McKeeva Bush
McKeeva Bush | |
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| Speaker of the Parliament of the Cayman Islands | |
| In office 31 May 2017 – 12 October 2022 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Governor | Helen Kilpatrick Anwar Choudhury Martyn Roper |
| Preceded by | Julianna O'Connor-Connolly |
| Succeeded by | Katherine Ebanks-Wilks |
| Premier of the Cayman Islands | |
| In office 27 May 2009 – 18 December 2012 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Stuart Jack Duncan Taylor |
| Preceded by | Kurt Tibbetts |
| Succeeded by | Julianna O'Connor-Connolly |
| Leader of Government Business | |
| In office 8 November 2001 – 18 May 2005 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Peter Smith Bruce Dinwiddy |
| Preceded by | Kurt Tibbetts |
| Succeeded by | Kurt Tibbetts |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 29 May 2013 – 24 May 2017 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Duncan Taylor Helen Kilpatrick |
| Preceded by | Alden McLaughlin |
| Succeeded by | Ezzard Miller |
| In office 18 May 2005 – 27 May 2009 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Bruce Dinwiddy Stuart Jack |
| Preceded by | Kurt Tibbetts |
| Succeeded by | Kurt Tibbetts |
| Leader of the Cayman Democratic Party | |
| In office 8 November 2001 – February 2021 | |
| Member of the Parliament of the Cayman Islands | |
| In office November 1984 – 1 March 2025 | |
| Constituency | West Bay (1984-2017) West Bay West (2017-2025) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William McKeeva Bush 20 January 1955 West Bay, Cayman Islands |
| Political party | Independent |
William McKeeva Bush, JP (born 20 January 1955) is a Caymanian politician, former Speaker of the Parliament of the Cayman Islands and former Premier of the Cayman Islands. Bush, the former leader of the Cayman Democratic Party, served as the elected member for the constituency of West Bay West from 1984 to 2025. He was the territory's longest ever serving political figure with service spanning over 40 years, previously serving his tenth term in the Parliament of the Cayman Islands. In the 2025 general election, his continuous 40 year career was toppled after being unseated by newcomer Julie Hunter, who ran with the Cayman Islands National Party.