Wayne Panton

{{Short description|Caymanian politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = The Honourable

| name = Wayne Panton

| honorific-suffix = MP

| image = G Wayne Panton (cropped).jpg

| caption = Panton in 2013

| office = Premier of the Cayman Islands

| monarch = Elizabeth II
Charles III

| governor = Martyn Roper
Jane Owen

| termstart = 21 April 2021

| termend = 15 November 2023

| predecessor = Alden McLaughlin

| successor = Julianna O'Connor-Connolly

| party = Independent

}}

Wayne Panton is a Caymanian politician and current member of the Parliament of the Cayman Islands, representing the constituency Newlands since 2021. He previously served as Premier of the Cayman Islands from 2021 to 2023.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-23|title=Attorney Wayne Panton Sworn in as Premier in Cayman Islands|url=https://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/attorney-wayne-panton-sworn-in-as-premier-in-cayman-islands/|access-date=2021-04-25|website=The St Kitts Nevis Observer|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425225956/https://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/attorney-wayne-panton-sworn-in-as-premier-in-cayman-islands/|url-status=live}}

Biography

Panton is an attorney who served as a managing partner for Walkers. Before becoming Premier of the Cayman Islands, Wayne Panton, served as a Minister in the 2013–2017 PPM administration led by former Premier Alden McLaughlin.{{Cite web|date=April 23, 2021 |title=Attorney Wayne Panton sworn in as Cayman Premier |website=New York Carib News|url=https://www.nycaribnews.com/articles/attorney-wayne-panton-sworn-in-as-cayman-premier/ |archive-date=2021-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425225956/https://www.nycaribnews.com/articles/attorney-wayne-panton-sworn-in-as-cayman-premier/}}

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