Mr. Bush, who was born in West Bay in1955 and educated in the Government Primary and Secondary Modern Schools, has always been involved with community, youth and church work. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1993 and was made an Officer of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the Queens New Years Honors list in January 1997. He was also awarded the Order of Merit by CIFA and given the community awarded by the West Bay Seven Day Adventist Church for outstanding community service. Mr. Bush is part owner of Cambridge Real Estate Corporation. He is married to Kerry Yvonne Bush nee Parsons for 25 years; she has her own business after a banking career of 24 years. They have two children, Barry and Tonya, both at University in the United States.

Mr. Bush also served as an Executive Council Member for Health and Human Services from November 1992 - January 1994 (and as Minister until February 1994). He then served as Minister of Community Development Sports, Youth, Women's Affairs and Culture from February 1994 to November 1997. During his tenure, he made significant strides in a number of areas for the betterment of the people of these islands. Some are as follows:

Nov. 1992 - Feb. 1994
· Completed and opened the new wing of the Faith Hospital, at a cost of $2.2 Million ($200,000 under budget).
· Organized the smooth transition of 350 staff from Health Service Authority to Health Services Department and secured their pensions and other benefits.
· Established two Mental Health Nursing Posts for the first time.
· Put in place the first Paramedics Trainer for the Ambulance Services.
· After due process, selected the Baptist Hospital as the overseas referral facility.
· Upgraded much needed medical equipment and purchased new equipment and medical instruments.
· Opened the Lions Eye Clinic and provided a Bi-Weekly clinic service.
· Took responsibility for transporting back to the Cayman Islands persons who had been referred abroad by government for medical treatment, and had passed away.
· Appointed a Committee of Senior Health Services personnel, Public Works staff and other senior civil servants, to explore options and plans for the new hospital.
· Appointed a qualified Caymanian hospital administrator.
· Purchased 7 acres of land and 3 buildings and property to be used for a Rehabilitation Centre and Halfway Houses.
· Initiated a Plan for the Development of Health centres in the Districts.
· Initiated a Programme for Drug Counseling Services on a regular basis at Northward Prison.
· Passed regulations to protect the public from experimental medical procedures, in light of problems experienced with the treatment of AIDS locally.
· Established a proper application protocol for medical research to be conducted in the Cayman Islands.


1994 - 1997
· Put in place facilities for sports in all districts, including; Ed Bush Sports Centre, Truman Bodden Sports Complex, Jimmy Powell Oval (National Cricket facility), Donovan Rankine Field, National Softball/Baseball Diamond and Hard courts for netball, basketball and volleyball, including indoor sporting facilities at the Lions Centre.
· Employed local and international coaches for netball, basketball, cricket, football, swimming and track and field.
· Reintroduced basketball, netball, cricket, football and swimming camps.
· Created a sports scholarship for higher achievers and assistance for under achievers.
· Created the Cultural scholarship.
· Assisted several churches with sports facilities (e.g., basketball and volleyball courts) and annual grants for youth workers.
· Completed and began implementation of a comprehensive Ten Year Development Plan for Water and Sewerage Infrastructure, which addresses the anticipated water and sanitation needs of the Country.
· Continued piped water up to Frank Sound.
· Negotiated a long-term water supply contract saving $4.5 million over six years.
· Renegotiated the Water Authority loan portfolio to reduce the vagaries of other basket of currencies and interest rates, which saved a tremendous amount of money.
· Increased Caymanian employees at the Water Authority to 90% of total staff, with five of six top positions held at that time by Caymanians, and created nineteen new jobs filled by Caymanians. 
· Created, promoted and funded after-school programme with churches, and the broader community.
· Introduced the Young Parents Programme.
· Appointed a broad-based Manpower Development Advisory Committee and implemented recommendations for counseling and job placement for the unemployed.
· Created a Minimum Wage Committee, the results of which Exco refused to be made public.
· Created PROJECT PREPARE to aid in the rehabilitation of ex-prisoners.
· Created a new Government-guaranteed student loan scheme with $3.5 million being lent for higher education of Caymanian student locally and overseas.
· Assisted 154 small Caymanian businesses in all sectors by loans totaling $3 million.
· Created a National Children's Choir.
· Established the Cayman Islands Marine Institute.
· Created the Order of National Heroes.
· Created Cayfest.
· Created and implemented a plan for the production of a comprehensive history of the Cayman Islands.
· Created three national symbols by public vote, the tree (silver thatch), the national flower (banana orchid) and the bird (Cayman parrot).
· Commenced Five-Year master Plan for the Museum.
· Created a Task Force for the development of a National Art Galley and National Library.
· Created and implemented a plan for district libraries. When the new civic center in West Bay is completed it will serve as a hurricane shelter and Town Hall will be converted into a District Library. Libraries were completed in Bodden Town, North Side and East End
· Created the Monica Gore Youth of the Year award in community work.
· Hired community development officers and created Community Development Action Committees (CODAC).
· Put in place a good programme of and increased financial assistance to the elderly, handicapped and needy persons.
· Established pensions for veterans and seamen.
· Passed the national Pensions Law enabling Caymanians to prepare better for their future and to be secure in their old age.
· Passed Labour Legislation giving more benefits to workers, including longer maternity leave, vacations and compassionate leave.
· Standardized and enforced a proper gratuity distribution system and increased penalty for improper distribution and introduced the audit of gratuity records.
· Introduced a new housing scheme, which gave 170 Caymanian families new homes.
· Put a scheme in place to assist qualified Caymanian applicants with elimination or reduction of stamp duty on the cost of purchasing: Land up to a maximum cost of CI$35,000, a first-time, owner-occupied home up to a maximum cost of CI$80,000 (increased to CI$150,000).
· Set up a Steering Committee to guide the establishment of a Women's Affairs Office.
· Obtained space for women's Affairs Resource Centre as a place of public education and information.
· Held monthly public education seminars (starting July 1996) based upon the Beijing Platform for Action.
· Started work for elimination of domestic violence.
· Founded The Golden Age Home in West Bay.

Also, while in Exco, Mr. Bush helped in the creation of the Monetary Authority, The Mutual Funds Law, the PCCL Legislation, and other financial Legislation was planned.