Governor of the British Virgin Islands
| Governor of the British Virgin Islands | |
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| Viceroy | |
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| Incumbent: Boyd McCleary [1] |
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| Style: | His Excellency |
| Appointed by: | Queen Elizabeth II as Queen of the United Kingdom |
| First: | Edward John Cameron as Administrator |
| Formation: | 1887 |
| Term length: | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
| Residence: | Government House, British Virgin Islands |
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| Website: | Office of the Governor |
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| This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the British Virgin Islands |
The Governor of the British Virgin Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of British Virgin Islands. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The role of the Governor is to act as the de facto head of state, and he or she is responsible for appointing the Chief Minister and the Executive Council.
The current Governor is Boyd McCleary.[1]
The Governor has his own flag, the Union Flag defaced with the territory's coat of arms. The official residence of the Governor is Government House located in Road Town, Tortola.
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History [edit]
The first colonial administration on the Islands was the Dutch. England annexed the Islands in 1672. An Administrator was appointed to the Islands from 1887, and replaced by a Governor in 1971 when the Islands were created a distinct territory.
Prior to this date, the local Council would elect one of their members to be President (see List of Presidents of the British Virgin Islands).
Up until 1971 the Administrators were answerable to the Governors of the Leeward Islands, of which the British Virgin Islands formed a part.
List of Administrators of the British Virgin Islands [edit]
- Edward John Cameron (1887–1894)
- Alexander R. Mackay (1894–1896)
- Nathaniel George Cookman (1896–1903)
- Robert Stephen Earl (1903–1910)
- Thomas Leslie Hardtman Jarvis (1910–1919)
- Herbert Walter Peebles (1919–1922)
- R. Hargrove (1922–1923)
- Otho Lewis Hancock (1923–1926)
- Frank Cecil Clarkson (1926–1934)
- Donald Percy Wailling (1934–1946)
- John Augustus Cockburn Cruikshank (1946–1954)
- Henry Anthony Camillo Howard (1954–1956)
- Geoffrey Pole Allesbrook (1956–1959)
- Gerald Jackson Bryan (1959–1962)
- Martin Samuel Staveley (1962–1967)
- Sir John Sutherland (Ian) Thomson (1967–1971)
List of Governors of the British Virgin Islands [edit]
- Derek George Cudmore (1971–1974)
- Walter Wilkinson Wallace (1974–1978)
- James Alfred Davidson (1978–1982)
- David Robert Barwick (1982–1986)
- J. Mark A. Herdman (1986–1991)
- Peter Penfold (1991–1995)
- David Mackilligin (1995–1998)
- Frank Savage (1998–2002)
- Elton Georges (acting) (2002)
- Tom Macan (2002–2006)
- Dancia Penn (acting) (2006)
- David Pearey (2006–2010)
- Inez Archibald (acting) (2010)
- Boyd McCleary (2010–present)
References [edit]
- ^ a b [https://www.gov.uk/government/people/boyd-mccleary Boyd McCleary CMG, CVO, Governor to the British Virgin Islands
