Juliana Yvonne O'Connor-Connolly is a Caymanian politician who has served as Premier of the Cayman Islands from December 2012 to May 2013 and again since November 2023.
10 Facts About Julianna O'Connor-Connolly
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Julianna O'Connor-Connolly served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands from November 2001 to October 2003 and again from May 2013 to May 2017.
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Julianna O'Connor-Connolly currently serves as the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Cayman Brac East, serving her seventh term in the Parliament of the Cayman Islands.
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In 1997 Julianna O'Connor-Connolly became Cayman's first female minister when she was chosen to fill a vacancy on Executive Council as the Minister of Community Affairs, Sports, Women, Youth and Culture.
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Julianna O'Connor-Connolly had previously served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from November 2001 to October 2003.
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Julianna O'Connor-Connolly was a minister in within the government whose collective decision at that time was to turn away two British warships that had arrived the day after the storm with supplies.
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Julianna O'Connor-Connolly was elected Deputy Premier during the Cayman Islands general election in 2009, and in addition to assuming the post of Deputy Premier, she served as Minister of District Administration, Works, Lands and Agriculture.
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In 2012 Julianna O'Connor-Connolly assumed the post of Premier of the Cayman Islands she served as Minister of Finance, District Administration, Works, Lands and Agriculture.
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Julianna O'Connor-Connolly was the first-ever female Premier of the Cayman Islands, serving as Premier of from 19 December 2012 until 29 May 2013.
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Julianna O'Connor-Connolly encouraged Caymanians to do what they could to object to the planned wedding between two women, even to the point of interrupting the wedding itself.