List of Resident Commissioners of the New Hebrides

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This is a list of Resident Commissioners of the New Hebrides.

Term Incumbent Notes
British Administration of New Hebrides
Subordinated to the High Commissioners for the Western Pacific (at Fiji to 1952, then at the Solomon Islands)
1887 to 1902 British Naval Commission
1902 to 1907 , Resident Commissioner
December 1907 to 1924 , Resident Commissioner
1924 to 17 August 1927 , Resident Commissioner
1927 to 1940 George Joy, Resident Commissioner
1940 to 1950 , Resident Commissioner
1950 to 1955 Hubert James Marlowe Flaxman, Resident Commissioner From 10 June 1954, Sir Hubert James Marlowe Flaxman
1955 to 1962 John Shaw Rennie, Resident Commissioner
1962 to 1966 , Resident Commissioner
1966 to 1973 Colin Hamilton Allan, Resident Commissioner
1973 to 1975 Roger William Houssemayne du Boulay, Resident Commissioner
1975 to October 1978 , Resident Commissioner
November 1978 to 1980 , Resident Commissioner
30 July 1980 Independence as Republic of Vanuatu
Term Incumbent Notes
French Administration of New Hebrides
Subordinated to the High Commissioners in the Pacific Ocean (from 22 March 1907 the Governors of New Caledonia)
1887 to 1901 French Naval Commission
1901 to 1904 , Resident Commissioner
1904 to January 1908 , Resident Commissioner
1908 to 1909 , Resident Commissioner
1909 to 1911 , Resident Commissioner
1911 to 1913 , Resident Commissioner
1913 to 1916 , Resident Commissioner 1st time
1916 to 1918 , Resident Commissioner
1918 to 1919 , Resident Commissioner
1919 to 1920 , Resident Commissioner
1920 to 1921 , Resident Commissioner 2nd time
1921 to 1923 , Resident Commissioner 1st time
1923 to 1925 , Resident Commissioner
1925 to 1929 , Resident Commissioner 2nd time
1929 to 1930 , Resident Commissioner
1930 to 1931 , Resident Commissioner
1931 to 1933 , Resident Commissioner
1933 to 1935 Henri Sautot, Resident Commissioner 1st time
1935 to 1937 , Resident Commissioner
1937 to 1940 Henri Sautot, Resident Commissioner 2nd time
1940 to 1947 , Resident Commissioner
1947 to 1949 André Ménard, Resident Commissioner
1949 to 1958 , Resident Commissioner
1958 to 1960 , Resident Commissioner
1960 to 1965 , Resident Commissioner
1965 to 1969 , Resident Commissioner
1969 to 1974 , Resident Commissioner
1974 to 1978 , Resident Commissioner
1978 , Resident Commissioner
1978 to 1980 , Resident Commissioner
30 July 1980 Independence as Republic of Vanuatu

For continuation after independence, see: President of Vanuatu

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