Administrator of Tristan da Cunha
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The Administrator of Tristan da Cunha is the head of government and representative of the Governor of Saint Helena in Tristan da Cunha. The role of the Administrator is to chair the territory's Island council which consists of 8 elected members and 3 appointed members. As a dependency of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, the head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, with the Governor of Saint Helena appointed by the British government to act as her local representative. However, as Tristan da Cunha is over 1,350 miles away from Saint Helena, an Administrator is appointed as the Governor's representative on the Island. Previously the Administrator also acted as the local Magistrate, but the appointment is to be transferred to a non-member of the executive or legislative branches of government.
The current Administrator is Mike Hentley, appointed in May 2004.
The first Administrator was appointed during World War II, and was the head of the British military garrison on the Island.
The Administrator has his own flag, a Union Jack defaced with the territory's coat of arms.
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Overseas territories: Governor of Anguilla | Governor of Bermuda | Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory | Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory | Governor of the British Virgin Islands | Governor of the Cayman Islands | Governor of the Falkland Islands | Governor of Gibraltar | Governor of Montserrat | Governor of the Pitcairn Islands | Governor of Saint Helena | Civil Commissioner of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Administrator of Tristan da Cunha | Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Crown dependencies: Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey | Lieutenant Governor of Jersey | Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
