Mark Andrew Capes (born 19 February 1954) is a British diplomat who served as the
Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
The 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. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the official advice of His Majest ...
from 2011 to 2016. He was replaced by
Lisa Phillips.
His previous roles have included diplomatic appointments in Austria, Nigeria, Portugal, Jordan, Yugoslavia, the Turks and Caicos Islands and New Zealand, and appointments as deputy governor in
Anguilla
Anguilla ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin. The terr ...
and
Bermuda
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Capes is married to Tamara Capes and has two daughters.
References
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British diplomats
Deputy Governors of Anguilla
Deputy Governors of Bermuda
Governors of Saint Helena
British colonial governors and administrators in the Americas
British colonial governors and administrators in Africa
Living people
1954 births