Christopher J. Turner
Christopher John Turner, CBE (17 August 1933 – 30 October 2014)[1] was a British colonial administrator and diplomat.
Early years
He was born in
Career
In 1958 Turner joined the
Following
By the time New Hebrides became independent
In 1982 Turner was appointed Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands.[3] The islands were being used as a refuelling point for light aircraft plying the illegal supply route of narcotics from South America to the United States and, in conjunction with the American Drug Enforcement Administration, he played a key role in disrupting this traffic, and his success in this activity resulted in death threats being made against him, after which armed bodyguards were required for his protection.
In 1987 was appointed Governor of the island of Montserrat.[4]
In 1990 he was appointed a
Later that year he retired from government service to enter the commercial world. He worked for McLane Company (USA) becoming the managing director of the UK office, and then in 1996 joined the Cambridge-Myers Consulting Group (USA) where as Senior Project Manager he travelled around the world.
Later years
Turner retired in 2004 to live in Winchester, England where he continued to travel, garden, and entertain his seven grandchildren with tales of his exploits abroad.
References
- ^ "Announcement in the Daily Telegraph". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ Obituary in the Vanuatu Daily Post
- ^ "Turks and Caicos Islands". World Statesmen.org. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
- ^ "Montserrat". World Statesmen.org. Retrieved 2 December 2010.