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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.
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]
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.
She was first elected to the Parliament of the Cayman Islands representing George Town South in the 2017 Caymanian general election and was re-elected in 2021. [2] In 2019, Conolly was elected deputy speaker. [3] In 2021, she stood again for speaker and deputy speaker but was not selected. [4]
Sir Alden McNee McLaughlin Jr. (born 6 September 1961) is a Caymanian politician, former Premier of the Cayman Islands and current Speaker of Parliament of the Cayman Islands. McLaughlin previously served as leader of the People's Progressive Movement party from February 2011 – March 2021.
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.
The unicameral Parliament of the Cayman Islands is presided over by an independent speaker. The Parliament has 19 elected members. Elections are held at the discretion of the Governor at least every 4 years. Members of the Parliament may introduce bills which, if passed, are then approved, returned, or disallowed by the Governor.
She served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands from November 2001 to October 2003 and again from May 2013 to May 2017. O'Connor-Connolly currently serves as the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Cayman Brac East, serving her seventh term in the Parliament of the Cayman Islands.