List of Governors of the Falkland Islands

The following is a list of Governors of the Falkland Islands
Governor of the Falkland Islands
The Governor of the Falkland Islands is the representative of the British Crown in the Falkland Islands, acting "in Her Majesty's name and on Her Majesty's behalf" as the islands' de facto head of state in the absence of the British monarch...

. Historically, several countries

Timeline of the history of the Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands have a complex history stretching over five hundred years. Active exploration and colonisation began in the 18th century but a self-supporting colony was not established till the latter part of the 19th century...

have had leaders on the islands

Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...

with varying titles and degrees of power.

Administrator of the French Settlement of Fort St. Louis

From	To	Name
1764	1767	Louis Antoine de Bougainville Louis Antoine de Bougainville Louis-Antoine, Comte de Bougainville was a French admiral and explorer. A contemporary of James Cook, he took part in the French and Indian War and the unsuccessful French attempt to defend Canada from Britain...

Military Administrators of the British Settlement of Port Egmont

From	To	Name
1767	1768	Captain John McBride, HMS Jason
1768	1769	Capt. Rayner Rayner Rayner may refer to:* Rayner , a manufacturer of intraocular lenses and surgical equipment* Rayner , people with the surname Rayner* people with the firstname Rayner...
1769	1770	Capt. Anthony Hunt Anthony Hunt Anthony Hunt is a structural engineer of numerous world renowned buildings, with a career spanning from the 1950s until his retirement in 2002. With a strong interest in both engineering and industrial design, Hunt was a major player in creating the High Tech style of Norman Foster and Richard... , HMS Tamar
1770	1770	Capt. George Farmer, HMS Favourite
1771	1772	Capt. John Burr, HMS Hound
1773	1776	Lt. Samuel Wittewrong Clayton

Military Administrators of the Spanish Settlement of Port Soledad

From	To	Name
1767	1773	Felipe Ruíz Puente
1773	1774	Domingo Chauria
1774	1777	Francisco Gil Lemos
1777	1779	Ramón de Carassa
1779	1781	Salvador de Medina
1781	1783	Jacinto de Altolaguirre
1783	1784	Fulgencio Montemayor
1784	1786	Augustín Figueroa
1786	1787	Pedro de Mesa y Casto
1787	1788	Ramón Clairac
1788	1789	Pedro de Mesa y Casto (second time)
1789	1790	Ramón Clairac
1790	1791	Juan José de Elizalde
1791	1792	Pedro Pablo Sanguinetto
1792	1793	Juan José de Elizalde
1793	1794	Pedro Pablo Sanguinetto
1794	1795	José Aldana Ortega
1795	1796	Pedro Pablo Sanguinetto (second time)
1796	1797	José Aldana Ortega
1797	1798	Luis de Medina Torres
1798	1799	Francisco Javier de Viana Francisco Javier de Viana Francisco Javier de Viana , Argentine sailor and soldier, actively participated in the politics of his country as an ally of general Carlos María de Alvear.- Career beginnings :...
1799	1800	Luis de Medina Torres (second time)
1800	1801	Francisco Javier de Viana Francisco Javier de Viana Francisco Javier de Viana , Argentine sailor and soldier, actively participated in the politics of his country as an ally of general Carlos María de Alvear.- Career beginnings :...
1801	1802	Ramón Fernández Villegas
1802	1803	Bernardo Bonavía
1803	1804	Antonio Leal de Ibarra
1804	1805	Bernardo Bonavía
1805	1806	Antonio Leal de Ibarra
1806	1809	Bernardo Bonavía
1809	1810	Gerardo Bordas
1810	1811	Pablo Guillén

Republic of Buenos Aires Governors of Puerto Luis (Port Louis)

From	To	Name
1829	1831	Luis Vernet Luis Vernet Luis Vernet was a merchant from Hamburg of Huguenot descent. Vernet established a settlement on East Falkland in 1828, after first seeking approval from both the British and Argentine authorities. As such, Vernet is a controversial figure in the history of the Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute...
1832	1832	Juan Esteban Mestivier

Military Administrators of the British Settlement of Fort Louis

From	To	Name
1833	1838	Lt. Henry Smith
1838	1839	Lt. Robert Lowcay
1839	1839	Lt. Robinson
1839	1841	Lt. John Tyssen

Lieutenant Governor of the Falkland Islands at Anson's Harbour
Port Louis, Falkland Islands
Port Louis is a settlement on northeastern East Falkland. It was established by Louis de Bougainville in 1764 as the first French settlement on the islands, but was then transferred to Spain in 1767 and renamed Puerto Soledad .-History:The settlement has seen several name changes...

From	To	Name
1841	1843	Lt. Richard Clement Moody

Governor of the Falkland Islands at Port Stanley
Stanley, Falkland Islands
Stanley is the capital and only true cityin the Falkland Islands. It is located on the isle of East Falkland, on a north-facing slope in one of the wettest parts of the islands. At the 2006 census, the city had a population of 2,115...

