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The Parliament of the Cayman Islands is the unicameral legislature of the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands. It is composed of 21 members; 19 elected members for a four-year term and two members ex officio. [1] The Governor may at any time, by Proclamation, prorogue or dissolve the Parliament.
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.
The Cayman Islands is a parliamentary representative democratic dependency. As a British Overseas Territories, Charles III is the head of state. The Premier of the Cayman Islands is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government, legislative power is vested in both the government and the Parliament of the Cayman Islands.
The Cayman Islands elect a legislature on the territorial level. The Parliament has 21 members, 19 elected members for a four-year term in 19 single member constituencies elected by first past the post and 2 members ex officio. In the 2000 elections, with a turnout of 80% only non-partisans were elected. After the election members of parliament ...
Katherine Ebanks-Wilks is a Caymanian politician who is serving as Speaker of Parliament of the Cayman Islands [1] and Parliamentary Secretary to Ministry of Financial Services & Commerce and Ministry of Education. [2]
Following the 2021 Cayman Islands general election, she again crossed the floor to align with a group of independents to form a government on the morning before Parliament had its first sitting, citing that "her constituents have expressed in no uncertain terms that Cayman Brac and Little Cayman need a Minister in the Government". [9]
Premiers of the Cayman Islands (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Members of the Parliament of the Cayman Islands" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
General elections were held in the Cayman Islands on 14 April 2021 to elect the 19 members of the Parliament. [1] The elections were originally set to be held on 26 May, [2] but Premier Alden McLaughlin asked Governor Martyn Roper to dissolve Parliament on 14 February, triggering early elections.