Governor of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands
The Governor of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands was the colonial head of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands civil service from 1892 until 1979.
The post was established in 1892 as the Resident Commissioner when the islands were made a British protectorate, having previously been under the supervision of the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific.[1] After the independence of Tuvalu (Ellice Islands) in 1978, the post became Governor of the Gilbert until the independence of Kiribati the following year.
List of governors
| Term | Post-holder |
|---|---|
| Resident Commissioner | |
| 1892–1901 | Charles Richard Swayne |
| 1901–1909 | William Telfer Campbell |
| 1909–1913 | John Quayle Dickson |
| 1913–1921 | Edward Carlyon Eliot |
| 1921–1926 | Herbert Reginald McClure |
| 1926–1933 | Arthur Grimble |
| 1933–1941 | Jack Barley |
| 1941–1946 | Vivian Fox-Strangways |
| 1946–1949 | Henry Evans Maude |
| 1949–1952 | John Peel |
| 1952–1961 | Michael Bernacchi |
| 1961–1969 | Val Andersen |
| 1970–1972 | John Osbaldiston Field |
| Governor of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands | |
| 1972–1973 | John Osbaldiston Field |
| 1973–1978 | John Hilary Smith |
| Governor of the Gilbert Islands | |
| 1978–1979 | Reginald James Wallace |
References
- David P. Henige (1970) Colonial governors from the Fifteenth Century to the Present, p119
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