Cyril Romney
Cyril Brandtford Romney (1 March 1931 – 19 July 2007) was a British Virgin Islander politician who served as Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands from 1983 to 1986. He also served as a member of the Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands from 1979 to 1995. He was the first British Virgin Islander to hold the post of Financial Secretary, and was also a business leader in the Territory and the region.
The Honourable Cyril Romney | |
|---|---|
| Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands | |
| In office 11 November 1983 – 17 November 1986 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | David Robert Barwick |
| Preceded by | Lavity Stoutt |
| Succeeded by | Lavity Stoutt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1931 Tortola, British Virgin Islands |
| Died | 19 July 2007 (aged 76) Florida, United States |
| Spouse | Lillian Romney |
| Children | Five |
After an early career as a teacher, he studied economics at Inter-American University of Puerto Rico and then pursued a master's program in economics and political science at Syracuse University in New York.
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