Rufus Ewing
Turks and Caicos Islander politician and doctor
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Rufus Washington Ewing is a Turks and Caicos Islander politician who served as the 3rd Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands and president of the Progressive National Party (PNP) from 2012 to 2016. Prior to his tenure as premier he worked in the Ministry of Health. He resigned as president of the PNP and lost the premiership after the PNP lost the 2016 election.
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Rufus Washington Ewing | |
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| 3rd Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| In office 13 November 2012 – 20 December 2016 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Ric Todd Anya Williams (Acting) Peter Beckingham Anya Williams (Acting) John Freeman |
| Deputy | Akierra Missick |
| Preceded by | Galmo Williams |
| Succeeded by | Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson |
| Member of the House of Assembly for All Island District | |
| In office 12 November 2012 – 20 December 2016 | |
| Leader of the Progressive National Party | |
| In office 15 October 2012 – 20 December 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Clayton Greene |
| Succeeded by | Washington Misick |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Progressive National Party |
| Education | University of the West Indies (B.M.B.S., M.D.) Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (M.P.H.) |
Early life
Rufus Washington Ewing graduated from the University of the West Indies with a bachelor's degree in medicine and surgery and a Doctor of Medicine, and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health with a Master of Public Health. He studied in the Bahamas, United States, and Canada.[1]
Career
In the Ministry of Health Ewing worked as Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Director of Health Services. On 12 November 2012, he was elected president of the TCI Civil Service Association.[1]
In 2012, Ewing was elected president of the Progressive National Party (PNP). The PNP won the 2012 election and Ewing became the 3rd Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands on 12 November. He was Minister of Tourism in his own cabinet.[1] The PNP lost the 2016 election, with Ewing losing his own seat. Ewing resigned as president of the PNP on 16 December.[2]
Turks and Caicos received its first sovereign credit rating in 2014; it was a BBB+ from S&P Global Ratings.[3]
