List of colonial governors in 1970
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Australia
- Norfolk IslandNorfolk IslandNorfolk Island is a small island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. The island is part of the Commonwealth of Australia, but it enjoys a large degree of self-governance...
- Administrator - Robert Nixon Dalkin, Administrator of Norfolk Island (1968–1972)
- Head of Government - William M. Randall, President of the Island Council of Norfolk Island (1967–1974)
- Papua and New GuineaTerritory of Papua and New GuineaThe Territory of Papua and New Guinea was established by an administrative union between the Australian-administered territories of Papua and New Guinea in 1949...
- High Commissioner -
- David HayDavid Hay (diplomat)Sir David Osborne Hay, CBE, DSO was an Australian soldier, senior public servant and diplomat, becoming Ambassador to the United Nations, Administrator of Papua New Guinea, and heading the departments of External Territories and Aboriginal Affairs.-Biography:David Hay was born in 1916 in Corowa,...
, High Commissioner in Papua and New Guinea (1966–1970) - Leslie Wilson Johnson, High Commissioner in Papua and New Guinea (1970–1974)
- David Hay
- High Commissioner -
Denmark
- Faroe IslandsFaroe IslandsThe Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
- High Commissioner - Mogens Wahl, High Commissioner in the Faroe Islands (1961–1972)
- Prime Minister -
- Kristian DjurhuusKristian DjurhuusKristian Djurhuus was a Faroese politician and statesman. He was a member of the Union Party.- Biography :...
, Prime Minister of the Faroe IslandsPrime Minister of the Faroe IslandsThis is a list of Prime Ministers of the Faroe Islands.The Faroese term for the function, Løgmaður literally means "Lawman".-First Ministers :-First Ministers :-See also:...
(1968–1970) - Atli DamAtli DamAtli Pæturssonur Dam was Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands on five separate occasions....
, Prime Minister of the Faroe IslandsPrime Minister of the Faroe IslandsThis is a list of Prime Ministers of the Faroe Islands.The Faroese term for the function, Løgmaður literally means "Lawman".-First Ministers :-First Ministers :-See also:...
(1970–1981)
- Kristian Djurhuus
France
- ComorosComorosThe Comoros , officially the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar...
- High Commissioner - Jacques Mouradian, High Commissioner in the Comoros (1969–1975)
- President of the Government Council -
- Said Mohamed CheikhSaid Mohamed CheikhSaid Mohamed Cheikh was the head of the Government of Comoros from 1962 until his death in 1970.Cheikh served in the French National Assembly from 1946-1962 and He was also the president of the Parti Vert and of the Governing Council.-Biography:Cheikh was born in 1904 but he completed his...
, President of the Government Council of the Comoros (1962–1970) - Said Ibrahim Ben AliSaid Ibrahim Ben AliSaid Ibrahim Ben Ali was the chief minister of The Comoros from 2 April 1970 - 16 July 1972. He was part of the Said family, including other Comorian politicians like Said Mohamed Jaffar, Said Atthoumani, and Said Ali Kemal.-Source:...
, President of the Government Council of the Comoros (1970–1972)
- Said Mohamed Cheikh
- French PolynesiaFrench PolynesiaFrench Polynesia is an overseas country of the French Republic . It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory...
- Governor - Pierre Louis Angeli, Governor of French Polynesia (1969–1973)
- French Territory of the Afars and the IssasFrench Territory of the Afars and the IssasThe French Territory of Afars and Issas was the name given to present-day Djibouti between 1967 and 1977, while it was still a colony of France...
- High Commissioner - Dominique Ponchardier, High Commissioner in the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (1969–1971)
- President of the Government Council - Ali Aref Bourhan, President of the Government Council of the French Territory of the Afars and Issas (1967–1976)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Prefect - Jean-Jacques Buggia, Governor of Saint Pierre and MiquelonPrefect of Saint Pierre and MiquelonThe prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is the local representative of the President of France and in effect the Governor or Executive officer of the territory.- Overview :...
