Bermuda appoints third Attorney General in a month
Key Points(5)
- Cindy Clarke has been appointed as Bermuda’s Attorney General the third person to hold the position since the beginning of August.
- Clarke currently serves as the Director of Public Prosecutions, has been appointed as the interim Attorney-General.
- This appointment comes as Kim Wilson, has relinquished her responsibilities as Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs.
- She will now focus exclusively on her role as Minister of Health, returning to the singular responsibility she held before her brief tenure as Attorney-General.
- These latest developments come on the heels of a period of significant flux in the Attorney-General's office.
Cindy Clarke has been appointed as Bermuda’s Attorney General the third person to hold the position since the beginning of August. Clarke currently serves as the Director of Public Prosecutions, has been appointed as the interim Attorney-General.
This appointment comes as Kim Wilson, has relinquished her responsibilities as Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs.
She will now focus exclusively on her role as Minister of Health, returning to the singular responsibility she held before her brief tenure as Attorney-General.
These latest developments come on the heels of a period of significant flux in the Attorney-General's office.
Just earlier this month, on August 5, 2024, the resignation of Kathy Lynn Simmons as Attorney-General was announced.
This was quickly followed by Wilson accepting the post on August 7.
Now, with the appointment of Clarke on August 29, Bermuda sees its third Attorney-General within the span of a single month.
The appointment of a public officer as Attorney-General has necessitated further changes in the cabinet structure.
The departments and responsibilities that previously fell under the Ministry of Legal Affairs have been temporarily reassigned. These will now be overseen by the Deputy Premier, Walter Roban, until a more permanent arrangement is made.
Additional changes in the Cabinet include new responsibilities for the Minister of Transport, Wayne Furbert.
He will assume responsibility for matters under the Cabinet Office, though this too is described as a pending arrangement, suggesting further changes may be forthcoming.
The government has also assigned the oversight of Consumer Affairs and land licenses to the Minister of Economy and Labor, Jason Hayward.
