PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos — Ms. Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam will be the new Governor of Turks and Caicos Islands and first female to assume the role, The TCI Sun announced on Thursday, December 15, 2022 in an article written by Hayden Boyce, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief.
The new governor, who is a lawyer and is currently the governor of Anguilla, will take up her appointment in June 2023, replacing Nigel Dakin, who was governor since July 2019.
Her previous posts include Cabinet Office, Director, Grenfell Tower Independent Public Inquiry, Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; Director of Strategy and Change, The Insolvency Service, Ministry of Justice; Deputy Director of Strategy and Change, HM Courts and Tribunal Service, Ministry of Justice; Deputy Head of Offender Management Strategy, and Ministry of Justice, Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Justice
Commenting on the new appointment, Governor Dakin said: “I am delighted that the 16th Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands will be the present Governor of Anguilla. I have come to know Her Excellency Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam well over the last two years – indeed she has visited TCI during my time as Governor – and I very much like and respect her as both a colleague and a friend.”
He said the Premier Washington Misick has had time with Her Excellency during her visit to TCI and also while in London at the Royal Funeral.
“The Deputy Governor likewise in TCI, I believe the Islands will find Her Excellency as engaging as she is professional. She will arrive well versed in the role of Governor, have an understanding of the Caribbean, understands the value of good communication and has a background in the UK’s Ministry of Justice that, amongst all her other responsibilities, will contribute to building and supporting the rule of law in these Islands. “
“Mandy and myself will leave the Islands towards the end of March before the new Governor is sworn in, in June. Part of my decision, on the date of my departure, ensures the Deputy Governor, Anya Williams, who has served these Islands so well during the last ten years, will accompany the Premier to the Coronation of King Charles III, as the Acting Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands. It will also allow her to accompany the Premier to the Joint Ministerial Council in London, which TCI will co-Chair.”
He added: “Until then my focus remains on serving these Islands to the best of my ability until the final hour of my final day knowing that my successor is first class and will bring new energy and experience to these extraordinary Islands”.
