| Honorific prefix | The Honorable |
|---|---|
| Office | Minister of Financial Services and Home Affairs |
| Term start | 24 May 2017 |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Premier | Alden McLaughlin |
| Governor | Helen Kilpatrick Anwar Choudhury Martyn Roper |
| Office 2 | Minister of Education |
| Term start 2 | 29 May 2013 |
| Term end 2 | 24 May 2017 |
| Monarch 2 | Elizabeth II |
| Premier 2 | Alden McLaughlin |
| Governor 2 | Helen Kilpatrick |
| Office 3 | Member of the Parliament of the Cayman Islands |
| Term start 3 | 29 May 2013 |
| Monarch 3 | Elizabeth II |
| Premier 3 | Alden McLaughlin |
| Governor 3 | Helen Kilpatrick |
| Constituency 3 | West Bay South |
| Birth name | Tara Antoinette Rivers |
| Website | Official website |
Tara Rivers is a Caymanian politician, currently the Minister of Financial Services and Home Affairs, and previously the Minister of Education.
Career
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]
References
- ^ "Hon. Tara Rivers, JP, MLA". Office of the Premier. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Hon. Tara Rivers, JP, MLA". Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Rivers, Tara". Cayman Compass. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Rivers points to foreclosure conflicts". Cayman News Service. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Minister targeted in fake Facebook page". Cayman News Service. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.