David Pearey (born 15 July 1948) was the
Governor of the
British Virgin Islands from 18 April 2006 to 5 August 2010. He was appointed by
Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. She was queen ...
on the advice of the
British government
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, to represent the Queen in the territory, and to act as the ''de facto''
head of state.
Prior to his appointment as governor, Pearey served as
High Commissioner to Malawi from 2004 to 2005.
Education and personal life
Pearey was educated at the
University of Oxford, where he studied PPE (
Philosophy, Politics and Economics) at
Corpus Christi College.
He has a wife, Susan, and one daughter Poppy who studies Archaeology and Anthropology at Keble College, University of Oxford following in her father’s footsteps.
See also
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Governor of the British Virgin Islands
Sources
Foreign & Commonwealth Office - David Pearey
1948 births
Governors of the British Virgin Islands
Living people
High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Malawi
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