The governor of Anguilla is the representative of the

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in the

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Anguilla Anguilla is a British Overseas Territories, 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 Sa ...

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

Government of the United Kingdom His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government or otherwise UK Government, is the central government, central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

. The governor is the highest authority on Anguilla, but daily business is handled by local Anguillan elected officials. The main role of the governor is to appoint the

premier of Anguilla The Premier of Anguilla is the head of government in the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla. The Premier is appointed by the Governor of Anguilla on behalf of the monarch of the United Kingdom, currently Charles III, King Charles III. Up u ...

. The governor's official residence is

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at Old Ta. The governor has her own flag: the

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defaced with the

coat of arms of Anguilla The coat of arms of Anguilla is the heraldic device consisting of a shield charged with three orange dolphins leaping over the sea. Adopted in 1990, it has been the coat of arms of Anguilla since that year. The escutcheon is featured on the ...

. The current governor is Julia Crouch, who was sworn in on 11 September 2023.

List of governors of Anguilla

* 1982–83: Charles Henry Godden * 1983–87: Alastair Turner Baillie * 1987–89: Geoffrey Owen Whittaker * 1989–92: Brian George John Canty * 1992–95: Alan William Shave * 1995–96:

Alan Hoole Alan Norman Hoole (25 April 1942 – 8 May 2000) was the Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha between 1991 and 1995, he then served as Governor of Anguilla between 1995 and 1996. He was educated at Sheffield University ...

* 1996–2000: Robert Harris * 2000–04: Peter Johnstone * 2004–06:

Alan Huckle Alan Edden Huckle (born 15 June 1948) is an English senior diplomat in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the British Government. He was the commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) and the British Antarctic Territory fr ...

* 2006–09: Andrew George * 2009–13: Alistair Harrison * 2013–17: Christina Scott * 2017–20: Tim Foy * 2021–23:

Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam is a British lawyer and civil servant who has served as Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands since 29 June 2023. She served as Governor of Anguilla between 2021 and 2023. Civil service Daniel-Selvaratnam is of ...

* 2023–present: Julia Crouch

References

External links

Government of Anguilla – H.E. The Governor
{{British dependencies governors Government of Anguilla Anguilla-related lists

List of governors of Anguilla

See also

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