List of Civil Commissioners of Malta

Civil Commissioner of Malta

Coat of Arms of the Civil Commissioner of Malta
Style His Excellency
Residence Grandmaster's Palace
Appointer King George III
Precursor French Military Governor of Malta
Formation 9 February 1799
First holder Sir Alexander Ball
Final holder Sir Hildebrand Oakes
Abolished 23 July 1813
Succession Governor of Malta
Flag of the United Kingdom

The British Civil Commissioner of Malta was an official who ruled Malta during the inserruction and later the British protectorate period between 1799 and 1813. Upon the end of the Protectorate and the creation of Malta Colony in 1813, this office was replaced by that of the Governor, who represented the Government of the United Kingdom.

List of Civil Commissioners (1799–1813)

Name Portrait Born-Died From To
Sir Alexander Ball 1757–1809 9 February 1799 February 1801
Sir Henry Pigot 1750-1840 February 1801 July 1801
Charles Cameron 1766-1820 July 1801 1802
Sir Alexander Ball (restored) 1757–1809 1802 25 October 1809
Sir Hildebrand Oakes 1754-1822 May 1810 23 July 1813

See also