| Sean Burns | |
| Birth Name: | Sean Gilbert Peter Burns |
| Nationality: | British |
| Occupation: | Civil servant |
| Office: | Administrator of Tristan da Cunha |
| Term Start: | 1 December 2022 |
| Term End: | 16 March 2023 |
| Predecessor: | James Glass (Acting) |
| Successor: | Lorraine Repetto (Acting) |
| Term Start1: | 29 November 2016 |
| Term End1: | 24 January 2020 |
| Predecessor1: | Alex Mitham |
| Term Start2: | 15 September 2010 |
| Term End2: | 23 September 2013 |
| Predecessor2: | David Morley |
| Successor2: | Alex Mitham |
| Office3: | Administrator of Ascension |
| Term Start3: | 17 March 2020 |
| Term End3: | 2 November 2022 |
| Predecessor3: | Steven Chandler |
| Successor3: | Simon Minshull |
Sean Gilbert Peter Burns (1961[1] – 16 March 2023) was a British civil servant. He served as Administrator of Tristan da Cunha from 2010 to 2013, 2016 to 2020, and again from 2022 to 2023, when he died in office. Burns had previously served as Administrator of Ascension.[2]
Burns had a stroke on 9 March 2023 and was admitted to Camogli Hospital in Edinburgh of the Seven Seas. He died on 16 March aboard RV Meteor while en route to Cape Town for further treatment.[2] [3] [4]