McKeeva Bush
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The Honourable McKeeva Bush OBE |
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| Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands | |
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Assumed office 24 May 2017 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Helen Kilpatrick |
| Preceded by | Julianna O'Connor-Connolly |
| Premier of the Cayman Islands | |
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In office 27 May 2009 – 18 December 2012 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor |
Stuart Jack Duncan Taylor |
| Preceded by | Kurt Tibbetts |
| Succeeded by | Julianna O'Connor-Connolly |
| Leader of Government Business | |
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In office 8 November 2001 – 18 May 2005 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor |
Peter Smith Bruce Dinwiddy |
| Preceded by | Kurt Tibbetts |
| Succeeded by | Kurt Tibbetts |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 29 May 2013 – 24 May 2017 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor |
Duncan Taylor Helen Kilpatrick |
| Preceded by | Alden McLaughlin |
| Succeeded by | Ezzard Miller |
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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 | Kurt Tibbetts |
| Succeeded by | Kurt Tibbetts |
| Leader of the Cayman Democratic Party | |
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Assumed office 8 November 2001 |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the District of West Bay | |
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Assumed office November 1984 |
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| Personal details | |
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William McKeeva Bush 20 January 1955 West Bay, Cayman Islands |
| Political party | United Democratic Party |
William McKeeva Bush, JP OBE (born 20 January 1955) is a Caymanian politician, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands and former Premier of the Cayman Islands. Bush, the leader of the Cayman Democratic Party, is the elected member for the district of West Bay. He is the country's longest ever serving political figure with service spanning over 30 years, currently serving his ninth term in the Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands.
Bush was educated in the Cayman Islands Government primary and secondary school system. At an early stage in secondary education, Bush dropped out of school. Bush was awarded an honorary master's degree in humanities from the International College of the Cayman Islands.
Bush made his first venture into politics in 1980, running for the West Bay seat in the Legislative Assembly. He was unsuccessful that first time, but achieved victory when he ran again for the same seat in 1984. He has held that seat continuously since then, and also later became a member of the Executive Council (ExCo, now called the Cabinet). He also served as Minister for Health and Human Services from 1992 to 1994 and Minister of Community Development, Sports, Women's and Youth Affairs and Culture from 1994 to 1997. In 1996, he took a position as a non-executive director of Qatar-based Gulf Union Bank. When the bank was investigated for fraud a year later, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority revoked its license and wound up its local subsidiary, First Cayman Bank; Bush was criticised for his association with the bank, and resigned from ExCo. First Cayman Bank had made a number of suspicious loans before it collapsed, including a loan of $5 million to its owner and another $10 million to Texas oil businessman Tom Hajecate; a journalist stated that Bush had threatened him with legal action if he continued to pursue the story.
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