Peter Waterworth

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Peter Waterworth
Adrian Davis
Personal details
Born (1957-04-15) 15 April 1957 (age 67)
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
NationalityBritish
SpouseCatherine Waterworth
ProfessionBarrister, diplomat

Peter Andrew Waterworth (born 15 April 1957) is a British barrister and diplomat, who was the Governor of Montserrat from 2007 to 2011.[1][2]

Biography

Waterworth is originally from

Senior Man of Hatfield from 1977 to 1978.[5] He later studied at Downing College, Cambridge, completing an LLM degree in 1982.[6]

Career

Waterworth practised as a barrister from 1983 until 1987, when he joined the

Foreign Office.[6] He was an Assistant Legal Adviser from 1987 to 1990, before being posted to Bonn (which had until recently been the capital of West Germany) where he served until 1994.[6] He then returned to London to work in the Middle East Department, and from 1996 to 2000 was First Secretary at the British Embassy in Rome.[6] After a period in the Northern Ireland Office, Waterworth was Counsellor in Islamabad from 2003 to 2005 and Consul-General in Lagos from 2005 to 2007.[6]

He was sworn in at the

legal adviser
.

He has a wife, Catherine.

Government offices
Preceded by Governor of Montserrat
2007–2011
Succeeded by
Adrian Davis

References

  1. ^ "Volcano residents back home". BBC Caribbean. 23 August 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Groove Master laid to rest". NationNews Barbados. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Poll Winner". Belfast Telegraph. 19 May 1977. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Durham University gazette, XXIV (ns) including supplement". reed.dur.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  5. ^ Moyes, Arthur (1996). Hatfield 1846-1996. p. 287.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Waterworth, Peter Andrew, (born 15 April 1957), HM Diplomatic Service, retired". UK Who's Who. Retrieved 4 October 2018.