Parliament of the Cayman Islands

Key Facts

Head of State: HM King Charles III

Head of Government: Premier Hon. G. Wayne Panton JP MP

Capital City (location of Parliament): George Town

Unicameral/Bicameral: Unicameral - Parliament of the Cayman Islands (19 elected)

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CPA UK & the Cayman Islands

The Parliament of Cayman Islands regularly engages in bilateral and multilateral activities delivered as part of the CPA UK-led UK Overseas Territories Project (UKOTP) which focuses on good governance and oversight of public finances. As part of this project, CPA UK has supporting the strengthening of the Public Accounts Committee. 

Previously, CPA BIMR has conducted  Election Observation Missions for the 2013, 2017 and 2021 elections in the Cayman Islands.

Parliamentarians from the Cayman Islands regularly attend CPA UK's multilateral events such as the Westminster Seminar on Parliamentary Practice and Procedure, and Public Accounts Committee training Workshops, most recently in October 2021.

Featured Past Programmes 

Election Observation Mission to the Cayman Islands, Virtual, 21 April - 02 May 2025

At the invitation of the Governor of the Cayman Islands Martyn Roper OBE, an independent team of international experts conducted an Election Observation Mission to the Cayman Islands General Election from 21 April - 02 May 2025.

Women in Trade Workshop, Westminster, 20-22 June 2023

Members of Parliament from across the Commonwealth participated in CPA UK's Women in Trade Workshop, held on 20 - 22 June 2023 in the UK Parliament. CPA UK's first all-women in-person multilateral programme, brought together women parliamentarians from across the Commonwealth, for a three-day Workshop designed to strengthen their knowledge of international trade and to discuss specific impact of trade agreements on gender equality, poverty alleviation and the economic empowerment of women in the Commonwealth.

To read the Women in Trade Workshop Final Report, click here.

Trade Workshop for Overseas Territories, Crown Dependencies, and Devolved Legislatures, Westminster, 7-9 February 2023

CPA UK organised a three-day workshop, aiming to enhance effective scrutiny and oversight of international trade agreements, focusing on the following themes: knowledge building on trade; the role of parliamentarians in trade; and scrutiny in practice.

To read the Trade Workshop Final Report, click here.