Governor of Gibraltar
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The Governor of Gibraltar is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of Gibraltar. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The role of the Governor is to act as the de facto head of state, and he or she is responsible for formally appointing the Chief Minister, along with other members of the Government after an election. The Governor also has sole responsibility for defence and security.
The current Governor is Lieutenant General Sir Robert Fulton KBE, RM, who succeeded his predecessor Sir Francis Richards in the Autumn of 2006. [1]
To date, there has been no female Governor of Gibraltar.
The Governor has his own flag in Gibraltar, the Union Flag defaced with the territory's coat of arms. However at his official residence (The Convent), the Union flag and the flag of Gibraltar are flown.
[edit] List of Governors of Gibraltar
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Term | Incumbent | Notes |
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| 24 July 1704 | Habsburg occupation | |
| 24 July 1704 to 4 August 1704 | Sir George Rooke, Military commander | |
| 4 August 1704 to 14 September 1705 | Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt, Governor | |
| 24 December 1707 to 24 January 1711 | Roger Elliott, Governor | |
| 24 January 1711 to 13 July 1713 | Thomas Stanwix, Governor | |
| 13 July 1713 | Spain cedes Gibraltar to Great Britain | |
| 13 July 1713 to 7 August 1713 | Thomas Stanwix, Governor | |
| 7 August 1713 to 20 October 1720 | The Earl of Portmore, Governor | |
| 20 October 1720 to 2 February 1727 | Richard Kane, Governor | |
| 2 February 1727 to 13 May 1730 | Jasper Clayton, Governor | |
| 15 May 1730 to 24 October 1739 | Joseph Sabine, Governor | |
| 24 October 1739 to 22 April 1740 | Francis Columbine, Governor | |
| 22 April 1740 to 1749 | William Hargrave, Governor | |
| 1749 to 31 May 1754 | Sir Humphrey Bland, Governor | |
| 31 May 1754 to 12 July 1756 | Thomas Fowke, Governor | |
| 12 July 1756 to 16 April 1757 | The Lord Tyrawley, Governor | |
| 16 April 1757 to 28 April 1761 | The Earl of Home, Governor | |
| 28 April 1761 to 23 June 1761 | John Toovey, acting Governor | |
| 13 June 1761 to 14 June 1761 | John Parslow, acting Governor | |
| 14 June 1761 to January 1776 | Edward Cornwallis, Governor | |
| January 1776 to 25 May 1777 | Robert Boyd, acting Governor | 1st Term |
| 25 May 1777 to 14 June 1787 | George Augustus Eliott, Governor | |
| 14 June 1787 to July 1790 | The Lord Heathfield, Governor | |
| July 1790 to October 1790 | Sir Robert Boyd, acting Governor | |
| October 1790 to 13 May 1794 | Sir Robert Boyd, Governor | 2nd Term |
| 13 May 1794 to 30 December 1795 | Charles Rainsford, Governor | |
| 30 December 1795 to 25 February 1802 | Charles O'Hara, Governor | |
| 25 February 1802 to 10 May 1802 | Charles Barnett, Governor | |
| 24 May 1802 to 23 January 1820 | The Duke of Kent | |
| 2 May 1803 to 17 December 1804 | Sir Thomas Trigge, acting Governor | For the Duke of Kent |
| 17 December 1804 to June 1806 | Henry Edward Fox, acting Governor | For the Duke of Kent |
| June 1806 to November 1806 | James Drummond, acting Governor | 1st Term; for the Duke of Kent |
| November 1806 to August 1808 | Sir Hew Dalrymple, acting Governor | For the Duke of Kent |
| August 1808 to May 1809 | James Drummond, acting Governor | 2nd Term; for the Duke of Kent |
| May 1809 to August 1809 | Sir John Francis Cradock, acting Governor | For the Duke of Kent |
| August 1809 to October 1809 | John Smith, acting Governor | For the Duke of Kent |
| October 1809 to November 1809 | Alex McKenzie Fraser, acting Governor | For the Duke of Kent |
| November 1809 to 2 April 1814 | Sir Colin Campbell, acting Governor | For the Duke of Kent |
| 3 April 1814 to 15 November 1821 | Sir George Don, acting Governor | 1st Term; for the Duke of Kent |
