Bernard Edward Pauncefort, OBE (8 April 1926 – 14 July 2010) was a British colonial administrator and diplomat. He was

Administrator of Ascension 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. The role of the Administrator includes that of chairing the territory's Island Counci ...

from 1980 to 1982, which included the period when Ascension was used as a base during the

Falklands War The Falklands War ( es, link=no, Guerra de las Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial de ...

. He later served as

Administrator of Tristan da Cunha The Administrator of Tristan da Cunha is the head of government and representative of the Governor of Saint Helena in Tristan da Cunha. Objective The role of the Administrator is to chair the territory's Island Council which consists of eight ...

from 1989 to 1992.

References

* https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-30293 {{DEFAULTSORT:Pauncefort, Bernard British colonial governors and administrators in Oceania British diplomats 1926 births 2010 deaths