Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Governor of The Turks and Caicos Islands
Governor of The Turks and Caicos Islands
	Flag of the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
	Incumbent; John Freeman; since 17 October 2016
	Viceroy
Style	His Excellency
Appointer	Elizabeth II ; as Queen of the United Kingdom
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	1973
First holder	Alexander Graham Mitchell

The Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of Turks and Caicos 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 head of state, and he or she is responsible for appointing the Premier and 5 members of the House of Assembly. The official residence of the Governor is Government House of Turks and Caicos Islands, Waterloo, Grand Turk.

In August 2009, the United Kingdom suspended the Turks and Caicos' self-government after allegations of ministerial corruption. The prerogative of the ministerial government and the House of Assembly are vested in the islands' governor for a period of up to two years, with possible extensions.^[1]

The Governor has his own flag in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Union Flag with the territory's coat of arms superimposed.^[2]

History

The islands were a dependency of Jamaica until that colony received independence in 1962. Afterwards the governor of the Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973.

Governors of The Turks and Caicos Islands

Term	Incumbent	Notes
1973–1975	Alexander Graham Mitchell
1975–1978	Arthur Christopher Watson
1978–1982	John Clifford Strong
1982–1987	Christopher J. Turner
1987–1993	Michael J. Bradley
1993–1996	Martin Bourke
1996–2000	John Kelly
2000–2002	Mervyn Jones
2002	Cynthia Astwood	acting
2002–2005	Jim Poston
2005	Mahala Wynns	acting
2005–2008	Richard Tauwhare
2008 – 5 August 2008	Mahala Wynns	acting
5 August 2008 – 22 August 2011	Gordon Wetherell
22 August – 12 September 2011	Martin Stanley	acting
12 September 2011 – 15 September 2013	Ric Todd
15 September – 9 October 2013	Anya Williams	acting
9 October 2013 – 10 October 2016	Peter Beckingham
10 October – 17 October 2016	Anya Williams	acting
17 October 2016 – present	John Freeman

References

Turks and Caicos Islands

^ "Britain suspends Turks and Caicos government". Retrieved 14 August 2009.^{[dead link]}
^ Grieve, Martin (26 June 2004). "Turks and Caicos: Governor's Flag". Flags of the World. Retrieved 5 August 2008. Governor's flag since 1999. Album depicts this and shows the shield's points touching the garaland and blue ribbon.

External links

Office of the Governor

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[1] "Britain suspends Turks and Caicos government". Retrieved 14 August 2009.^{[dead link]}

[flag-2] Grieve, Martin (26 June 2004). "Turks and Caicos: Governor's Flag". Flags of the World. Retrieved 5 August 2008. Governor's flag since 1999. Album depicts this and shows the shield's points touching the garaland and blue ribbon.

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