(1967–1971) - President of the General Council - Albert Pen, President of the General Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1968–1984)
- Prefect - Jean-Jacques Buggia, Governor of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Wallis and FutunaWallis and FutunaWallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands , is a Polynesian French island territory in the South Pacific between Tuvalu to the northwest, Rotuma of Fiji to the west, the main part of Fiji to the southwest, Tonga to the southeast,...
- Administrator-Superior - Jacques Bach, Administrator Superior of Wallis and FutunaAdministrator Superior of Wallis and FutunaThe Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna is the representative of the President of the French Republic in Wallis and Futuna. The current Administrator is Michel Jeanjean...
(1968–1971) - President of the Territorial Assembly - Sosefo Papillo, President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and FutunaTerritorial Assembly of Wallis and FutunaWallis and Futuna elects on territorial level a legislature. The Territorial Assembly has 20 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation in multi-seat constituencies....
(1967–1972)
- Administrator-Superior - Jacques Bach, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna
France and United Kingdom
- New HebridesNew HebridesNew Hebrides was the colonial name for an island group in the South Pacific that now forms the nation of Vanuatu. The New Hebrides were colonized by both the British and French in the 18th century shortly after Captain James Cook visited the islands...
- British Resident Commissioner - Colin AllanColin AllanSir Colin Hamilton Allan KCMG, OBE is a New Zealander who was a British Governor and High Commissioner. He was also an author and lecturer.-Background:...
(1966–1973) - French Resident Commissioner - Robert Jules Amédée Langlois (1969–1974)
- British Resident Commissioner - Colin Allan
New Zealand
- Cook IslandsCook IslandsThe Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...
- High Commissioner - Leslie James Davis, High Commissioner in the Cook Islands (1965–1972)
- Prime Minister - Albert HenryAlbert HenryAlbert Royle Henry was the first Premier of the Cook Islands. He was forced to resign from that post in a 1978 voting scandal for which he was later convicted of fraud...
, Prime Minister of the Cook IslandsPrime Minister of the Cook IslandsThe Prime Minister of the Cook Islands is the official rsponsible for heading Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's government in the Cook Islands, a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand. The office was established in 1965, when self-government was first granted to the islands...
(1965–1978)
- NiueNiueNiue , is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the "Rock of Polynesia", and inhabitants of the island call it "the Rock" for short. Niue is northeast of New Zealand in a triangle between Tonga to the southwest, the Samoas to the northwest, and the Cook Islands to...
- Commissioner - Selwyn Digby Wilson, Resident Commissioner in Niue (1968-197?)
- TokelauTokelauTokelau is a territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean that consists of three tropical coral atolls with a combined land area of 10 km2 and a population of approximately 1,400...
- Administrator - Richard Basil Taylor, Administrator of Tokelau (1968–1971)
Portugal
- AngolaAngola (Portugal)Angola is the common name by which the Portuguese colony in southwestern Africa was known across different periods of time...
- High Commissioner and Governor-General - Camilo Augusto de Miranda Rebocho Vaz, High Commissioner and Governor-General of Angola (1966–1972)
- Cape Verde IslandsCape VerdeThe Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
- Governor - Antonio Lopes dos SantosAntonio Lopes dos SantosAntónio Adriano de Faria Lopes dos Santos was Portuguese former army general who served as the Governor of Macau from April 17, 1962, until November 25, 1966. He also served as the last Portuguese colonial governor of Cape Verde...
, Governor of the Cape Verde Islands (1969–1974)
- Governor - Antonio Lopes dos Santos
- MacauMacauMacau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
- Governor - José Manuel de Sousa e Faro Nobre de Carvalho, Governor of MacauGovernor of MacauThe Governor of Macau was a Portuguese colonial official who headed the colony of Macau, before 1623 called Captain-major . The post was replaced on December 20, 1999 upon the transfer of administration to the People's Republic of China by the office of the Chief Executive of the Macau Special...
