Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
Erwin Jay Saunders | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MHA |
Office: | Deputy Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands |
Termstart: | 20 February 2021 |
Termend: | 27 February 2024 |
Premier: | Washington Misick |
Governor: | Nigel Dakin |
Parents: | Norman Saunders Emily Saunders |
Party: | Progressive National Party |
Spouse: | Indrani Saunders (m. 1996) |
Children: | Gabriel Saunders Maya Saunders Michael Saunders Anjali Saunders |
Office4: | 2nd Member of Parliament for All Island District |
Alongside4: | Washington Misick Josephine Connolly Jamell Rayan Robinson Shaun David Malcolm |
Termstart4: | 20 February 2021 |
Office2: | Minister of Finance, Investment & Trade |
Termstart2: | 6 August 2021 |
Termend2: | 27 February 2024 |
Predecessor2: | Washington Misick |
Predecessor4: | Josephine Connolly |
Successor: | Jamell Robinson |
Successor2: | Washington Misick |
Office3: | Minister of Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services |
Termstart3: | 24 February 2021 |
Predecessor3: | Edwin Astwood |
Termend3: | 6 August 2021 |
Successor3: | Jamell Robinson |
Erwin Jay Saunders, also known as E. Jay Saunders, is a Turks and Caicos Islands businessman and politician who served as the Deputy Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands from February 2021 to February 2024.[1] [2] He served as Minister of Finance, Investment & Trade from August 2021 to February 2024. He is the son of former Chief Minister Norman Saunders and former Speaker of the House, Emily Saunders.