Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands

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Governor of The Turks and Caicos Islands
Flag of the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg
Flag of the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
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Incumbent
Nigel Dakin
since 15 July 2019
Viceroy
StyleHis Excellency
AppointerElizabeth II
as Queen of the United Kingdom
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's pleasure
Formation1973
First holderAlexander Graham Mitchell
Politics of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg
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The Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's British Overseas Territory of Turks and Caicos Islands. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The role of the Governor is to act as the head of state, and he or she is responsible for appointing the Premier and 5 members of the House of Assembly. The official residence of the Governor is Government House of Turks and Caicos Islands, Waterloo, Grand Turk.

In August 2009, the United Kingdom suspended the islands' self-government after allegations of ministerial corruption. The prerogative of the ministerial government and the House of Assembly were vested in the Governor until self-government was restored in 2012.

The Governor has his own flag in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Union Flag with the territory's coat of arms superimposed.[1]

History[]

For a list of administrators from 1874 to 1959, see List of Commissioners of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The islands were a dependency of Jamaica until that colony received independence in 1962. Afterwards the governor of the Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973.

Governors of The Turks and Caicos Islands[]

Term Incumbent Notes
1973–1975 No image.svg Alexander Graham Mitchell
1975–1978 No image.svg Arthur Christopher Watson
1978–1982 No image.svg John Clifford Strong
1982–1987 No image.svg Christopher J. Turner
1987–1993 No image.svg Michael J. Bradley
1993–1996 No image.svg Martin Bourke
1996–2000 No image.svg John Kelly
2000–2002 No image.svg Mervyn Jones
2002 No image.svg Cynthia Astwood acting
2002–2005 No image.svg Jim Poston
2005 No image.svg Mahala Wynns acting
2005–2008 No image.svg Richard Tauwhare
2008 – 5 August 2008 No image.svg Mahala Wynns acting
5 August 2008 – 22 August 2011 Henry Bellingham with Governor Gordon Wetherell (5011436688) (Wetherell cropped).jpg Gordon Wetherell
22 August – 12 September 2011 No image.svg acting
12 September 2011 – 15 September 2013 Turk and Caicos Islands- Damian Roderic Todd (8575102710) (cropped).jpg Ric Todd
15 September – 9 October 2013 Deputy Governor Anya Williams.jpg Anya Williams acting
9 October 2013 – 10 October 2016 Peter Beckingham (cropped).jpg Peter Beckingham
10–17 October 2016 Deputy Governor Anya Williams.jpg Anya Williams acting
17 October 2016 – July 2019 Argentina- John Freeman (8473848056).jpg John Freeman [2]
15 July 2019 – present Nigel Dakin photo 1.jpg Nigel Dakin [3]

References[]

  1. ^ Grieve, Martin (26 June 2004). "Turks and Caicos: Governor's Flag". Flags of the World. Retrieved 5 August 2008. Governor's flag since 1999. Album depicts this and shows the shield's points touching the garaland and blue ribbon.
  2. ^ "Change of Governor of Turks and Caicos Islands". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Change of Governor of Turks and Caicos Islands - July 2019". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

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