(1966–1974)
- Governor - José Manuel de Sousa e Faro Nobre de Carvalho, Governor of Macau
- Mozambique
- High Commissioner and Governor-General -
- Baltazar Rebelo de Sousa, High Commissioner and Governor-General of Mozambique (1968–1970)
- Eduardo Arantes e Oliveira, High Commissioner and Governor-General of Mozambique (1970–1972)
- High Commissioner and Governor-General -
- Portuguese GuineaPortuguese GuineaPortuguese Guinea was the name for what is today Guinea-Bissau from 1446 to September 10, 1974.-History:...
- António de SpínolaAntónio de SpínolaAntónio Sebastião Ribeiro de Spínola , GCTE, ComA was a Portuguese soldier, conservative politician and author, who was important in the transition to democracy following the Portuguese Carnation...
, Governor of Portuguese Guinea (1968-1973) - Portuguese TimorPortuguese TimorPortuguese Timor was the name of East Timor when it was under Portuguese control. During this period, Portugal shared the island of Timor with the Netherlands East Indies, and later with Indonesia....
- Governor - José Nogueira Valente Pires, Governor of Portuguese Timor (1968–1972)
- São Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two islands: São Tomé and Príncipe, located about apart and about , respectively, off...
- High Commissioner - António Jorge da Silva Sebastião, High Commissioner of São Tomé and Príncipe (1963–1972)
South Africa
- South West AfricaSouth West AfricaSouth-West Africa was the name that was used for the modern day Republic of Namibia during the earlier eras when the territory was controlled by the German Empire and later by South Africa....
- Administrator - Johannes Gert Hendrik van der Wath, Administrator of South West Africa (1968–1971)
Spain
- Spanish SaharaSpanish SaharaSpanish Sahara was the name used for the modern territory of Western Sahara when it was ruled as a territory by Spain between 1884 and 1975...
- Governor-General - José María Pérez de Lema y Tejero, Governor-General of Spanish Sahara (1967–1971)
United Kingdom
- AntiguaAntigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda is a twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands...
- Governor - Sir Wilfred JacobsWilfred JacobsSir Wilfred Ebenezer Jacobs was the first Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda. He held this position from 1 November 1981 to 10 June 1993. He was replaced by James Carlisle. He was also the governor of Antigua and Barbuda from 1967 until that country gained independence in 1981 and he became...
, Governor of Antigua (1967–1993) - Premier - Vere BirdVere BirdSir Vere Cornwall Bird Sr. was the first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. His son, Lester Bryant Bird, succeeded him as Prime Minister. In 1994 he was declared a national hero....
, Premier of Antigua (1960–1971)
- Governor - Sir Wilfred Jacobs
- Bahama IslandsThe BahamasThe Bahamas , officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is a nation consisting of 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 islets . It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba and Hispaniola , northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and southeast of the United States...
- Governor - Francis Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, Baron ThurlowFrancis Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 8th Baron ThurlowSir Francis Edward Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 8th Baron Thurlow KCMG , is a retired British diplomat. He is the only surviving former British colonial governor of The Bahamas....
, Governor of the Bahama Islands (1968–1972) - Prime Minister - Lynden PindlingLynden PindlingSir Lynden Oscar Pindling KCMG, OM, JP , is generally regarded as the "Father of the Nation" of the Bahamas, having led it to Majority Rule on 10 January 1967 and then to independence on 10 July 1973. He served as the first black premier of the Colony of the Bahama Islands from 1967 to 1969 and as...
, Prime Minister of the Bahama Islands (1967–1992)
- Governor - Francis Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, Baron Thurlow
- BahrainBahrain' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
- Chief Political Resident -
- Sir Stewart CrawfordStewart CrawfordSir Robert Stewart Crawford GCMG CVO, , known as Stewart Crawford, was a British diplomat.-Background:...
