House of Assembly

The House of Assembly is located in the Hon NJS Francis Building on Grand Turk which also houses of Offices of the Premier and the Leader of the Opposition. There are 19 seats in the TCI House of Assembly, 15 of these are filled by candidates who are directly elected. One member is nominated by the Premier and appointed by The Governor. One additional member is nominated by the Leader of the Official Opposition and appointed by The Governor. Two members from TCI Civic Society are appointed directly by The Governor. The members of the Turks & Caicos Islands House of Assembly are:

• Honourable Dwayne Taylor - Speaker
• Honourable Sharlene L. Robinson, JP - Premier and Minister for Finance
• Honourable Sean R. Astwood - Deputy Premier and Minister for Border Control
• Honourable Goldray M. Ewing - Minister for Works
• Honourable Ralph Higgs - Minister for Tourism
• Honourable Vaden D. Williams - Minister for Home Affairs
• Honourable Karen Malcolm - Minister for Education
• Honourable Edwin Astwood - Minister for Health
• Honourable Derek Taylor - Elected Member for All Island District
• Honourable Josephine Conolly - Elected Member for All Island District
• Honourable Douglas Parnell - Elected Member for Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hills
• Honourable Rhondalee M. Knowles - Attorney General

Shadow Ministers

• Honourable Charles W. Misick, OBE - Elected Member for All Island District
• Honourable George Lightbourne - Elected Member for Grand Turk North
• Honourable Ruth Blackman - Elected Member for South Caicos
• Honourable Akierra Missick - Elected Member for Leeward
• Honourable Porsha Stubbs-Smith - Elected Member for The Bight

Appointed Members

• Honourable Royal Robinson - Opposition Appointed Member
• Honourable Temard Butterfield - Governor’s Appointed Member
• Honourable John A. Phillips - Governor’s Appointed Member

Former Speakers of the Legislative and House of Assembly