Cyril Romney

Cyril Romney
Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands
In office
11 November 1983 – 17 November 1986
MonarchElizabeth II
GovernorDavid Robert Barwick
Preceded byLavity Stoutt
Succeeded byLavity Stoutt
Personal details
Born(1931-03-01)1 March 1931
Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Died19 July 2007(2007-07-19) (aged 76)
Florida, United States
SpouseLillian Romney
ChildrenFive

Cyril Brandtford Romney (1 March 1931 – 19 July 2007) was a British Virgin Islander politician who served as Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands from 1983 to 1986. He also served as a member of the Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands from 1979 to 1995. He was the first British Virgin Islander to hold the post of Financial Secretary, and was also a business leader in the Territory and the region.

After an early career as a teacher, he studied economics at Inter-American University of Puerto Rico and then pursued a master's program in economics and political science at Syracuse University in New York.