The governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's British 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 vice-regal representative of the head of state, His Majesty King Charles III. The Governor appoints the Premier and 5 members of the House of Assembly. The official residence of the governor is the Government House of Turks and Caicos Islands, located in Waterloo on the island of Grand Turk.
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| Style | Her Excellency |
| Appointer | Charles III as King of the United Kingdom |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 1973 |
| First holder | Alexander Graham Mitchell |
In August 2009, the United Kingdom suspended the islands' self-government after allegations of ministerial corruption. The prerogative of the ministerial government and the House of Assembly were vested in the Governor until self-government was restored in 2012.
The Governor has her own flag in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Union Flag with the territory's coat of arms superimposed.[1]
History edit
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 edit
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Alexander Graham Mitchell | 1973–1975 |
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Arthur Christopher Watson | 1975–1978 |
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John Clifford Strong | 1978–1982 |
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Christopher J. Turner | 1982–1987 |
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Michael J. Bradley | 1987–1993 |
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Martin Bourke | 1993–1996 |
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John Kelly | 1996–2000 |
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Mervyn Jones | 2000–2002 |
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Cynthia Astwood (acting) | 2002 |
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Jim Poston | 2002–2005 |
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Mahala Wynns acting | 2005 |
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Richard Tauwhare | 2005–2008 |
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Mahala Wynns (acting) | 2008 – 5 August 2008 |
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Gordon Wetherell | 5 August 2008 – 22 August 2011 |
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Martin Stanley (acting) | 22 August – 12 September 2011 |
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Ric Todd | 12 September 2011 – 15 September 2013 |
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Anya Williams (acting) | 15 September – 9 October 2013 |
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Peter Beckingham | 9 October 2013 – 10 October 2016 |
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Anya Williams (acting) | 10–17 October 2016 |
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John Freeman[2] | 17 October 2016 – 15 July 2019 |
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Nigel Dakin[3] | 15 July 2019 – 29 March 2023 |
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Anya Williams (acting) | 29 March 2023 – 29 June 2023 |
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Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam | 29 June 2023 – present |
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Change of Governor of Turks and Caicos Islands". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Change of Governor of Turks and Caicos Islands - July 2019". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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