André Ebanks
André M. Ebanks, West Bay South (incumbent)
Leader of The Caymanian Community Party (TCCP)
Biography:
Ebanks has been a member of parliament since April 2021. As part of the PACT government, he was minister for Financial Services and Commerce and minister for Investment, Innovation and Social Development from April 2021 to November 2024.
After Wayne Panton was ousted as premier in November 2023 and the PACT group reformed as the United People’s Movement, Ebanks remained in government as part of the UPM. He continued to hold his portfolios and also served as deputy premier until he resigned from government in November 2024.
Two other ministers and a parliamentary secretary also resigned. All four have teamed up with Panton and Osbourne Bodden to form The Caymanian Community Party.
Ebanks began his career in the private sector. He was an investment funds associate at Appleby Cayman. Following that, he was an associate and member of the Investment Funds Practice Group of Walkers (Cayman), where he specialised in investment fund formation, restructurings, and liquidation.
After joining the civil service, he rose to be senior policy advisor in the Ministry of Financial Services from 2014 to 2018, and then deputy chief officer in the Ministry of Community Affairs from 2018 to 2019, with primary responsibility for the Department of Children and Family Services, the Needs Assessment Unit, and the Gender Affairs Unit.
Ebanks was the Cayman Islands Representative to the UK and Europe from 2019 to 2021. His role included representing Cayman’s political, policy and regulatory affairs, liaising with other UK Overseas Territories and the UK Foreign Office, business development, and assisting Caymanians with a wide range of matters.
Among his professional and civic activities is his membership with the Honourable Middle Temple in England. He was previously an ordinary and council member of the Caymanian Bar Association and the Cayman Islands Law Society. He also served on various statutory boards and organisations in the community, including Cayman Airways and the Gender Equality Tribunal.
Education and qualifications:
Ebanks holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Liverpool, having studied at the Truman Bodden Law School, and a degree in sociology from Morgan State University (Maryland). After obtaining a Master’s in Legal Practice from Manchester Metropolitan University, he was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2005 and to the Cayman Islands Bar in March 2006.
Sources:
Cayman Islands Parliament
Cayman News Service
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