Governor of Gibraltar

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Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar
Flag of the Governor of Gibraltar
Incumbent Lieutenant General Sir Robert Fulton KBE since 2006
Style	His Excellency
Residence	The Convent
Appointer	British Monarch

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The Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar is the representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The Governor is appointed by the British Monarch on the advice of the British Government. The role of the Governor is to act as the de facto head of state, and he or she is responsible for formally appointing the Chief Minister of Gibraltar, along with other members of the Government of Gibraltar after a general election. The Governor also has sole responsibility for defence and security.

The incumbent Governor is Lieutenant General Sir Robert Fulton KBE, who succeeded his predecessor Sir Francis Richards in the Autumn of 2006.^[1]. He will be succeeded by Vice-Admiral Sir Adrian Johns in the autumn of 2009.^[2]

To date, there has been no female Governor of Gibraltar.

The Governor has his own flag in Gibraltar, the Union Flag defaced with the territory's coat of arms. However at his official residence (The Convent), the Union flag and the flag of Gibraltar are flown.

[edit] List of Governors of Gibraltar since the Habsburg occupation

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Picture	Term	Incumbent	Notes
	24 July 1704	Habsburg occupation
	24 July 1704 to 4 August 1704	Sir George Rooke, Military commander
	4 August 1704 to 6 August 1704	Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt, Governor	Appointed by Archduke Charles
	6 August 1704 to November 1704	Henry Nugent, Count of Valdesoto, Governor	Appointed by Archduke Charles
	24 December 1704 to 24 December 1707	John Shrimpton, Governor	Appointed by Archduke Charles
	24 December 1707 to 24 January 1711	Roger Elliott, Governor
	24 January 1711 to 13 July 1713	Thomas Stanwix, Governor
	13 July 1713	Spain cedes Gibraltar to Great Britain in the Treaty of Utrecht
	13 July 1713 to 7 August 1713	Thomas Stanwix, Governor
	7 August 1713 to 20 October 1720	The Earl of Portmore, Governor
	20 October 1720 to 2 February 1727	Richard Kane, Governor
	2 February 1727 to 13 May 1730	Jasper Clayton, Governor
	15 May 1730 to 24 October 1739	Joseph Sabine, Governor
	24 October 1739 to 22 April 1740	Francis Columbine, Governor
	22 April 1740 to 1749	William Hargrave, Governor
	1749 to 31 May 1754	Sir Humphrey Bland, Governor
	31 May 1754 to 12 July 1756	Thomas Fowke, Governor
	12 July 1756 to 16 April 1757	The Lord Tyrawley, Governor
	16 April 1757 to 28 April 1761	The Earl of Home, Governor
	28 April 1761 to 23 June 1761	John Toovey, acting Governor
	13 June 1761 to 14 June 1761	John Parslow, acting Governor
	14 June 1761 to January 1776	Edward Cornwallis, Governor
	1765 to 1767	John Irwin, acting Governor
	January 1776 to 25 May 1777	Robert Boyd, acting Governor	1st Term
	25 May 1777 to 14 June 1787	George Augustus Eliott, Governor
	14 June 1787 to July 1790	The Lord Heathfield, Governor
	July 1790 to October 1790	Sir Robert Boyd, acting Governor
	October 1790 to 13 May 1794	Sir Robert Boyd, Governor	2nd Term
	1794-1795	Henry Clinton, Governor	Died in London before taking up the post
	13 May 1794 to 30 December 1795	Charles Rainsford, Governor
	30 December 1795 to 25 February 1802	Charles O'Hara, Governor
	25 February 1802 to 10 May 1802	Charles Barnett, Governor
	24 May 1802 to 23 January 1820	The Duke of Kent
	2 May 1803 to 17 December 1804	Sir Thomas Trigge, acting Governor	For the Duke of Kent
	17 December 1804 to June 1806	Henry Edward Fox, acting Governor	For the Duke of Kent
	June 1806 to November 1806	James Drummond, acting Governor	1st Term; for the Duke of Kent
	November 1806 to August 1808	Sir Hew Dalrymple, acting Governor	For the Duke of Kent
	August 1808 to May 1809	James Drummond, acting Governor	2nd Term; for the Duke of Kent
	May 1809 to August 1809	Sir John Francis Cradock, acting Governor	For the Duke of Kent
	August 1809 to October 1809	John Smith, acting Governor	For the Duke of Kent
