High Commissioners for Palestine and Transjordan
The High Commissioner for Palestine, later the High Commissioner for Palestine and Transjordan was the highest ranking authority representing the United Kingdom under the British Mandate for Palestine.
They were based in Jerusalem. The office commenced on 1 July 1920, before the commencement of the Mandate on 29 September 1923, and replaced the British military occupation under the Occupied Enemy Territory Administration, which had operated in Palestine in 1917–1918. The office ceased with the expiration of the Mandate on 15 May 1948.
List of British High Commissioners
| Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Herbert Louis Samuel | 1 July 1920 | 30 June 1925 |
| Field Marshal Lord Plumer | 25 August 1925 | 31 July 1928 |
| Sir Harry Charles Luke (acting) | 31 July 1928 | 6 December 1928 |
| Sir John Chancellor | 6 December 1928 | 1 November 1931 |
| Sir Mark Aitchison Young (acting) | 1 November 1931 | 20 November 1931 |
| Sir Arthur Grenfell Wauchope | 20 November 1931 | 1 March 1938 |
| William Denis Battershill (acting for Wauchope) | September 1937 | 24 November 1937 |
| Sir Harold MacMichael | 3 March 1938 | 30 August 1944 |
| Field Marshal Lord Gort | 1 November 1944 | 5 November 1945 |
| Sir Alan Cunningham | 21 November 1945 | 14 May 1948 |
See also
- British Mandate of Palestine
References
- Report to the League of Nations on the Administration of Palestine and Trans-Jordan for the year 1928
- World Statesmen - Israel
- Agreement between his Britannic Majesty and His Highness the Amir of Trans-Jordan, February 1928 Article 1, "His Highness the Amir agrees that His Britannic Majesty shall be represented in Trans-Jordan by a British Resident acting on behalf of the High Commissioner for Trans-Jordan."