List of High Commissioners from the United Kingdom to Cyprus
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The High Commissioner from the United Kingdom to Cyprus is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Cyprus
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Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
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High Commissioners
- 1878–1879: Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount WolseleyGarnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount WolseleyField Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, KP, GCB, OM, GCMG, VD, PC was an Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army. He served in Burma, the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, China, Canada, and widely throughout Africa—including his Ashanti campaign and the Nile Expedition...
- 1911–1915: Hamilton Goold-AdamsHamilton Goold-AdamsMajor Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams, GCMG, CB was an Irish soldier and colonial administrator who was Governor of Queensland in Australia from 1915 to 1920.-Biography:...
- 1961–1964: William Arthur Weir Clark
- 1964–1965: Maj Gen William Henry Alexander Bishop
- 1965–1967: Sir David HuntDavid Hunt (diplomat)Sir David Hunt KCMG, OBE was a British diplomat, best remembered as winner of the BBC's Mastermind television quiz in 1977....
KCMG CMG OBE - 1967–1969: Sir Norman Costar KCMG
- 1969–1971: Hon. Peter Edward RamsbothamPeter RamsbothamPeter Edward Ramsbotham, 3rd Viscount Soulbury, GCMG, GCVO, KStJ, DL was a British diplomat and colonial administrator....
CMG - 1971–1972: Robert Humphrey Gordon Edmonds CMG MBE
- 1973–1975: Stephen John Linley Olver CMG MBE
- 1975–1979: Donald McDonald Gordon CMG
- 1979–1982: Peregrine Alexander Rhodes CMG
- 1982–1988: William John Antony Wilberforce CMG
- 1988–1990: Hon Humphrey Maud CMG
- 1990–1994: David J M Dain CMG
- 1994–1999: David C A Madden CMG
- 1999–2001: Edward ClayEdward ClaySir Edward Clay KCMG is a retired British diplomat, formerly a High Commissioner and ambassador.During his time as British High Commissioner in Kenya, Sir Edward earned a reputation for his willingness to speak out against corruption at high levels of the Kenyan government...
CMG - 2001–2005: Lyn Parker
- 2005– 2009: Peter Millett
- 2009–current: John Christopher William (Matthew) Kidd