As the Managing Director and Chief Operations Officer of his family’s group of companies, that include Hew’s Hotel & Restaurant Supplies, Restaurant Depot, Bon Vivant, Macdonald’s, the Office Bar, and Hew’s Janitorial, Hon. Joseph “Joey” Hew brings a wealth of successful business experience to public life.

Hon. Hew is a past President of the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce, and headed the Cayman Islands Restaurant Association for five years until it’s amalgamation into the Cayman Islands Tourism Association, where he continued to serve as a Director. His contributions to public administration include appointments as Deputy Chairman of both the Trade and Business Licensing Board and the Port Authority of the Cayman Islands.

In 2013 he sought office as a George Town candidate under the banner of the Progressives and in winning his seat was named Councillor (now Parliamentary Secretary) to the Ministry of Constituency Administration, Tourism and Transport. He was re-elected in 2017 and appointed Minister for Commerce, Planning, and Infrastructure, where he led various modernisation and infrastructure initiatives.

Following his re-election in 2021, he served as the Deputy Leader of the Opposition (and Leader of the Opposition in 2024), a member of the Public Accounts Committee, the Standing Select Committee to Oversee the Performance of the Office of the Ombudsman, and the Council of the Parliamentary Management Commission, contributing to oversight and accountability within government.

Hon Hew was re-elected in 2025 as the Member of Parliament for George Town North and now serves as the Leader of the Opposition.