, Chief political resident of the Persian Gulf (1966–1970) - Sir Geoffrey Arthur, Chief political resident of the Persian Gulf (1970–1971)
- Sir Stewart Crawford
- Political agent - Alexander John Stirling, British political agent in BahrainPolitical officer (British Empire)In the British Empire, a Political officer or Political Agent was an officer of the imperial Civil Administration , as opposed to the Military administration , usually operating outside imperial territory from a base outside or inside imperial territory...
(1969–1971) - Monarch - Sheikh Isa ibn Salman Al KhalifahIsa ibn Salman Al KhalifahIsa bin Salman Al Khalifa, GCB, GCMG was the monarch or emir of Bahrain from 1961 until his death. Born in the town of Jasra, he became emir upon the death of his father, Salman ibn Hamad. On May 8, 1949, he married his only wife, Shaikha Hessa bint Salman Al Khalifa .Isa's reign saw Bahrain gain...
, Hakim of BahrainKing of BahrainThe King of Bahrain is the monarch and head of state of Bahrain. Between 1783 and 1971, the Bahraini monarch held the title of Hakim, and, from 1971 until 2002, the title of Emir...
(1961–1999) - Prime Minister - Sheikh Khalifah ibn Sulman Al KhalifahKhalifah ibn Sulman Al KhalifahPrince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa is the Prime Minister of Bahrain since 1971, hence is the longest-serving unelected prime minister in the world...
, President of the State Council of BahrainPrime Minister of BahrainIn Bahrain, the Prime Minister is the head of government of the country. According to the Constitution of Bahrain, the Prime Minister is appointed directly by the King, and needs not be an elected member of the Council of Representatives....
(1970–present)
- Chief Political Resident -
- BermudaBermudaBermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
- Governor - Roland Robinson, Baron Martonmere, Governor of BermudaGovernor of BermudaThe Governor of Bermuda is the representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territory of Bermuda. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government...
(1964–1972) - Premier - Sir Henry TuckerHenry Tucker (Bermudian politician)Sir Henry James "Jack" Tucker was the first Premier of Bermuda. Tucker first took office on June 10, 1968 and served until December 29, 1971, as a member of the United Bermuda Party , the political party in which he helped found in 1964.-Early life:Henry Tucker was born in Bermuda on March 14, 1903...
, Premier of Bermuda (1968–1971)
- Governor - Roland Robinson, Baron Martonmere, Governor of Bermuda
- British HondurasBritish HondurasBritish Honduras was a British colony that is now the independent nation of Belize.First colonised by Spaniards in the 17th century, the territory on the east coast of Central America, south of Mexico, became a British crown colony from 1862 until 1964, when it became self-governing. Belize became...
- Governor - Sir John Warburton PaulJohn Warburton PaulSir John Warburton Paul, GCMG, OBE, MC was a British government official, best known as a prolific administrator for 20 years of various British overseas territories around the world...
, Governor of British Honduras (1966–1972) - Premier - George Cadle PriceGeorge Cadle PriceGeorge Cadle Price PC was the first Prime Minister of Belize and is considered to have been one of the principal architects of the country's independence, and is today referred to by many as "the Father of the Nation"....
, Premier of British Honduras (1961–1984)
- Governor - Sir John Warburton Paul
- British Solomon Islands ProtectorateSolomon IslandsSolomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
- Governor - Sir Michael David Irving GassMichael David Irving GassSir Michael David Irving Gass, KCMG , was the penultimate High Commissioner of the Western Pacific and also in his junior days Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1965 - 1969.He married Elizabeth Periam Fuller Acland Hood in 1975....
, Governor of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate (1969–1973)
- Governor - Sir Michael David Irving Gass
- British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin IslandsThe Virgin Islands, often called the British Virgin Islands , is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, the remaining islands constituting the U.S...
- Governor - John Sutherland Thomson, Administrator of the British Virgin IslandsGovernor of the British Virgin IslandsThe Governor of the British Virgin Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of British Virgin Islands. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government...
