Administrator of Ascension

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The Administrator of Ascension is the head of government and representative of the Governor of St Helena—who is ex-officio the governor of Ascension—on Ascension Island. The role of the Administrator includes that of chairing the territory's Island council which consists of seven elected members. The Administrator of Ascension is formally referred to as "His Honour" or "Her Honour."

As a part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha the head of state is Elizabeth II, with the governor of Saint Helena appointed by the British government to act as her local representative. However, as Ascension Island is over 700 miles (1,127 km) away from Saint Helena, an Administrator is appointed as the governor's representative on the Island. The first Administrator was appointed in 1942.

Commandants, 1815–1922[]

Commandant From Until Notes
James Kearney White 22 October 1815 March 1816
William Roberts March 1816 August 1817
James Thorn August 1817 September 1819
Robert Campbell September 1819 March 1823
Edward Nicolls March 1823 November 1828 First Royal Marines officer as commandant
William Bate 3 November 1828 15 April 1838 Died in office
Hugh Evans April 1838 January 1839
Roger Sawrey Tinklar January 1839 14 September 1840 Died in office
J. Wade September 1840 December 1840 Acting
W. Lee December 1840 April 1841 Acting
H. Bennett April 1841 December 1841 Died in office
W. Lee December 1841 July 1842 Acting; second time
Thomas Peard Dwyer July 1842 April 1844
T. C. C. Moore April 1844 May 1844
John Fraser May 1844 11 October 1844
Arthur Fleming Morrell 11 October 1844 18 January 1847
Frederick Hutton 18 January 1847 October 1851
William Hewgill Kitchen October 1851 June 1855
George Alexander Seymour June 1855 March 1858
William Farquharson Burnett March 1858 July 1861
Frederick Lamport Barnard July 1861 March 1864
Joseph Grant Bickford March 1864 June 1864
F. Hammond June 1864 September 1866
Walter James Hunt-Grubbe September 1866 March 1867
Arthur Wilmshurst March 1867 November 1868
J. G. Mead November 1868 May 1869
R. W. Evans May 1869 October 1869
E. F. Kirby October 1869 October 1872
John Brazier Creagh October 1872 January 1874
James Wylie East January 1874 February 1877
Henry Bouchier Phillimore February 1877 December 1878
Arthur George Robertson Roe December 1878 September 1882
George Parsons September 1882 October 1886
Richard Henry Napier October 1886 June 1890
Richard Evans June 1890 May 1893
J. G. Jones May 1893 May 1896
John Edric Blaxland May 1896 July 1899
George Northmore Arthur Pollard July 1899 13 May 1902
Robert Kyle McAlpine 13 May 1902 13 March 1905
Reginald Hallward Morgan 13 March 1905 29 April 1908
J. W. Dunstan 29 April 1908 27 April 1910
G. Carpenter 27 April 1910 21 April 1913
Henry Cleeve Bennett 21 April 1913 8 June 1919
Harold George Grant 8 June 1919 15 October 1920
Charles Arthur Tennyson 15 October 1920 31 October 1922

Resident-magistrates, 1922–1964[]

Resident-magistrate From Until Notes
W. Haining 1922 1925
E. Lee Lander 1925 1928
Fred Wood 1928 1929
E. A. Willmott 1929 1934
Lionel Bartlett 1934 1936
Percy Edwin Bunker 1936 1938
C. Nias 1938 1938
Percy Edwin Bunker 1938 1939 Second time
Stephen Harold Cardwell 1939 1944
Maurice Campbell Clark 1944 1947
V. W. Oelrichs 1 July 1947 1949
Herbert Louis Nicholson Ascough 15 July 1949 1951
F. G. Eastwood 1 February 1951 1952
B. Stephens 14 April 1952 1954
A. R. Harrison 1 November 1954 1955
F. J. Atkins 10 October 1955 1956
A. R. Harrison 5 March 1956 18 May 1958 Second time
B. R. Irving 18 May 1958 4 November 1958
A. R. Harrison 4 November 1958 30 April 1961 Third time
J. R. Bruce 30 April 1961 28 June 1962
J. Markham 28 June 1962 21 December 1962
J. R. Bruce 21 December 1962 1964 Second time

Administrators, 1964–present[]

Administrator From Until Notes
M. E. Wainwright June 1964 September 1966
Anthony Grant Ayerst Beyts September 1966 September 1967
H. W. D. McDonald June 1968 September 1973
Geoffrey Colin Guy September 1973 November 1976
G. McDonald November 1976 June 1977
G. B. Kendal June 1977 September 1977
Simon Gillett September 1977 June 1979
P. Duncan June 1979 September 1980
Bernard Edward Pauncefort September 1980 August 1982
Ian George Thow August 1982 August 1984
Michael T. S. Blick August 1984 January 1989
J. J. Beale January 1989 February 1991
Brian Norman Connelly February 1991 June 1995
Roger C. Huxley June 1995 23 July 1999
Geoffrey Fairhurst 23 July 1999 10 July 2002
Matt Young 10 July 2002 14 August 2002 Acting
Adam Henshaw 14 August 2002 3 September 2002 Acting
Matt Young 3 September 2002 22 September 2002 Acting; second time
Andrew Michael Kettlewell 22 September 2002 September 2005
Michael Thomas Hill September 2005 September 2008
Ross Denny September 2008 9 September 2011
Miles Miller 10 September 2011 18 September 2011 Acting
Joanne Yeadon 19 September 2011 14 October 2011 Acting
Miles Miller 15 October 2011 26 October 2011 Acting; second time
Colin Wells 27 October 2011 August 2014
Marc Holland 26 August 2014[1] March 2018
26 March 2018 25 November 2018
Steven Chandler March 2019 24 November 2019
Gareth Morris 25 November 2019 [2] 19 December 2019 Acting
Steven Chandler 20 December 2019 16 March 2020
Sean Burns 17 March 2020[3] 12 December 2020
Xander Halliwell 13 December 2020[4] 12 January 2021[5] Acting; first time
Sean Burns 12 January 2021[6] 24 June 2021
Xander Halliwell 25 June 2021[7] 28 August 2021 Acting; second time
Sean Burns 28 August 2021[8] 18 October 2021
Xander Halliwell 19 October 2021[9] 30 October 2021 Acting; third time
Sean Burns 30 October 2021[10] 12 December 2021
Xander Halliwell 12 December 2021[11] Present Acting; fourth time

References[]

  1. ^ "Swearing in of new Administrator – Ascension Island Government".
  2. ^ "Acting Administrator Sworn in – Ascension Island Government".
  3. ^ "Administrator Sean Burns Begins Official Duties – Ascension Island Government".
  4. ^ "Acting Administrator Sworn in – Ascension Island Government".
  5. ^ "Administrator Resumes Duties – Ascension Island Government".
  6. ^ "Administrator Resumes Duties – Ascension Island Government".
  7. ^ "Acting Administrator Sworn in – Ascension Island Government".
  8. ^ "Public Notice: Administrator Returns to Island".
  9. ^ "Acting Administrator Sworn In – Ascension Island Government" (in British English). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Administrator Resumes Official Duties – Ascension Island Government".
  11. ^ "Acting Administrator Sworn In – Ascension Island Government" (in British English). Retrieved 24 December 2021.

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