Press release: Change of Governor of the Cayman Islands in October 2018.

Mr Martyn Roper has been appointed Governor of the Cayman Islands in succession to Mr Anwar Choudhury. Mr Roper will take up his appointment in October 2018.

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Full name: Martyn Keith Roper

Married to: Elisabeth Melanie Harman

Children: Two

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