Richard Tauwhare (; born 1 November 1959) was the tenth
Governor of the
Turks and Caicos Islands, serving from 11 July 2005 to 16 July 2008.
He succeeded Governor
Jim Poston.
Originally from
Woking
Woking ( ) is a town and borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in northwest Surrey, England, around from central London. It appears in Domesday Book as ''Wochinges'' and its name probably derives from that of a Anglo-Saxon settlement o ...
,
United Kingdom, Mr Tauwhare has held several government posts around the world. Educationally, he attended
Abingdon School
Abingdon School is a day and boarding independent school for boys in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. The twentieth oldest independent British school, it celebrated its 750th anniversary in 2006. The school was described as "highly ...
and obtained an MA in History from
Cambridge University. He can speak the
Swahili
Swahili may refer to:
* Swahili language, a Bantu language official in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and widely spoken in the African Great Lakes
* Swahili people, an ethnic group in East Africa
* Swahili culture
Swahili culture is the culture of ...
language.
Mr Tauwhare is married and has three children.
See also
*
List of Old Abingdonians
Old Abingdonians are former pupils of Abingdon School or, in some cases, Honorary Old Abingdonians who have been awarded the status based on service to the School. The Old Abingdonians also run the Old Abingdonian Club (OA club) which is an organ ...
References
External links
Profile and photo from official government web site
1959 births
Living people
Governors of the Turks and Caicos Islands
People educated at Abingdon School
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