Parlament der Cayman Islands

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The Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands has 18 members, 15 elected members for a four year term in two-seat constituencies and 3 members ex-officio.

As a British Overseas Territory, it operates at the sufferance of the British Parliament in London. In the elections of 8 November 2000, with a turnout of 80% only non-partisans were elected. After the election, conservative members of parliament formed the United Democratic Party.

The social democratic People's Progressive Movement formed in response and won the subsequent subsequent election on 11 May 2005 and resumed office until May 2009.

Following the Cayman Islands general election 2009 the United Democratic Party took back office and the People's Progressive Movement are now the opposition.

Current members

Official

Hon Mary J. Lawrence - Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Hon Donovan W. F. Ebanks, MBE, JP - Deputy Governor; First Official Member Responsible for Internal and External Affairs
Hon Samuel W. Bulgin, JP, QC - Attorney General; Second Official Member Responsible for Legal Affairs

Government

Hon W McKeeva Bush, OBE, JP, MLA - Premier of the Cayman Islands; Minister of Financial Services, Tourism and Development
Hon Juliana Y O’Connor-Connolly, JP, MLA - Deputy Premier; Minister of District Administration, Works and Gender Affairs
Hon Rolston M Anglin, MLA - Minister of Education, Training and Employment
Hon Michael T Adam, MLA - Minister of Community Affairs and Housing
Hon Mark Scotland, MLA - Minister of Health, Environment, Youth, Sports and Culture

Government Backbenchers

Hon Cline A Glidden, Jr, MLA - Deputy Speaker
Capt A Eugene Ebanks, JP, MLA
Mr Ellio Solomon, MLA
Mr Dwayne Seymour, MLA

Opposition

Hon D. Kurt Tibbetts, JP, MLA - Leader of the Opposition
Mr Alden McLaughlin, JP, MLA
Mr Anthony S Eden, OBE, JP, MLA
Mr V Arden McLean, JP, MLA
Mr Moses I Kirkconnell, JP, MLA

Independent

Mr D Ezzard Miller, MLA

Results

Vorlage:Cayman Islands legislative election, 2009 Vorlage:Cayman Islands legislative election, 2005