The Administrator of Ascension is the head of government and representative of the Governor of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in

Ascension Island Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, 7°56′ south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is about from the coast of Africa and from the coast of South America. It is governed as part of the British Overseas Territory of ...

. The role of the Administrator includes that of chairing the territory's Island Council which consists of five or seven elected members. The Administrator of Ascension is formally referred to as "His Honour" or "Her Honour." As a part of the

British overseas territory The British Overseas Territories (BOTs), also known as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs), are fourteen territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom. They are the last remnants of the former Br ...

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic and consisting of the island of Saint Helena, Ascension Island and the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha including Gough Island. Its name wa ...

the head of state is

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, with the Governor appointed by the British government to act as her local representative. However, as Ascension Island is away from Saint Helena, an Administrator is appointed as the Governor's representative on the Island. The first Administrator was appointed in 1942. Since 2009, the Administrator is appointed in accordance with Section 147 of the Constitution of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. They are ordinarily appointed for a period of up to three years and are usually an official of the UK Government Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Under Section 183(3) of the Constitution it is possible to appoint a person to perform the functions of an office whilst the appointed person is unable to do so "whether by reason of absence or infirmity of body or mind or any other cause", including the office of the Administrator. Under such circumstances, whilst that person will not have been appointed Administrator, the powers and duties of that role under local legislation can still be executed.

Commandants, 1815–1922

Resident-magistrates, 1922–1964

Administrators, 1964–present

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