Governor of Fiji
Governor of Fiji | |
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Flag of Fiji from 1924 to 1970 | |
Style | His Excellency The Right Honourable |
Appointer | King/Queen of the United Kingdom |
Formation | 10 October 1874 |
First holder | The Rt Hon. Hercules Robinson |
Final holder | The Rt Hon. Robert Sidney Foster |
Abolished | 10 October 1970 |
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Fiji was a British Crown Colony from 1874 to 1970, and an independent Dominion in the British Commonwealth from 1970 to 1987. During this period, the Head of State was the British Monarch, but in practice his or her functions were normally exercised locally by the Governor prior to independence (on 10 October 1970), and by the Governor-General prior to the proclamation of a republic on 7 October 1987.
Note that from 1877 to 3 July 1952, Governors of Fiji were also High Commissioners for the Western Pacific.
Governors of Fiji (1874–1970)
From | To | Name | Comments |
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10 October 1874 | June 1875 | Sir Hercules Robinson | |
June 1875 | January 1880 | Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon | |
January 1880 | December 1886 | Sir William Des Vœux | |
January 1887 | February 1888 | Sir Charles Mitchell | |
February 1888 | 7 February 1897 | Sir John Bates Thurston | |
February 1897 | 1901 | Sir George Thomas Michael O'Brien | |
1901 | 10 September 1902 | Sir William Allardyce | Acting |
10 September 1902 | 11 October 1904 | Sir Henry Moore Jackson | |
11 October 1904 | 21 February 1911 | Sir Everard F. im Thurn | |
21 February 1911 | 25 July 1912 | Sir Francis Henry May | |
25 July 1912 | 10 October 1918 | Sir Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott | |
10 October 1918 | 25 April 1925 | Sir Cecil Hunter Rodwell | |
25 April 1925 | 22 November 1929 | Sir Eyre Hutson | |
22 November 1929 | 28 November 1936 | Sir Arthur George Murchison Fletcher | |
28 November 1936 | August 1938 | Sir Arthur Richards | |
16 September 1938 | 21 July 1942 | Sir Harry Luke | |
21 July 1942 | 1 January 1945 | Sir Philip Euen Mitchell | |
1 January 1945 | 1946 | Sir Alexander Grantham | |
20 January 1948 | 6 October 1952 | Sir Leslie Brian Freeston | |
6 October 1952 | 28 October 1958 | Sir Ronald Garvey | |
28 October 1958 | 6 January 1964 | Sir Kenneth Maddocks | |
6 January 1964 | December 1968 | Sir Derek Jakeway | |
December 1968 | 10 October 1970 | Sir Robert Sidney Foster |
In 1970, Fiji gained independence from the United Kingdom. After independence, the viceroy in Fiji was the Governor-General of Fiji.