6. Anya Williams
Anya Williams is a Turks and Caicos islander who is Deputy Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Williams has graduate and MSc degrees in accounting. She has worked as Permanent Secretary in the government’s finance office.
Williams is a native of the Turks and Caicos Islands and this is a required attribute of a Deputy Governor according to the islands’ constitution. She was appointed to the position by William Hague in an open competition on 12 October 2012. Williams is the head of the government’s civil service and she becomes the governor when that job holder is absent.