From	To	Name
1843	1848	Lt. Richard Clement Moody
1848	1855	Lt. George Rennie George Rennie (sculptor and politician) George Rennie was a Scottish sculptor and politician.Rennie was the son of George Rennie, agriculturist, of Phantassie, East Lothian, and nephew of John Rennie, the civil engineer....
1855	1862	Capt. Thomas Edward Laws Moore
1862	1866	Capt. James George Mackenzie
1866	1870	William Cleaver Francis Robinson William Cleaver Francis Robinson Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson GCMG was a British colonial administrator and a musical composer, being the author of several well known songs... , CMG
1870	1876	Colonel George Abbas Kooli D'Arcy
1876	1880	Jeremiah Thomas Fitzgerald Callaghan
1880	1886	Thomas Kerr, CMG
1886	1887	Arthur Cecil Stuart Barkly
1887	1891	Thomas Kerr, CMG
1891	1897	Sir Roger Tuckfield Goldsworthy, KCMG
1897	1904	Sir William Grey-Wilson, KCMG
1904	1915	Sir William Lamond Allardyce William Lamond Allardyce Sir William Lamond Allardyce KCMG was a career British civil servant in the Colonial Office who served as governor of Fiji , the Falkland Islands , Bahamas , Tasmania , and Newfoundland .Allardyce was born near Bombay, India, the son of Georgina Dickson Abbott and Colonel James Allardyce... , KCMG
1915	1920	Sir William Douglas Young, KBE, CMG
1920	1927	Sir John Middleton John Middleton (administrator) Sir John Middleton was a British colonial administrator.Middleton joined the Colonial Office in 1901, serving in south Nigeria for six years as a junior official before moving on to Mauritius until 1920 when he was promoted to governor of the Falkland Islands from 1920 to 1927, Gambia from 1927 to... , KBE, CMG
1927	1931	Sir Arnold Weinholt Hodson Arnold Weinholt Hodson Sir Arnold Wienholt Hodson , KCMG was a British colonial administrator who was Governor in turn of the Falkland Islands, Sierra Leone and the Gold Coast.-Background:Hodson was born in Bovey Tracey, Devonshire, in 1881... , KCMG
1931	1934	Sir James O'Grady James O'Grady Sir James O'Grady, KCMG was a trade unionist and Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was the first colonial governor appointed by the Labour Party from within its own ranks.- Early life :... , KCMG
1935	1941	Sir Herbert Henniker-Heaton, KCMG
1941	1946	Sir Allan Wolsey Cardinall, KBE, CMG
1946	1954	Sir Geoffrey Miles Clifford, KBE, CMG, ED
1954	1957	Sir Oswald Raynor Arthur Oswald Raynor Arthur Sir Raynor Arthur was a British colonial administrator.Arthur was the son of Sigismund Arthur and Constance Hobhouse... , KCMG, CVO
1957	1964	Sir Edwin Porter Arrowsmith, KCMG
1964	1970	Sir Cosmo Dugal Patrick Thomas Haskard, KCMG, MBE
1971	1975	Sir Ernest Gordon Lewis, CMG, OBE
1975	1977	Sir Neville Arthur Irwin French, CMG, MVO
1977	1980	Sir James Roland Walter Parker, CMG, OBE
1980	2 Apr 1982	Sir Rex Masterman Hunt Rex Masterman Hunt Sir Rex Masterman Hunt KCMG is a British diplomat and colonial administrator. He was Governor, Commander-in-Chief and Vice Admiral of the Falkland Islands between 1980 and September 1985.- Career :After attending Coatham School, Redcar and St Peter's College, Oxford, Rex Hunt joined the Royal... , CMG

Argentine Military Commander at Puerto Argentino


From	To	Name
2 Apr 1982	3 Apr 1982	General Oswaldo Jorge Garcia (interim)
3 Apr 1982	14 Jun 1982	Brigadier General Mario Benjamín Menéndez

British Military Commander at Port Stanley

From	To	Name
14 Jun 1982	25 Jun 1982	Major General John Jeremy Moore Jeremy Moore Major General Sir John Jeremy Moore KCB, OBE, MC & Bar was the commander of the British land forces during the Falklands War in 1982. Moore received the surrender of the Argentine forces on the islands.-Military career:...

Civil Commissioner of the Falkland Islands at Port Stanley

From	To	Name
25 Jun 1982	16 Oct 1985	Sir Rex Masterman Hunt Rex Masterman Hunt Sir Rex Masterman Hunt KCMG is a British diplomat and colonial administrator. He was Governor, Commander-in-Chief and Vice Admiral of the Falkland Islands between 1980 and September 1985.- Career :After attending Coatham School, Redcar and St Peter's College, Oxford, Rex Hunt joined the Royal... , CMG

Governors of the Falkland Islands at Stanley (and Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands from 1985)

From	To	Name
1985	1988	Gordon Wesley Jewkes, CMG
1988	1992	William Hugh Fullerton, CMG
1992	1996	David Everard Tatham, CMG
1996	1999	Richard Peter Ralph Richard Ralph Richard Peter Ralph, CMG, CVO, was a former British Diplomat and Ambassador to Peru. From 1999 until 2002 Raplh served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Romania and Moldova... , CMG, CVO
1999	2002	Donald Alexander Lamont
2002	2002	Russ Jarvis (acting)
2002	2006	Howard John Stredder Pearce, CMG
2006	2006	Harriet Hall (acting)
2006	2010	Alan Huckle Alan Huckle Alan Edden Huckle is a British colonial administrator. He was the commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory and the British Antarctic Territory from 2001 until 2004, when he left to become the governor of Anguilla in the Caribbean...
2010	present	Nigel Haywood Nigel Haywood Nigel Robert Haywood CVO is a British diplomat, the former British ambassador to Estonia and the current Governor of the Falkland Islands.... , CVO

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