(1967–1971) - Chief Minister - Lavity StouttLavity StouttHamilton Lavity Stoutt was the first and longest serving Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands, winning four general elections and serving three non-consecutive terms of office from 1967 to 1971, again from 1981 to 1983 and again from 1986 until his death in 1995.Since Stoutt's death in...
, Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands (1967–1971)
- Governor - John Sutherland Thomson, Administrator of the British Virgin Islands
- BruneiBruneiBrunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...
- High Commissioner - Arthur Robin Adair, British High Commissioner in Brunei (1968–1972)
- Monarch - Hassanal BolkiahHassanal BolkiahGeneral Haji Sir Hassan al-Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah GCB GCMG is the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, the 29th Sultan of Brunei and the first Prime Minister of Brunei Darussalam...
, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present) - Chief Minister - Dato Pengiran Muhammad Yusuf bin Abdul Rahim, Chief Minister of Brunei (1967–1972)
- Cayman IslandsCayman IslandsThe Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica...
- Governor - Athelstan Charles Ethelwold Long, Administrator of the Cayman IslandsGovernor of the Cayman IslandsThe Governor of the Cayman Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of the Cayman Islands. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government...
(1968–1971)
- Governor - Athelstan Charles Ethelwold Long, Administrator of the Cayman Islands
- Falkland IslandsFalkland IslandsThe Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...
- Governor - Sir Cosmo Dugal Patrick Thomas Haskard, Governor of the Falkland IslandsGovernor of the Falkland IslandsThe Governor of the Falkland Islands is the representative of the British Crown in the Falkland Islands, acting "in Her Majesty's name and on Her Majesty's behalf" as the islands' de facto head of state in the absence of the British monarch...
(1964–1970)
- Governor - Sir Cosmo Dugal Patrick Thomas Haskard, Governor of the Falkland Islands
- GibraltarGibraltarGibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...
- Governor - Sir Varyl BeggVaryl BeggAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Varyl Cargill Begg GCB, DSO, DSC was First Sea Lord, the professional head of the Royal Navy, from 1966 to 1968.-Early life:...
, Governor of GibraltarGovernor of GibraltarThe Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar is the representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The Governor is appointed by the British Monarch on the advice of the British Government...
(1969–1973) - Chief Minister - Robert PelizaRobert PelizaSir Robert John "Bob" Peliza, KBE, ED is a Gibraltarian politician. He founded and led the Integration with Britain Party and was the second Chief Minister of Gibraltar serving in office from 6 August 1969 to 25 June 1972...
, Chief Minister of GibraltarChief Minister of GibraltarThe Chief Minister of Gibraltar is the leader of the largest party elected to the Gibraltar Parliament, and is formally appointed by the Governor of Gibraltar, representative of the British Crown.-List of Chief Ministers:...
(1969–1972)
- Governor - Sir Varyl Begg
- Gilbert and Ellice IslandsGilbert and Ellice IslandsThe Gilbert and Ellice Islands were a British protectorate from 1892 and colony from 1916 until 1 January 1976, when the islands were divided into two different colonies which became independent nations shortly after...
- Resident Commissioner -
- Valdemar Jens Andersen, Resident Commissioner of Gilbert and Ellice Islands (1962–1970)
- Sir John Osbaldiston Field, Resident Commissioner of Gilbert and Ellice Islands (1970–1973)
- Resident Commissioner -
- GrenadaGrenadaGrenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
- Governor - Dame Hilda BynoeHilda BynoeDame Hilda Louisa Gibbs Bynoe, DBE was governor of Grenada between 1967 and 1972...
, Governor of Grenada (1968–1974) - Prime Minister - Eric GairyEric GairySir Eric Matthew Gairy was the first Prime Minister of Grenada, serving from Grenada`s independence in 1974 until his overthrow in a coup by Maurice Bishop in 1979...
, Prime Minister of Grenada (1967–1979)
- Governor - Dame Hilda Bynoe
- GuernseyGuernseyGuernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
- Lieutenant-Governor - Sir Charles Piercy MillsCharles Mills (Royal Navy officer)Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Piercy Mills KCB CBE DSC was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Governor of Guernsey.-Naval career:Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Mills joined the Royal Navy in 1932....
, Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey (1969–1974) - Bailiff - Sir William ArnoldWilliam ArnoldWilliam Arnold was one of the founding settlers of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and with his sons was among the wealthiest people in the colony. He was raised and educated in England where he was the warden of St. Mary's, the parish church of Ilchester in southeastern...
, Bailiff of Guernsey (1959–1973)
- Lieutenant-Governor - Sir Charles Piercy Mills
- Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
- Governor - Sir David Clive Crosbie TrenchDavid Clive Crosbie TrenchSir David Clive Crosbie Trench, GCMG, MC, DL 2 June 1915 – 4 December 1988 was a British soldier and colonial governor.-Early life:Trench was educated at Tonbridge School, Tonbridge, Kent and graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge with the degree of Master of Arts .-War service:In 1938, Trench...
, Governor of Hong KongGovernor of Hong KongThe Governor of Hong Kong was the head of the government of Hong Kong during British rule from 1843 to 1997. The governor's roles were defined in the Hong Kong Letters Patent and Royal Instructions...
(1964–1971)
- Governor - Sir David Clive Crosbie Trench
- Isle of ManIsle of ManThe Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
- Lieutenant-Governor - Sir Peter Hyla Gawne Stallard, Lieutenant-Governor of Man (1966–1974)
- Head of Government - Norman Crowe, Chairman of the Executive Council of the Isle of ManChairman of the Executive CouncilThe Chairman of the Executive Council of the Isle of Man was the executive head of the Isle of Man Government from 1961 to 1986. The title of the office was changed in 1986 to Chief Minister.-Chairmen:*Sir Charles Kerruish MLC OBE LLD , 1961–67...
(1967–1971)
- JerseyJerseyJersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
- Lieutenant-Governor - Sir John Gilbert Davis, Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey (1969–1974)
- Bailiff - Sir Robert Hugh Le Masurier, Bailiff of Jersey (1962–1974)
- MontserratMontserratMontserrat is a British overseas territory located in the Leeward Islands, part of the chain of islands called the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies. This island measures approximately long and wide, giving of coastline...
- Governor - Dennis Raleigh Gibbs, Administrator of Montserrat (1964–1971)
- Chief Minister -
- William Henry BrambleWilliam Henry BrambleWilliam Henry Bramble , also known as Willy B, was a union leader and a political-party leader from Montserrat; from his Montserrat Labour Party, he was the first Chief Minister of the country, serving from January 1960 to December 1970.Owing to his social compromise for the poor and political...
, Chief Minister of MontserratChief Minister of MontserratThe Chief Minister of Montserrat is the head of government of Montserrat, an island in the Caribbean that is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, appointed by the Governor of Montserrat on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II, Montserrat's head of state. The current Chief Minister of Montserrat is...
(1960–1970) - Percival Austin BramblePercival Austin BramblePercival Austin Bramble is a politician from Montserrat. He served as the territory's Chief Minister from December 1970 to November 1978. Bramble is the son of W.H. Bramble, the island's first chief minister. While in office, Bramble helped pass laws to spur development on the island of Montserrat...
, Chief Minister of MontserratChief Minister of MontserratThe Chief Minister of Montserrat is the head of government of Montserrat, an island in the Caribbean that is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, appointed by the Governor of Montserrat on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II, Montserrat's head of state. The current Chief Minister of Montserrat is...
(1970–1978)
- William Henry Bramble
- Pitcairn IslandsPitcairn IslandsThe Pitcairn Islands , officially named the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, form a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. The islands are a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the Pacific...
- Governor - Sir Arthur Norman Galsworthy, Governor of the Pitcairn IslandsGovernor of the Pitcairn IslandsThe Governor of the Pitcairn Islands is the representative of the British crown in the Pitcairn Islands, which are the last remaining British territory in the Pacific Ocean...
