The Governor of Montserrat is the representative of the

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in the

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Montserrat Montserrat ( ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about long and wide, with r ...

. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the

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. The main role of the Governor is to appoint the Chief Minister. The Governor has their own flag in Montserrat, the

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defaced with the territory's coat of arms. The

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of the Governor is

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, located in

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History

In 2003, a petition signed by 200 people in Montserrat, called upon the British government to sack the resident Governor, at that time, Tony Longrigg, stating that his policies were ruining the economy of the territory. Longrigg had prevented villa owners from returning to certain areas of the territory threatened by volcanic eruption, a decision he made based on scientific advice provided by the Director of the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) and the Scientific Advisory Committee.

Governors of Montserrat, 1971–present

Willoughby Harry Thompson Willoughby Harry "Tommy" Thompson Order of St Michael and St George, CMG (3December 191925January 2018) was a British colonial administrator who served in various posts in a number of countries, including Kenya, the Falkland Islands, and British ...

(1971–1974) * Norman Derek Matthews (1974–1976) *

Gwilym Wyn Jones Gwilym Wyn Jones, CBE (12 July 1926 – 23 October 1993) was a British colonial administrator. He was Governor of Montserrat The Governor of Montserrat is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory ...

(1977–1980) * David Kenneth Hay Dale (1980–1984) *

Arthur Christopher Watson Arthur Christopher Watson , (2 January 1927 – 7 May 2001) was a diplomat and politician, in which he held the position of Governor of Montserrat, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands and the British High Commissioner to Brunei. Bi ...

(1985–1987) * Christopher J. Turner (1987–1990) * David G. P. Taylor (1990–1993) *Frank Savage (1993–1997) *

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(1997–2001) *

Howard A. Fergus Sir Howard Archibald Fergus (born 22 July 1937) is a Montserratian author and historian. He was born at Long Ground in Montserrat. He attended Bethel Primary School, Montserrat Secondary School, Erdiston Teachers College in Barbados, the Univers ...

(2001; ''acting'', 1st time) * Tony Longrigg (11 April 2001 – 2 April 2004) * Sir Howard A. Fergus (2004; ''acting'', 2nd time) *

Deborah Barnes Jones Deborah Elizabeth Vavasseur Barnes (born 6 October 1956), known since her marriage as Deborah Barnes-Jones, is a British diplomat and administrator. Career Barnes joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1980. She was posted to the British ...

(10 May 2004 – 6 July 2007) *

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(6 July 2007 – 13 July 2007; ''acting'') * Sir Howard A. Fergus (13 July 2007 – 27 July 2007; ''acting'', 3rd time) *

Peter Waterworth Peter Andrew Waterworth (born 15 April 1957) is a British barrister and diplomat, who was the Governor of Montserrat from 2007 to 2011. Biography Waterworth is originally from Belfast and was schooled at Methodist College. He entered Durham U ...

(27 July 2007 – 3 March 2011) *

Sarita Francis Sarita Violeta Francis, (born 11 September 1953) is the Director of the Montserrat National Trust. She was formerly a teacher and has held numerous governmental posts, including serving as a Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, the Directo ...

(3 March 2011 – 8 April 2011; ''acting'') * Adrian Davis (8 April 2011 – 8 July 2015) * Alric Taylor (8 July 2015 – 5 August 2015; ''acting'') *

Elizabeth Carriere Elizabeth Anne Carriere is a former British civil servant working in international development. From 2015 to 2018, she served as Governor of Montserrat. Biography Carriere has an MSc in Public Policy and Management from the University of Lond ...

(5 August 2015 – 2 January 2018) * Lyndell Simpson (2 January 2018 – 1 February 2018; ''acting'') *

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(1 February 2018 – 7 March 2022) * Sarah Tucker (6 April 2022 – present)

References

World Statesmen: Montserrat''The Montserrat Newsletter''

External links

{{British dependencies governors Government of Montserrat