Kurt Tibbetts
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The Honourable Kurt Tibbetts OBE |
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| Leader of Government Business | |
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In office 18 May 2005 – 27 May 2009 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor |
Bruce Dinwiddy Stuart Jack |
| Preceded by | McKeeva Bush |
| Succeeded by | McKeeva Bush |
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In office 8 November 2000 – 8 November 2001 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Peter Smith |
| Preceded by | Truman Bodden |
| Succeeded by | McKeeva Bush |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 27 May 2009 – 21 February 2011 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor |
Stuart Jack Duncan Taylor |
| Preceded by | McKeeva Bush |
| Succeeded by | Alden McLaughlin |
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In office 8 November 2001 – 18 May 2005 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor |
Peter Smith Bruce Dinwiddy |
| Succeeded by | McKeeva Bush |
| Leader of the People's Progressive Movement | |
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In office June 2003 – 12 February 2011 |
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| Succeeded by | Alden McLaughlin |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the District of George Town | |
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Assumed office November 1992 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 March 1954 |
| Political party | People's Progressive Movement |
| Spouse(s) | Shirley Ann Tibbetts |
| Occupation | Businessman, Politician |
Darwin Kurt Tibbetts, OBE (born 2 March 1954) is a Caymanian politician and the former Leader of Government Business in the Cayman Islands. Tibbetts served as Leader of the People's Progressive Movement party from June 2003 to February 2011. Tibbetts currently serves as the first elected member for the district of George Town, serving his sixth term in the Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands. He has represented the district of George Town continuously since 1992. Tibbetts is currently minister responsible for planning, lands, agriculture, housing and infrastructure in the current People’s Progressive Movement Administration.
Tibbetts was born in Jamaica for medical reasons. After his birth, he returned to the family home in Cayman Brac until he was sent away to Jamaica for schooling at age 7, where he attended St. George's College, Jamaica. At age of 19, he moved to Grand Cayman and worked in the CIBC for one year. After this, he worked in a print shop for four years and then started his own printing business, which he had owned and managed for over twenty five years. The Tibbetts family originated in Cayman Brac and even though Tibbetts has spent much of his life in Grand Cayman, he also identifies strongly with the Sister Islands.
In 1976, at just 22 years of age, he joined the Lions Club of Grand Cayman, serving as President in 1988 and 1993–1994. His acumen for fund raising helped the club collect hundreds of thousands of dollars that were ploughed back into the community, mostly to augment government welfare programmes. During his tenure as President for the 1993–94 year was the launching of the Big Brothers, Big Sisters movement. He also helped introduce the Lions’ Benzarama fundraisers that brought country music legends Johnny Cash, Charlie Pride, Tanya Tucker, Ronnie Milsap, Don Williams and Ben E. King to the Cayman Islands. Tibbetts gratefully acknowledges the influence his Lions Club seniors had on him and emphasises that he is only one among many like-minded members. He values all the club’s accomplishments and particularly the fellowship of its membership. Notably, it was the satisfaction Tibbetts gained from serving others that led to his decision to enter the political arena.
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