Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory
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This is a list of High Commissioners and Commissioners of the British Antarctic Territory, the area of Antarctica claimed by the United Kingdom. The first High Commissioner was appointed in 1962 following the establishment of British Antarctic Territory as a separate British overseas territory. Prior to 1962, the area was administered from the Falkland Islands by the Governor.
[edit] High Commissioners
- Edwin Porter Arrowsmith (1962-1964)
- Cosmo Dugal Patrick Thomas Haskard (1964-1970)
- Ernest Gordon Lewis (1971-1975)
- Neville Arthur Irwin French (1975-1977)
- James Roland Walter Parker (1977-1980)
- Rex Masterman Hunt (1980-1985)
- Gordon Wesley Jewkes (1985-1988)
- William H. Fullerton (1988-1990)
[edit] Commissioners
- M. Baker Bates (1990-1992)
- P. Newton (1992-1995)
- Anthony Longrigg (1995-1997)
- John White (1997-2001)
- Alan Huckle (2001-2004)
- Tony Crombie (2004-present)
[edit] See also
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
