The post was created in 1985 when South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands was split from the Falkland Islands Dependencies to create a new overseas territory. As the territory has no native inhabitants, and the only population is the visiting military garrisons, and scientists from the British Antarctic Survey, there was no appointment of a governor. Instead the post of commissioner was created, the normal practice for uninhabited territory. The post was to be held by the current governor of the Falkland Islands, as that is the nearest inhabited overseas territory to SGSSI, and the presence of the Royal Navy in the South Atlantic allows the commissioner to be transported to the territory relatively quickly if necessary.
The commissioner retains the same powers as a governor, and is responsible for domestic affairs within the territory. The British Government retains responsibility for defence and international relations. The commissioner has her own flag for the territory, a Union Flag defaced with the territory's coat of arms. The arms were authorised for the commissioner on 14 February 1992.[1]
^FOTW: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands. 11 August 2005. Accessed 22 September 2006.
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commissioner, south, georgia, south, sandwich, islands, commissioner, south, georgia, south, sandwich, islands, representative, british, monarch, united, kingdom, overseas, territory, south, georgia, south, sandwich, islands, post, held, conjunction, with, gov. The commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom s overseas territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands The post is held in conjunction with the governorship of the Falkland Islands Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsStandard of the CommissionerIncumbentAlison Blakesince 23 July 2022AppointerCharles III as King of the United KingdomTerm lengthAt His Majesty s pleasureInaugural holderEdwin Porter Arrowsmith First High Commissioner Merrick Baker Bates First CommissionerDeputyMs Jane Rumble Deputy Commissioner Flag of the Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 1992 99 The post was created in 1985 when South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands was split from the Falkland Islands Dependencies to create a new overseas territory As the territory has no native inhabitants and the only population is the visiting military garrisons and scientists from the British Antarctic Survey there was no appointment of a governor Instead the post of commissioner was created the normal practice for uninhabited territory The post was to be held by the current governor of the Falkland Islands as that is the nearest inhabited overseas territory to SGSSI and the presence of the Royal Navy in the South Atlantic allows the commissioner to be transported to the territory relatively quickly if necessary The commissioner retains the same powers as a governor and is responsible for domestic affairs within the territory The British Government retains responsibility for defence and international relations The commissioner has her own flag for the territory a Union Flag defaced with the territory s coat of arms The arms were authorised for the commissioner on 14 February 1992 1 List of commissioners editFrom To Name 1985 1988 Gordon Wesley Jewkes CMG 1988 1992 William Hugh Fullerton CMG 1992 1996 David Everard Tatham CMG 1996 1999 Richard Peter Ralph CMG CVO 1999 2002 Donald Alexander Lamont 2002 2002 Russell Jarvis acting 2002 2006 Howard John Stredder Pearce CMG 2006 2006 Harriet Hall acting 2006 2010 Alan Edden Huckle 2010 2014 Nigel Haywood CVO 2014 2017 Colin Roberts CVO 2017 2022 Nigel Phillips CBE 2022 present Alison Blake CMGReferences edit FOTW South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands 11 August 2005 Accessed 22 September 2006 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands amp oldid 1190920164, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,