Governor of the Cayman Islands

Governor of the Cayman Islands
Coat of Arms of the Cayman Islands
Incumbent Helen Kilpatrick since 6 September 2013
Viceroy
Style	Her Excellency
Residence	Government House, Cayman Islands
Appointer	Monarch of the United Kingdom
Term length	At His/Her Majesty's pleasure
Formation	1750
First holder	William Cartwright
Website	Office of the Governor

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Cayman Islands

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The Governor of the Cayman Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of the Cayman Islands. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The role of the Governor is to act as the de facto head of state, and he or she is responsible for appointing the Premier, who is the leader of the party with a majority of seats in the Legislature.

The current Governor is Helen Kilpatrick, who replaced Duncan Taylor in September 2013.

The Governor has his own flag, the Union Flag defaced with the territory's coat of arms. The official residence of the Governor is Government House in Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman.

History

Until 1962, the Cayman Islands were administered as a dependency of Jamaica. When Jamaica gained independence, the Islands were split and became an overseas territory. An Administrator was appointed to the Islands from 1959. After 1971, the British Government appointed a Governor.

List of Chief Magistrates of the Cayman Islands

William Cartwright (1750–1776)
William Bodden (1776–1823)
James Coe the Elder (1823–1829)
John Drayton (1829–1842)
James Coe the Younger (1842–1855)
William Eden (1855–1879)
William Bodden Webster (1879–1888)
Edmund Parsons (1888–1898)

List of Commissioners of the Cayman Islands

Frederick Shedden Sanguinnetti (1898–1907)
George Stephenson Hirst (1907–1912)
Arthur C Robinson (1912–1919)
Hugh Houston Hutchings (1919–1929)
Captain G. H. Frith (1929–1931)
Ernest Arthur Weston (1931–1934)
Allen Wosley Cardinall, CMG (later Sir Allen) (1934–1940)
Albert C. Panton Snr, MBE (acting) (1940–1941)
John Perry Jones (1941–1946)
Ivor Otterbein Smith (later CMG, OBE) (1946–1952)
Andrew Morris Gerrard, CMG (1952–1956)
Alan Hillard Donald (1956–July 4, 1959)

List of Administrators of the Cayman Islands

Alan Hilliard Donald (July 4, 1959–1960)
Jack Rose (1960–1964)^[1]
Sir John Alfred Cumber Kt, CMG, MBE, TD (1964–1968)
Athelstan Charles Ethelwulf Long (1968–August 22, 1971)

List of Governors of the Cayman Islands

Athelstan Charles Ethelwulf Long (August 22, 1971–1972)
Kenneth Roy Crook (1972–1974)
Thomas Russell (1974–1981)
George Peter Lloyd (1982–June 10, 1987)
Alan James Scott (June 10, 1987–September 14, 1992)
Michael Edward John Gore (September 14, 1992–October 16, 1995)
John Wynne Owen (October 16, 1995–May 5, 1999)
Peter Smith (May 5, 1999–May 9, 2002)
Bruce Dinwiddy (May 29, 2002–October 28, 2005)
Stuart Jack (November 23, 2005–December 2, 2009)
Duncan Taylor (January 15, 2010–August 7, 2013)
Helen Kilpatrick (September 6, 2013–present)^[2]

References

↑ "Wing Commander Jack Rose (obituary)". The Daily Telegraph. 2009-11-10.
↑ Helen Kilpatrick sworn in as new governor, Cayman NetNews, September 6, 2013

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