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Following the Cayman Islands general election 2009, Bush currently serves as the Premier of the Cayman Islands and Minister responsible for Financial Services, Tourism & Development for the current United Democratic Party administration. Bush has served on previous Executive Councils (renamed Cabinet in 2003). In winning his fifth term in 2000, he led the Better Balance Team to take all four of West Bay's seats. In November 2001 he was a founding member of the United Democratic Party. Bush served as the Leader of Government Business and as Minister for Tourism, Environment, Development and Commerce from November 2001 � May 2005 during the United Democratic Party administration. Minister for Tourism, Environment and Transport from November 2000 � November 2001. Minister for Community Development, Sports, Women's and Youth Affairs and Culture from 1994 � 1997. Minister for Health and Human Services from 1992 � 1994. Bush also served as the Leader of the Opposition from May 2005 � May 2009. Bush is notoriously associated with the overseeing of 3000 Caymanian Status grants via Cabinet that has caused much social friction and anger amongst the Caymanian population. Furthermore, Mr. Bush and the United Democratic Party were alleged to have been at the center of several corruption allegations relating to the Royal Watler Cruise Terminal, the Government affordable housing initiative, Boatswain's Beach and the Ritz Carlton Hotel. Bush was forced to resign from Executive Council in 1997 being implicated as culpable in the failure of First Cayman Bank, a fraudulent institution he was a Director of at the time. It is said that he was also involved in the failure of Euro Bank that resulted in the abdication of the Island's Attorney General who fled the Island due to espionage allegations. A self-employed businessman, Bush is a director and shareholder of the Cambridge Real Estate Company, he is married to Mrs. Kerry Bush; the couple have two children. |