| 29 January 1820 to 1835 | The Earl of Chatham, Governor | |
| 7 June 1825 to 20 June 1830 | Sir George Don, acting Governor | 2nd Term; for the Earl of Chatham |
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| 20 June 1830 to 10 May 1831 | Sir George Don, acting Governor | 2nd Term; for the Earl of Chatham |
| 10 May 1831 to 29 May 1835 | Sir William Houstoun, acting Governor | For the Earl of Chatham |
| 28 February 1835 to 11 October 1842 | Sir Alexander George Woodford, Governor | |
| 11 October 1842 to 12 December 1848 | Sir Robert Thomas Wilson, Governor | |
| 12 December 1848 to 26 July 1855 | Sir Robert William Gardiner, Governor | |
| 26 July 1855 to 5 May 1859 | Sir James Fergusson, Governor | |
| 5 May 1859 to 21 September 1865 | Sir William John Codrington, Governor | |
| 21 September 1865 to 25 July 1870 | Sir Richard Airey, Governor | |
| 25 July 1870 to 23 June 1876 | Sir William Williams, Governor | |
| 23 June 1876 to 3 January 1883 | The Lord Napier of Magdala, Governor | |
| 3 January 1883 to 2 November 1886 | Sir John Miller Adye, Governor | |
| 2 November 1886 to 23 August 1890 | Sir Arthur Edward Hardinge, Governor | |
| 23 August 1890 to 27 January 1891 | Sir Leicester Smyth, Governor | |
| 27 January 1891 to 31 March 1891 | H. R. L. Newdigate, acting Governor | |
| 31 March 1891 to 27 June 1893 | Sir Lothian Nicholson, Governor | |
| 27 June 1893 to 7 August 1893 | G.J. Smart, acting Governor | |
| 7 August 1893 to 22 May 1900 | Sir Robert Biddulph, Governor | |
| 22 May 1900 to 1 August 1905 | Sir George Stuart White, Governor | |
| 1 August 1905 to 30 July 1910 | Sir Frederick Forestier-Walker, Governor | |
| 30 July 1910 to 11 July 1913 | Sir Archibald Hunter, Governor | |
| 11 July 1913 to 9 July 1918 | Sir Herbert Scott Gould Miles, Governor | |
| 9 July 1918 to 26 May 1923 | Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien, Governor | |
| 26 May 1923 to 13 August 1928 | Sir Charles Monro, Governor | |
| 13 August 1928 to 13 May 1933 | Sir Alexander Godley, Governor | |
| 13 May 1933 to 12 August 1938 | Sir Charles Harington Harington, Governor | |
| 12 August 1938 to 11 July 1939 | Sir Edmund Ironside, Governor | |
| 11 July 1939 to 14 May 1941 | Sir Clive Gerard Liddell, Governor | |
| 14 May 1941 to 31 May 1942 | The Viscount Gort, Governor | |
| 31 May 1942 to 1943 | Noel Mason-Macfarlane, Governor | |
| 1943 to 14 February 1944 | Sir Noel Mason-Macfarlane, Governor | |
| 14 February 1944 to 8 February 1947 | Sir Ralph Eastwood, Governor | |
| 8 February 1947 to 23 April 1952 | Sir Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson, Governor | |
| 23 April 1952 to 6 May 1955 | Sir George MacMillan, Governor | |
| 6 May 1955 to 16 April 1958 | Sir Harold Redman, Governor | |
| 16 April 1958 to 8 June 1962 | Sir Charles Keightley, Governor | |
| 8 June 1962 to 5 August 1965 | Sir Alfred Dudley Ward, Governor | |
| 5 August 1965 to March 1969 | Sir Gerald Lathbury, Governor | |
| March 1969 to 3 October 1973 | Sir Varyl Begg, Governor | |
| 3 October 1973 to 30 May 1978 | Sir John Grandy, Governor | |
| 30 May 1978 to 26 October 1982 | Sir William Jackson, Governor | |
| 26 October 1982 to 19 November 1985 | Sir David Williams, Governor | |
| 19 November 1985 to December 1989 | Sir Peter Terry, Governor | |
| December 1989 to April 1993 | Sir Derek Reffell, Governor | |
| April 1993 to 5 December 1995 | Sir John Chapple, Governor | |
| 5 December 1995 to 19 February 1997 | Sir Hugo White, Governor | |
| 24 February 1997 to 5 April 2000 | Sir Richard Luce, Governor | |
| 5 April 2000 to 16 May 2003 | David Durie, Governor (Sir David Durie from 1 Jan 2003) | |
| 16 May 2003 to 27 May 2003 | David Blunt, acting Governor | |
| 27 May 2003 to 17 July 2006 | Sir Francis Richards, Governor | |
| 17 July 2006 to 27 September | Philip Barton, acting Governor | |
| 27 September 2006 to Present | Sir Robert Fulton, Governor |
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