Tara Rivers | |
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![]() Rivers in 2017 | |
Minister of Financial Services and Home Affairs | |
Assumed office 24 May 2017 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Premier | Alden McLaughlin |
Governor |
Helen Kilpatrick Anwar Choudhury Martyn Roper |
Minister of Education | |
In office 29 May 2013 – 24 May 2017 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Premier | Alden McLaughlin |
Governor | Helen Kilpatrick |
Member of the Parliament of the Cayman Islands | |
Assumed office 29 May 2013 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor | Helen Kilpatrick |
Constituency | West Bay South |
Personal details | |
Born | Tara Antoinette Rivers |
Nationality | Caymanian |
Website | Official website |
Tara Rivers is a Caymanian politician, currently the Minister of Financial Services and Home Affairs, and previously the Minister of Education.
At the age of 15, she received a scholarship from United World Colleges. [1] She attended Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, where she studied psychology. Rivers then went to York University in Toronto, Ontario, where she earned a degree in law at Osgoode Hall Law School and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Schulich School of Business. Following graduation, Rivers initially worked as a lawyer in London, before moving back to the Cayman Islands where she became a civil servant. During that period, she was involved in the national youth policy and helped to set up the Women’s Resource Centre. [2]
She stood for election at the Caymanian general election, 2013, in the West Bay South. Following election, she was named as the Minister for Education. [2] During her time as Education Minister, there was a 42% increase in the number of students undertaking scholarships within the Cayman Islands. [3] Following re-election at the 2017 general election, she became the new Minister of Financial Services and Home Affairs. [2] She spoke of the issues with Cayman banks foreclosing on loans in November 2017. [4] She was one of several Cayman politicians who had fake Facebook pages set up in order to solicit money from followers. [5]
Tara Rivers | |
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![]() Rivers in 2017 | |
Minister of Financial Services and Home Affairs | |
Assumed office 24 May 2017 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Premier | Alden McLaughlin |
Governor |
Helen Kilpatrick Anwar Choudhury Martyn Roper |
Minister of Education | |
In office 29 May 2013 – 24 May 2017 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Premier | Alden McLaughlin |
Governor | Helen Kilpatrick |
Member of the Parliament of the Cayman Islands | |
Assumed office 29 May 2013 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor | Helen Kilpatrick |
Constituency | West Bay South |
Personal details | |
Born | Tara Antoinette Rivers |
Nationality | Caymanian |
Website | Official website |
Tara Rivers is a Caymanian politician, currently the Minister of Financial Services and Home Affairs, and previously the Minister of Education.
At the age of 15, she received a scholarship from United World Colleges. [1] She attended Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, where she studied psychology. Rivers then went to York University in Toronto, Ontario, where she earned a degree in law at Osgoode Hall Law School and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Schulich School of Business. Following graduation, Rivers initially worked as a lawyer in London, before moving back to the Cayman Islands where she became a civil servant. During that period, she was involved in the national youth policy and helped to set up the Women’s Resource Centre. [2]
She stood for election at the Caymanian general election, 2013, in the West Bay South. Following election, she was named as the Minister for Education. [2] During her time as Education Minister, there was a 42% increase in the number of students undertaking scholarships within the Cayman Islands. [3] Following re-election at the 2017 general election, she became the new Minister of Financial Services and Home Affairs. [2] She spoke of the issues with Cayman banks foreclosing on loans in November 2017. [4] She was one of several Cayman politicians who had fake Facebook pages set up in order to solicit money from followers. [5]