Governor of Saint Helena

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The Governor of Saint Helena is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of Saint Helena. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The role of the Governor is to act as the de facto head of state, and he or she is responsible for appointing the executive council, who advises the Governor on the running of the territory. The Governor takes sole responsibility for the administration of the territories two dependencies, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha.

The current Governor is Michael Clancy.

The Governor has his own flag in Saint Helena, the Union Flag defaced with the territory's coat of arms.

[edit] List of Governors of Saint Helena

The first Governor was appointed in 1836. Previously, the territory was administered by the East India Company.

1. 1836 Major General George Middlemore
2. 1842 Colonel Hamelin Trelawney
3. 1846 Major General Sir Patrick Ross
4. 1851 Colonel Sir Thomas Gore Browne
5. 1856 Sir Edward Hay Drummond Hay
6. 1863 Admiral Sir Charles Elliot
7. 1870 Vice Admiral Charles George Edward Patey
8. 1873 Hudson Ralph Janisch
9. 1890 W. Grey Wilson
10. 1897 Robert Armitage Sterndale
11. 1903 Lieutenant Colonel Henry Galway
12. 1912 Major Sir Harry Cordeaux
13. 1920 Colonel Sir Robert Peel
14. 1925 Sir Charles Harper
15. 1932 Sir Spencer Davis
16. 1938 Sir Guy Pilling
17. 1941 Major William Bain Gray
18. 1947 Sir George Joy
19. 1954 Sir James Harford
20. 1958 Sir Robert Alford
21. 1962 Sir John Field
22. 1968 Sir Dermod Murphy
23. 1971 Sir Thomas Oates
24. 1976 Sir Geoffrey Guy
25. 1981 Sir John Dudley Massingham
26. 1984 Francis Eustace Baker
27. 1988 Robert F Stimson
28. 1991 Alan Hoole
29. 1995 David Leslie Smallman
30. 1999 David Hollamby
31. 2004 Michael Clancy

[edit] External links

• Saint Helena Government- "Office of the Governor
• editor: Ben Cahoon. Saint Helena. World Statesmen. Retrieved on 2006-04-23.