Governor of the Cayman Islands

Governor of the Cayman Islands
Coat of arms of the Cayman Islands
Standard of the governor of the Cayman Islands
Incumbent Jane Owen since 21 April 2023
Style	Her Excellency
Member of	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Residence	Government House, Cayman Islands
Appointer	Monarch of the United Kingdom
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	1750
First holder	William Cartwright
Deputy	Deputy Governor of The Cayman Islands Franz Maderson
Website	Office of the Governor

Politics of the Cayman Islands
Constitution Law
Monarchy Sovereign Charles III Governor Jane Owen
Executive Premier Julianna O'Connor-Connolly
Legislative Parliament Speaker: Alden McLaughlin
Elections Recent elections General: 2009 2013 2017 2021 Political parties Cayman Democratic Party (CDP) People's Progressive Movement (PDM)
Administrative divisions
Citizenship Belonger status British Overseas Territories citizen Passport Visa requirements
Foreign relations
Other countries
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The governor of the Cayman Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of the Cayman Islands. The governor, a civil servant who has in modern times typically been a British subject normally resident in the United Kingdom, is appointed by the monarch from the staff of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on the advice of the British government. The role of the governor is to act as the de facto head of state, and is responsible for appointing the premier, who is the leader of the party with a majority of seats in the Legislature.

The governorship has been held by Jane Owen since April 2023.^[1]

The governor has her own flag, the Union Flag defaced with the territory's coat of arms. The official residence of the governor is the Government House in Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman.