Administrator of the Pitcairn Islands
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The Administrator of the Pitcairn Islands is the representative of the Governor of the Pitcairn Islands and de facto Chair of the Island Council.
As a British overseas territory the head of state is Elizabeth II, with the Governor of the Pitcairn Islands appointed by the British government to act as her local representative. However, as the Governor of the Pitcairn Islands is also the British High Commissioner to New Zealand and Samoa, an Administrator is appointed as the Governor's representative on the island.
However, Pitcairn is largely autonomous, and most power is exercised not by officials appointed by the British government, but rather by the locally elected Mayor and Island Council.
The first and inaugural Administrator is His Honour , who took up the office in November 2014.[1] In August 2018 become the second Administrator.[2]
List of administrators of the Pitcairn Islands[]
Pitcairn Islands | ||||||||
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No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Tenure | Notes | Governor of Pitcairn | Monarch | ||
From | Until | |||||||
1 | (?–?) |
November 2014 | August 2018 | Jonathan Sinclair |
Elizabeth II | |||
[citation needed] | ||||||||
Laura Clarke | ||||||||
2 | (?–?) |
August 2018 | Incumbent |
References[]
- ^ "Jonathan Sinclair on Twitter: "Signing into law new post of Administrator, flanked by Mayor (L) and Admin'r, Alan Richmond (R)"". Twitter. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ "Laura Clarke on Twitter: "Nick Kennedy is moving to Pitcairn later this month as our new Administrator - and greatly looking forward to it!)"". Twitter. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
External links[]
- Politics of the Pitcairn Islands
- Pitcairn Islands stubs