	October 1809 to November 1809	Alex McKenzie Fraser, acting Governor	For the Duke of Kent
	November 1809 to 2 April 1814	Sir Colin Campbell, acting Governor	For the Duke of Kent
	3 April 1814 to 15 November 1821	Sir George Don, acting Governor	1st Term; for the Duke of Kent
	29 January 1820 to 1835	The Earl of Chatham, Governor
	7 June 1825 to 20 June 1830	Sir George Don, acting Governor	2nd Term; for the Earl of Chatham
	1830	Gibraltar becomes a British Crown Colony
	20 June 1830 to 10 May 1831	Sir George Don, acting Governor	2nd Term; for the Earl of Chatham
	10 May 1831 to 29 May 1835	Sir William Houstoun, acting Governor	For the Earl of Chatham
	28 February 1835 to 11 October 1842	Sir Alexander George Woodford, Governor
	11 October 1842 to 12 December 1848	Sir Robert Thomas Wilson, Governor
	12 December 1848 to 26 July 1855	Sir Robert William Gardiner, Governor
	26 July 1855 to 5 May 1859	Sir James Fergusson, Governor
	5 May 1859 to 21 September 1865	Sir William John Codrington, Governor
	21 September 1865 to 25 July 1870	Sir Richard Airey, Governor
	25 July 1870 to 23 June 1876	Sir William Williams, Governor
	23 June 1876 to 3 January 1883	The Lord Napier of Magdala, Governor
	3 January 1883 to 2 November 1886	Sir John Miller Adye, Governor
	2 November 1886 to 23 August 1890	Sir Arthur Edward Hardinge, Governor
	23 August 1890 to 27 January 1891	Sir Leicester Smyth, Governor
	27 January 1891 to 31 March 1891	H. R. L. Newdigate, acting Governor
	31 March 1891 to 27 June 1893	Sir Lothian Nicholson, Governor
	27 June 1893 to 7 August 1893	G.J. Smart, acting Governor
	7 August 1893 to 22 May 1900	Sir Robert Biddulph, Governor
	22 May 1900 to 1 August 1905	Sir George Stuart White, Governor
	1 August 1905 to 30 July 1910	Sir Frederick Forestier-Walker, Governor
	30 July 1910 to 11 July 1913	Sir Archibald Hunter, Governor
	11 July 1913 to 9 July 1918	Sir Herbert Scott Gould Miles, Governor
	9 July 1918 to 26 May 1923	Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien, Governor
	26 May 1923 to 13 August 1928	Sir Charles Monro, Governor
	13 August 1928 to 13 May 1933	Sir Alexander Godley, Governor
	13 May 1933 to 12 August 1938	Sir Charles Harington Harington, Governor
	12 August 1938 to 11 July 1939	Sir Edmund Ironside, Governor
	11 July 1939 to 14 May 1941	Sir Clive Gerard Liddell, Governor
	14 May 1941 to 31 May 1942	The Viscount Gort, Governor
	31 May 1942 to 1943	Noel Mason-Macfarlane, Governor
	1943 to 14 February 1944	Sir Noel Mason-Macfarlane, Governor
	14 February 1944 to 8 February 1947	Sir Ralph Eastwood, Governor
	8 February 1947 to 23 April 1952	Sir Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson, Governor
	23 April 1952 to 6 May 1955	Sir Gordon MacMillan, Governor
	6 May 1955 to 16 April 1958	Sir Harold Redman, Governor
	16 April 1958 to 8 June 1962	Sir Charles Keightley, Governor
	8 June 1962 to 5 August 1965	Sir Alfred Dudley Ward, Governor
	5 August 1965 to March 1969	Sir Gerald Lathbury, Governor
	March 1969 to 3 October 1973	Sir Varyl Begg, Governor
	3 October 1973 to 30 May 1978	Sir John Grandy, Governor
	30 May 1978 to 1981	Sir William Jackson, Governor
	1981	Gibraltar becomes a British Dependent Territory	Under the British Nationality Act 1981
	1981 to 26 October 1982	Sir William Jackson, Governor
	26 October 1982 to 19 November 1985	Sir David Williams, Governor
	19 November 1985 to December 1989	Sir Peter Terry, Governor
	December 1989 to April 1993	Sir Derek Reffell, Governor
	April 1993 to 5 December 1995	Sir John Chapple, Governor
	5 December 1995 to 19 February 1997	Sir Hugo White, Governor
	24 February 1997 to 5 April 2000	Sir Richard Luce, Governor
	5 April 2000 to 2002	David Durie, Governor
	2002	Gibraltar becomes a British Overseas Territory	Under the British Overseas Territories Act 2002
	2002 to 16 May 2003	David Durie, Governor (Sir David Durie from 1 Jan 2003)
	16 May 2003 to 27 May 2003	David Blunt, acting Governor
	27 May 2003 to 17 July 2006	Sir Francis Richards, Governor
	17 July 2006 to 27 September	Philip Barton, acting Governor
	27 September 2006 to Present	Sir Robert Fulton, Governor

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• The Convent
• Chief Minister of Gibraltar

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