Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands explained

Post:Governor of The Turks and Caicos Islands
Flag:Flag of the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg
Flagsize:150px
Flagcaption:Flag of the governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Insigniasize:100px
Incumbent:Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam
Incumbentsince:29 June 2023
Department:Viceroy
Style:Her Excellency
Appointer:Charles III
as King of the United Kingdom
Termlength:At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation:1973
First:Alexander Graham Mitchell

The governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's British Overseas Territory of Turks and Caicos Islands. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The role of the governor is to act as the vice-regal representative of the head of state, His Majesty King Charles III. The Governor appoints the Premier and 5 members of the House of Assembly. The official residence of the governor is the Government House of Turks and Caicos Islands, located in Waterloo on the island of Grand Turk.

In August 2009, the United Kingdom suspended the islands' self-government after allegations of ministerial corruption. The prerogative of the ministerial government and the House of Assembly were vested in the Governor until self-government was restored in 2012.

The Governor has her own flag in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Union Flag with the territory's coat of arms superimposed.[1]

History

The islands were a dependency of Jamaica until that colony received independence in 1962. Afterwards the governor of the Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973.

Governors of The Turks and Caicos Islands

ImageNameTerm
Alexander Graham Mitchell1973–1975
Arthur Christopher Watson1975–1978
John Clifford Strong1978–1982
Christopher J. Turner1982–1987
Michael J. Bradley1987–1993
Martin Bourke1993–1996
John Kelly1996–2000
Mervyn Jones2000–2002
Cynthia Astwood (acting)2002
Jim Poston2002–2005
Mahala Wynns acting2005
Richard Tauwhare2005–2008
Mahala Wynns (acting)2008 – 5 August 2008
Gordon Wetherell5 August 2008 – 22 August 2011
Martin Stanley (acting)22 August – 12 September 2011
Ric Todd12 September 2011 – 15 September 2013
Anya Williams (acting)15 September – 9 October 2013
Peter Beckingham9 October 2013 – 10 October 2016
Anya Williams (acting)10–17 October 2016
John Freeman[2] 17 October 2016 – 15 July 2019
Nigel Dakin[3] 15 July 2019 – 29 March 2023
Anya Williams (acting)29 March 2023 – 29 June 2023
Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam29 June 2023 – present

References

  1. Web site: Grieve, Martin . Turks and Caicos: Governor's Flag . Flags of the World . 26 June 2004 . 5 August 2008 . Governor's flag since 1999. Album depicts this and shows the shield's points touching the garaland and blue ribbon. .
  2. Web site: Change of Governor of Turks and Caicos Islands. GOV.UK. en. 2019-06-07.
  3. Web site: Change of Governor of Turks and Caicos Islands - July 2019. GOV.UK. en. 2019-06-07.

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