Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Governor of The Turks and Caicos Islands | |
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Viceroy | |
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 |
Constitution |
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Administrative divisions |
The governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands is the representative 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
.
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
The islands were a dependency of
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
Image | Name | Term |
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Alexander Graham Mitchell | 1973–1975 | |
Arthur Christopher Watson | 1975–1978 | |
John Clifford Strong | 1978–1982 | |
Christopher J. Turner | 1982–1987 | |
Michael J. Bradley
|
1987–1993 | |
Martin Bourke | 1993–1996 | |
John Kelly | 1996–2000 | |
Mervyn Jones | 2000–2002 | |
Cynthia Astwood (acting) | 2002 | |
Jim Poston | 2002–2005 | |
Mahala Wynns acting | 2005 | |
Richard Tauwhare | 2005–2008 | |
Mahala Wynns (acting) | 2008 – 5 August 2008 | |
Gordon Wetherell | 5 August 2008 – 22 August 2011 | |
Martin Stanley (acting) | 22 August – 12 September 2011 | |
Ric Todd | 12 September 2011 – 15 September 2013 | |
Anya Williams (acting) | 15 September – 9 October 2013 | |
Peter Beckingham | 9 October 2013 – 10 October 2016 | |
Anya Williams (acting) | 10–17 October 2016 | |
John Freeman[2] | 17 October 2016 – 15 July 2019 | |
Nigel Dakin[3] | 15 July 2019 – 29 March 2023 | |
Anya Williams (acting) | 29 March 2023 – 29 June 2023 | |
Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam | 29 June 2023 – present |
References
- ^ 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.