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Speaker of the Parliament of the Cayman Islands

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Speaker of the
Parliament of the Cayman Islands
Coat of arms of the Cayman Islands
since 23 November 2023
StyleMister Speaker
(within Parliament)
The Honourable
(formal)
AppointerParliament of the Cayman Islands
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure

The Speaker of the Parliament of the Cayman Islands is the presiding officer of the Parliament of the Cayman Islands, the legislature of the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands. The current Speaker is Alden McLaughlin who succeeded Katherine Ebanks-Wilks in November 2023.

List of Speakers

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Name
(Birth–Death)
Tenure Party
Took office Left office
Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands
Sybil I. McLaughlin
(1928 – 2022)
15 February 1991 30 September 1996
Mabry S. Kirkconnell
(1931–2002)
27 November 1996 14 November 2001[1]
Julianna O'Connor-Connolly
(1961–)
14 November 2001 10 October 2003[2] United Democratic Party
Linford A. Pierson
(1941–)
10 October 2003 15 March 2005 United Democratic Party
Edna Moyle
(1942–2013)
18 May 2005 24 March 2009 People's Progressive Movement
Mary J. Lawrence
(1961–)
27 May 2009 26 March 2013
Julianna O'Connor-Connolly
(1961–)
29 May 2013 28 March 2017 People's Progressive Movement
McKeeva Bush
(1955–)
31 May 2017 2 December 2020 Cayman Democratic Party
Speakers of the Parliament of the Cayman Islands
McKeeva Bush
(1955–)
3 December 2020 14 February 2021 Cayman Democratic Party
21 April 2021 12 October 2022
Katherine Ebanks-Wilks
(?–)
25 November 2022 15 November 2023
Alden McLaughlin
(1961–)
23 November 2023 Incumbent People's Progressive Movement

References

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  1. ^ "Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly Official Hansard Report 2001 Session" (PDF). Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly Official Hansard Report 2003/2004 Session" (PDF). Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 24 April 2021.