(1969–1973)
- Governor - Sir Arthur Norman Galsworthy, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands
- QatarQatarQatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
- Political agent - Edward Henderson, British political agentPolitical officer (British Empire)In the British Empire, a Political officer or Political Agent was an officer of the imperial Civil Administration , as opposed to the Military administration , usually operating outside imperial territory from a base outside or inside imperial territory...
(1969–1971) - Monarch - Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, Hakim of Qatar (1960–1972)
- Prime Minister - Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al ThaniKhalifa bin Hamad Al ThaniEmir Shaikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani GCB GCMG was the Emir of Qatar from 1972 until he was deposed by his son Hamad bin Khalifa in 1995....
, Prime Minister of Qatar (1970–1995)
- Political agent - Edward Henderson, British political agent
- Saint Christopher-Nevis-AnguillaSaint Christopher-Nevis-AnguillaSaint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla was historically an overseas territory of the United Kingdom located in the Caribbean Sea. This entity later became a province to the short lived West Indies Federation in 1958...
- Governor - Milton Allan, Governor of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1969–1975)
- Premier - Robert Bradshaw, Premier of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1966–1978)
- Saint Helena and DependenciesSaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union consisting of the islands of Saint Helena, Ascension Island and the Tristan da Cunha group...
- Governor - Sir Dermod Murphy, Governor of Saint HelenaGovernor of Saint HelenaThe Governor of Saint Helena is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha...
(1968–1971)
- Governor - Sir Dermod Murphy, Governor of Saint Helena
- Saint LuciaSaint LuciaSaint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 620 km2 and has an...
- Governor - Sir Frederick ClarkeFrederick ClarkeProfessor Sir Frederick Clarke or Sir Fred Clarke was the Director of the Institute of Education in the University of London between 1936 and 1945. During the 1930s and 1940s he was also a strong advocate for educational reform in England and Wales...
, Governor of Saint Lucia (1967–1971) - Premier - John ComptonJohn ComptonSir John George Melvin Compton, KBE, PC was the first, fifth and eighth Prime Minister of Saint Lucia in 1979, from 1982 to 1996, and from 2006 until his death. Compton, who previously led Saint Lucia under British rule from 1964 to 1979, was the country's first leader when it became independent...
, Premier of Saint Lucia (1964–1979)
- Governor - Sir Frederick Clarke
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....
- Governor -
- Hywel George, Governor of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1967–1970)
- Sir Rupert John, Governor of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1970–1976)
- Premier - Milton CatoMilton CatoRobert Milton Cato was the first Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and also held the offices Premier of Saint Vincent and Chief Minister of Saint Vincent before independence...
, Premier of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1967–1972)
- Governor -
- SeychellesSeychellesSeychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
- Governor - Sir Bruce GreatbatchBruce GreatbatchSir Bruce Greatbatch was the British colonial governor of Seychelles from 1969 to 1973. He oversaw the forced removal of the indigenous people of the Chagos Archipelago and ordered the gassing of the islands' canine population of 1,000. He called the Chagossians "unsophisticated" and "untrainable"...
, Governor of the Seychelles (1969–1973) - Chief Minister - James ManchamJames ManchamSir James Richard Marie Mancham KBE was the first President of Seychelles from 1976 to 1977.-Political background:...
, Chief Minister of the SeychellesPrime Minister of SeychellesThe Prime Minister of Seychelles was an executive position in the government of the Seychelles from 1970 until 1977.-Prime Ministers of Seychelles :-Affiliations:...
(1970–1976)
- Governor - Sir Bruce Greatbatch
- TongaTongaTonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
- Consul - Archibald Cameron Reid, British Consul in Tonga (1965–1970)
- Monarch - Taufa'ahau Tupou IVTaufa'ahau Tupou IVTāufaāhau Tupou IV, King of Tonga, GCMG, GCVO, KBE, KStJ son of Queen Sālote Tupou III and her consort Prince Viliami Tungī Mailefihi, was the king of Tonga from the death of his mother in 1965 until his own death in 2006...
