Hon. Franz. I. Manderson, MBE, Cert. Hon, JP
Deputy Governor, Ex-Officio Member responsible for the Portfolio of the Civil Service
Mr Manderson joined the Cayman Islands Civil Service in 1981 as an hourly paid worker with the Immigration Department. He was promoted up the ranks of the department and was appointed Chief Immigration Officer in July 2004.
During his tenure with the Immigration Department he received many awards including the Certificate and Badge of Honor- “for services rendered in the management of the Cuban migrants in the Cayman Islands”, the Governor’s FACE award for excellence in customer service and Person of the Year in 2006 by Cayman Netnews.
Mr Manderson is an Attorney-at-Law having completed his legal studies at the University of Liverpool. He was called to the Cayman Islands Bar in July 2004. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 2008.
In July 2009 he was promoted to the post of Deputy Chief Secretary in the Portfolio of Internal and External Affairs. Following the coming into effect of the new constitution, which re-named the post of Chief Secretary to Deputy Governor, Mr Manderson’s title changed to Chief Officer. As Chief Officer in the Portfolio he was responsible for an annual budget of approximately $70m and over 800 Staff.
In 2012 the United Kingdom Secretary of State in consultation with His Excellency the Governor approved the appointment of Mr Manderson as Deputy Governor and Head of the Civil Service.
Mr Manderson is responsible for the management and performance of the Civil Service which has a budget of over $500m and 3600 Staff. He is a member of Cabinet and is the first official member of the Legislative Assembly.
Mr Manderson is married to Nuvia and has two children Alyssa age 21 and Franz Jr age 16.
The annual Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Conference (CWP) marked the launch of the 45th Annual General Meeting, with the Deputy Premier, Hon. Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, JP, MP, and the Speaker, Hon. Katherine Ebanks-Wilks, MP, representing the Cayman Islands. Sessions included discussions on the critical role of women in democratic governance, youth crime, the CWP constitution, and roundtable discussions on the experiences of current female parliamentarians.
“The Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Conference sparked a number of innovative ideas for how I can empower women in my community for the next women’s month” said the Speaker. “More women should be encouraged to enter into leadership roles in politics, so I intend to give women an opportunity to learn how to debate by spending the day at Parliament with myself and other female politicians.”
Following the CWP sessions, delegates held sessions on biodiversity and food security preparedness, adapting to climate change, preparing for national disasters, promoting democracy, crime and security, banking standards, and health care. Mr. Christopher Saunders, MP, was a panelist for the session on banking standards, and provided delegates with best practices from Cayman’s financial management and legislation.
A strong contingent of nearly two-dozen youth parliamentarians gathered on 26th July for the 16th Regional Youth Parliament. The two Caymanian delegates were selected for the top two positions, with Mr. Amani Ebanks as the YP Premier, and Mr. Alex Harris as the YP Leader of the Opposition.
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