Andre Ebanks

MP, Minister at Cayman Islands Government, Ministry of Financial Services and Commerce, Ministry of Investment, Innovation, and Social Development

Speaker

The Hon. André M Ebanks MP is the Premier of the Cayman Islands, and the Minister for Financial Services and Commerce. He was first elected to the Cayman Islands House of Parliament on 14 April 2021, and was re-elected to Parliament on 30 April 2025.

Before the 2021 election, the Hon. Premier 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 Overseas Territories and the UK Foreign Office; and business development.

He was 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; and senior policy advisor in the Ministry of Financial Services, from 2014 to 2018.

Prior to joining the civil service, he was an investment funds lawyer at two of Cayman’s largest law firms. The Premier was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2005, and to the Cayman Islands Bar in March 2006. He holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Liverpool; a degree in sociology from Morgan State University (Maryland); and a Masters in Legal Practice from Manchester Metropolitan University.

Among his professional and civic activities is his membership with the Honourable Middle Temple in England.