Resident commissioner

Resident commissioner was or is an official title of several different types of

The following territories had resident commissioners:^[citation needed]

• The British Solomon Islands from 1893 until they got a governor (who also became the high commissioner) in 1952
• The Gilbert and Ellice Islands were administered as a British protectorate by a resident commissioner from 1892 to 1916 as part of the British Western Pacific Territories (BWPT), and from 1916 to 1972 as part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony; from 1972, the colony had an own governor until the independence of Tuvalu (1978) and Kiribati (1979);
• The
  Union Group protectorate from 1916 (later a separate state called Tokelau
  )
• The Cook Islands, since the 11 June 1901 incorporation into New Zealand (previously there was a British resident).
• Niue since 1901 (later under a high commissioner) soon annexed to the dominion of New Zealand (1901-1904 as part of the Cook Islands); see List of resident commissioners of Niue.
• A special case were the
  résident
  , subordinate to France's haut commissaire (high commissioner) in the Pacific Ocean (from 22 March 1907 the Governor of New Caledonia); both were abolished at the independence of the Republic of Vanuatu in 1980.

Southern Africa

While the post of High Commissioner for Southern Africa (HCSA) was held 27 January 1847 - 31 May 1910 by the governors of the Cape Colony, then until 6 April 1931 by the governors-general of the Union of South Africa, after that date filled separately until 1963, there have been resident representatives in the constituent territories:^{[citation needed]}

• In Bechuanaland Protectorate, after a few deputy and special commissioners, there were resident commissioners since it was made dependent on the HCSA^{[clarification needed]} on 9 May 1891; in 1892-1923 there were also two assistant commissioners, for the north and the south respectively.
• In the British
  Swaziland protectorate, since it was dependent on the HCSA in 1902 (before administered through Transvaal, under an administrator
  ); afterward both got a separate commissioner.
• From 18 March 1884 Basutoland became a separate colony, as one of the High Commission Territories, it got its resident commissioner, instead of a Cape government agent (since it became a British protectorate in 1868).

India

In India, a resident commissioner is the representative of the state government with an office in New Delhi, who is also supposed to manage the reception of state government functionaries who visit New Delhi. She/he coordinates with various ministries of the central government, central PSUs, multi-lateral and bilateral agencies and various other organisations on behalf of the state government. she/he is an IAS officer.^[3]

United States

• The
  Washington, DC. The resident commissioner represents Puerto Rico in the United States House of Representatives, where they have a status equivalent to a territorial delegate, as well as before executive departments.^{[citation needed}
  ]
• In most other U.S. overseas (and historically pre-state) territories, a similar representative position is styled delegate.^{[citation needed]}
• The
  Philippine Organic Act of 1902 with the first commissioners serving from 1905. The position ended with Philippine Independence in 1946.^{[citation needed}
  ]

• WorldStatesmen - see each present country

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