | 3 years, 43 days | Cayman Democratic Party | — | |
| 2 | Julianna O'Connor-Connolly (born 1961) |
19 December 2012 | 29 May 2013 | 161 days | Cayman Democratic Party | — | ||
| 3 | 
|
Alden McLaughlin (born 1961) |
29 May 2013 | 21 April 2021 | 7 years, 327 days | People's Progressive Movement | 2013 2017 |
|
| 4 | Wayne Panton (born 1964) |
21 April 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 308 days | Independent | 2021 | ||
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Cayman Islands: Annual Review 1995" (PDF). Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ↑ "Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly Official Hansard Report 2001 Session" (PDF). Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ↑ "Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly Official Hansard Report 2003/4 Session" (PDF). p. 438. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
