William Boyd McCleary
William Boyd McCleary | |
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| Governor of the British Virgin Islands | |
| In office 20 August 2010 – 1 August 2014 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Premier | Ralph T. O'Neal Orlando Smith |
| Preceded by | V. Inez Archibald (acting) |
| Succeeded by | V. Inez Archibald (acting) |
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| Born | 30 March 1949 Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK |
| Viceregal styles of William Boyd McCleary (2010-2014) | |
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| Reference style | His Excellency |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
William Boyd McCleary CMG CVO (born 30 March 1949)[1] is a retired member of HM Diplomatic Service originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
In September 2010 he was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II on the advice of the British government, to represent the Queen as Governor of the British Virgin Islands, and to act as the de facto head of state in the Territory.[2] Prior to his appointment as governor, McCleary served as High Commissioner to Malaysia from 2006 to 2010.[2] In 2008 he was presented by Malaysian activists with a memorandum condemning the Batang Kali massacre in which the Scots Guards executed 24 unarmed civilians.[3]
Shortly after his arrival in the British Virgin Islands, the territory was damaged by Hurricane Earl. Although at the time of his appointment, there was a degree of tension over constitutional matters between the United Kingdom and the British Virgin Islands, McCleary won plaudits in the local press for his deft handling of the situation.[4] Currently, he is on the advisory board of OMFIF where he is regularly involved in meetings regarding the financial and monetary system. Previously, he was also one of the patrons of the British Theatre Playhouse, a company aiming to produce British theatrical plays and musical shows.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ McCLEARY, (William) Boyd, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edn, Nov 2012; accessed 14 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Change of Governor of the British Virgin Islands". Government of the British Virgin Islands, London office. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ Doyle, Kevin (11 December 2023). "No justice: 75 years after a British massacre in colonial Malaya". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Governor issues all clear for VI, except for Anegada". 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "British Theatre Playhouse - Patrons - Professional theatre production company incorporated in Singapore in 2004 but is internationally focused with a solid British connection - SISTIC". Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
