Premier of the Cayman Islands

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox official post Template:Politics of the Cayman Islands The Premier of the Cayman Islands is the political leader and head of government. The post of premier in the Cayman Islands is the equivalent to chief minister or prime minister in other British Overseas Territories. It is the highest political level that can be attained within the British overseas territory. Prior to 2009, the position was known as Leader of Government Business.

The premier and Cabinet (consisting of all the most senior ministers) are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to King Charles III, to the Parliament of the Cayman Islands, to their political party and ultimately to the electorate.

The premier earns a salary at Grade A5, the highest, in the Cayman Islands Civil Service Salary Scale,<ref>Parliament (Management) Act (2023 Revision) </ref> which was CI$239,604 per year (approx. US$287,641) as at 1 September 2022.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The premier also receives an executive allowance of CI$5,000 per month, in addition to the constituency allowance of CI$5,000 paid to every MP. Total compensation for the position is therefore CI$359,604 (approx. US$431,700).

The current premier is André Ebanks, since 6 May 2025.

Constitutional background

Until 2003 the position had no official recognition, but it was formalized by a constitutional amendment in June 2003, as the Leader of Government Business along with the Leader of the Opposition.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Further constitutional amendments in 2009 modified the name to Premier.

List

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

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Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Term of office			Political party	Elected	Notes
Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Elected	Notes
Leaders of Government Business (non-statutory) (1992–2003)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black"\| 1		Thomas Jefferson Template:Small	25 November 1992	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Age in years and days	Independent	1992
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black"\| 2		Truman Bodden Template:Small	26 April 1995	15 November 2000	Template:Age in years and days	Independent	1996
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black"\| 3		Kurt Tibbetts Template:Small	15 November 2000	8 November 2001	Template:Age in years and days	Independent	2000	Template:Small
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"\| 4		McKeeva Bush Template:Small	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	30 June 2003	Template:Age in years and days	Cayman Democratic Party	—	Template:Small
Leaders of Government Business (statutory) (2003–2009)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"\| 1		McKeeva Bush Template:Small	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	18 May 2005	Template:Age in years and days	Cayman Democratic Party	—
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"\| Template:Small		Kurt Tibbetts Template:Small	18 May 2005	27 May 2009	Template:Age in years and days	People's Progressive Movement	2005	Template:Small
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"\| Template:Small		McKeeva Bush Template:Small	27 May 2009	5 November 2009	Template:Age in years and days	Cayman Democratic Party	2009	Template:Small
Premiers (2009–present)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"\| 1		McKeeva Bush Template:Small	6 November 2009	19 December 2012	Template:Age in years and days	Cayman Democratic Party	—
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black"\| 2		Julianna O'Connor-Connolly Template:Small	19 December 2012	29 May 2013	Template:Age in years and days	Independent	—	Template:Small
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"\| 3		Alden McLaughlin Template:Small	29 May 2013	21 April 2021	Template:Age in years and days	People's Progressive Movement	2013 2017
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black"\| 4		Wayne Panton Template:Small	21 April 2021	15 November 2023	Template:Age in years and days	Independent	2021
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black"\| Template:Small		Julianna O'Connor-Connolly Template:Small	15 November 2023	6 May 2025	Template:Age in years and days	Independent	—	Template:Small
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black"\| 5		André Ebanks	6 May 2025	Incumbent	Template:Age in years and days	Caymanian Community Party	2025