Alden McLaughlin
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The Honourable Alden McLaughlin MBE |
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| Premier of the Cayman Islands | |
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Assumed office May 29, 2013 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Helen Kilpatrick |
| Preceded by | Julianna O'Connor-Connolly |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office February 21, 2011 – May 29, 2013 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Duncan Taylor |
| Preceded by | Kurt Tibbetts |
| Succeeded by | McKeeva Bush |
| Leader of the People's Progressive Movement | |
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Assumed office February 12, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Kurt Tibbetts |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the District of George Town | |
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Assumed office November 2000 |
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| Personal details | |
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6 September 1961 George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Political party | People's Progressive Movement |
| Spouse(s) | Kim McLaughlin |
Alden McNee McLaughlin Jr., MBE, (born 6 September 1961) is a Caymanian politician who has been Premier of the Cayman Islands since 2013. McLaughlin serves as leader of the People's Progressive Movement in the Cayman Islands. McLaughlin is the Third Elected Member for George Town, serving his fourth term in the Legislative Assembly. He has represented the district of George Town in the Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands continuously since 2000.
McLaughlin was born and raised in George Town where he received his early education. He joined the Civil Service in July 1981 as Assistant Labour Officer and was transferred to the Judicial Department and appointed Deputy Clerk of the Court in 1982. In 1984 he resigned from the Civil Service and joined the firm of Charles Adams and Co. as an articled clerk. McLaughlin graduated from the University of Liverpool in 1988 with a Bachelor of Laws degree and was made partner in Charles Adams, Ritchie and Duckworth in 1993. McLaughlin left partnership in the firm in March 2006, committing himself fully to his political responsibilities.
McLaughlin was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2000 and is a founding member of the People’s Progressive Movement. He served as General Secretary of People’s Progressive Movement from 2002-2006.
During May 2005 - May 2009 under the People's Progressive Movement administration, McLaughlin served as Minister for Education, Training, Employment, Youth, Sports and Culture and Second Elected Member for the district of George Town in the Legislative Assembly. As Minister of Education he led the transformation of education in Cayman, laying down the foundation for world class 21st century learning. This included a reform of the administration of education, the first ever national curriculum, a different approach to teaching and learning and special attention to early childhood education and special education needs. He was responsible for the creation of the new Education Modernisation Law and piloted its passage through the Legislative Assembly in early 2009. This new law raised the mandatory age for school attendance from 16 to 17 and set in place the framework for what is now being called the Year 12 programme in the government high-school system. He has also spearheaded the construction of 21st century learning environments with the new Clifton Hunter and John Gray campuses, an initiative for which he has and continues to receive both praise and condemnation.
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