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 David Morley, who took up the office in September 2007.
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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