Mark Andrew Capes (born 19 February 1954) is a British diplomat who served as the Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha from 2011 to 2016. He was replaced by Lisa Phillips. [2] His previous roles have included diplomatic appointments in Austria, Nigeria, Portugal, Jordan, Yugoslavia, the Turks and Caicos Islands and New Zealand, and appointments as deputy governor in Anguilla and Bermuda.[3]
Mark Capes | |
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| Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | |
| In office October 2011 – 26 April 2016 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Andrew Murray Gurr |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Phillips Honan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Andrew Capes 19 February 1954[1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England |
Capes is married to Tamara Capes and has two daughters.[3]
References
edit- ^ The Diplomatic Service List. H.M. Stationery Office. 2001. p. 162. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Foreign & Commonwealth Office – Change of Her Majesty's Governor of St Helena". Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Change of Her Majesty's Governor of St Helena". GOV.UK. Retrieved 25 May 2020.