# The Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009, Paragraph 34: The office of Deputy Governor


(1) There shall be a Deputy Governor who shall be such person as Her Majesty may designate as such by instructions given through a Secretary of State and who shall hold office during Her Majesty’s pleasure.
(2) A person shall not be designated as Deputy Governor unless—
(a) he or she is a Caymanian; and
(b) he or she holds or has held a senior position in the public service and is still eligible to hold public office.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), “senior position in the public service” means head of department or head of a statutory authority or Government-owned company or above.
(4) The Deputy Governor shall have such functions as (subject to this Constitution and any other law) may be delegated to him or her by the Governor, acting in his or her discretion.
(5) Under the authority of the Governor, the Deputy Governor shall be head of the civil service.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1379/schedule/2/paragraph/34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cayman-islands-constitution-order-2009/schedule-2/paragraph-34
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