, King of Tonga (1965–2006) - Prime Minister - Prince Fatafehi Tu'ipelehake, Prime Minister of TongaPrime Minister of TongaThis is a list of Prime Ministers of Tonga from the establishment of that office in 1876 until the present day.-List of Premiers/Prime Ministers of Tonga :-External links:*...
(1965–1991)
- Trucial StatesTrucial StatesThe Trucial States were a group of sheikhdoms in the Persian Gulf.-General aspects:The sheikdoms included:*Abu Dhabi *Ajman...
- Political agent - Julian BullardJulian BullardSir Julian Bullard GCMG was a British diplomat, Foreign Office Minister and Pro-Chancellor of Birmingham University. He was employed at Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service from 1953 until 1988, the ambassador to Bonn in the mid 1980s as well as heading up Britain's relations with Soviet Russia during...
, British political agentPolitical officer (British Empire)In the British Empire, a Political officer or Political Agent was an officer of the imperial Civil Administration , as opposed to the Military administration , usually operating outside imperial territory from a base outside or inside imperial territory...
(1968–1970)
- Political agent - Julian Bullard
- Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos IslandsThe Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union consisting of two groups of tropical islands in the Caribbean, the larger Caicos Islands and the smaller Turks Islands, known for tourism and as an offshore financial centre.The Turks and...
- Governor - Robert Everard WainwrightRobert Everard WainwrightRobert Everard Wainwright was the Administrator of the Turks and Caicos in 1965 and from 1967 to 1971. Mr. Wainwright was succeeded by John Anthony Golding in 1965 and Alexander Graham Mitchell in 1971. Wainwright died in 1990....
, Administrator of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1967–1971)
- Governor - Robert Everard Wainwright
USA
- American SamoaAmerican SamoaAmerican Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa...
- Governor - John Morse HaydonJohn Morse HaydonJohn Morse Haydon was the governor of the American Samoa from 1969 to 1974. Haydon attended the University of Washington. He served as First Lieutenant in the United States Air Force during World War II and flew 35 combat missions over Germany...
, Governor of American Samoa (1969–1974)
- Governor - John Morse Haydon
- GuamGuamGuam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
- Governor - Carlos CamachoCarlos CamachoCarlos Garcia. Camacho was a U.S. Republican Party politician. He served as Governor of Guam from 1969 to 1975....
, Governor of Guam (1969–1975)
- Governor - Carlos Camacho
- Puerto RicoPuerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
- Governor - Luis A. FerréLuis A. FerréDon Luis Alberto Ferré Aguayo was a Puerto Rican engineer, industrialist, politician, philanthropist, and a patron of the arts. He was the third Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1969 to 1973, and the founding father of the New Progressive Party which advocates for Puerto Rico...
, Governor of Puerto RicoGovernor of Puerto RicoThe Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Since 1948, the Governor has been elected by the people of Puerto Rico...
(1969–1973)
- Governor - Luis A. Ferré
- Trust Territory of the Pacific IslandsTrust Territory of the Pacific IslandsThe Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was a United Nations trust territory in Micronesia administered by the United States from 1947 to 1986.-History:...
- High Commissioner - Edward Elliott Johnston, High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific IslandsHigh Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific IslandsThe following is a list of the High Commissioners of the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, administered by the United States.-Military Governors:*John H. Hoover...
(1969–1976)
- High Commissioner - Edward Elliott Johnston, High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
- United States Virgin IslandsUnited States Virgin IslandsThe Virgin Islands of the United States are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.The U.S...
- Governor - Melvin H. EvansMelvin H. EvansMelvin Herbert Evans was the first elected Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, serving from 1969 to 1975. After serving as governor he was delegate from the United States Virgin Islands to the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1981.Evans was born in Christiansted in...
, Governor of US Virgin Islands (1969–1975)
- Governor - Melvin H. Evans