Alison MacMillan

Alison Flora MacMillan
MVO
MacMillan in November 2015
Governor of Gibraltar
Acting
In office
28 September 2015 – 19 January 2016
Monarch Elizabeth II
Chief Minister Fabian Picardo
Preceded by Sir James Dutton
Succeeded by Ed Davis
In office
13 November 2013 – 6 December 2013
Preceded by Sir Adrian Johns
Succeeded by Sir James Dutton
Deputy Governor of Gibraltar
Assumed office
May 2013
Personal details
Born Devon, United Kingdom
Nationality British
Spouse(s) Julian
Children 2
Profession Diplomat

Alison Flora MacMillan, MVO, is a British diplomat, who, since May 2013 has served as Deputy Governor of Gibraltar. For two periods during 2013 and 2015, MacMillan served as governor in an acting capacity.[1][2]

Career

MacMillan joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in February 1982, having previously worked as a translator in Paris. She served in British diplomatic missions in Mexico, the US, Chile and Nicaragua.[3] MacMillan was made a member of the Royal Victorian Order in the 2013 New Year Honours when she was deputy director of protocol and assistant marshal of the Diplomatic Corps.[4]

Following the resignation of Vice Admiral Sir Adrian Johns, MacMillan was sworn in to assume the full powers of the governor.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Change of Governor of Gibraltar". Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Shadow Defence Secretary heads to Gibraltar after "provocative and dangerous" Spanish manoeuvres". LabourList - Labour's biggest independent grassroots e-network. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "BIOGRAPHIES - The Convent - Office of the Governor". Archived from the original on 2016-02-16. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "No. 60367". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2012. p. 4.
  5. ↑ "Alison MacMillan Takes Oath After Sir Adrian's Departure". Your Gibraltar TV. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
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