Governor of Gibraltar

The Governor of Gibraltar is the representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.

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PictureTermIncumbentNotes4 August 1704Habsburg occupation80px|Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt4 August 1704 to 6 August 1704Field Marshal Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt, GovernorAppointed by Archduke Charles6 August 1704 to November 1704Major-General The 1st Count of Valdesoto, GovernorAppointed by Archduke Charles24 December 1704 to 24 December 1707Major-General John Shrimpton, GovernorAppointed by Archduke Charles80px|Roger Elliott24 December 1707 to 24 January 1711Major-General Roger Elliott, Governor24 January 1711 to 13 July 1713Thomas Stanwix, Governor13 July 1713Spain cedes Gibraltar to Great Britain in the Treaty of Utrecht13 July 1713 to 7 August 1713Brigadier-General Thomas Stanwix, Governor80px|The Earl of Portmore7 August 1713 to 20 October 1720General The Earl of Portmore, Governor80px|Richard Kane20 October 1720 to 2 February 1727Richard Kane, Governor2 February 1727 to 13 May 1730Jasper Clayton, Governor15 May 1730 to 24 October 1739General Joseph Sabine, Governor24 October 1739 to 22 April 1740Francis Columbine, Governor80px22 April 1740 to 14 March 1748/9William Hargrave, Governor14 March 1748/9 to 31 May 1754Humphrey Bland, Governor31 May 1754 to 12 July 1756Thomas Fowke, Governor80px|The Lord Tyrawley12 July 1756 to 16 April 1757Lieutenant-General The Lord Tyrawley, Governor Later promoted to field marshal.80px|William Home16 April 1757 to 28 April 1761The Earl of Home, Governor28 April 1761 to 13 June 1761John Toovey, acting Governor13 June 1761 to 14 June 1761Major-General John Parslow, acting Governor80px|Edward Cornwallis14 June 1761 to January 1776Edward Cornwallis, Governor1765 to 1767John Irwin, acting Governor80pxJanuary 1776 to 25 May 1777Robert Boyd, acting Governor1st Term80px|George Augustus Eliott25 May 1777 to 14 June 1787George Augustus Eliott, Governor80px|The Lord Heathfield14 June 1787 to July 1790The Lord Heathfield, Governor80pxJuly 1790 to October 1790Sir Robert Boyd, acting Governor80pxOctober 1790 to 13 May 1794Sir Robert Boyd, Governor2nd Term80px|Henry Clinton1794–1795Henry Clinton, GovernorDied in London before taking up the post13 May 1794 to 30 December 1795Charles Rainsford, GovernorRobert Boyd's second-in-command and assumed position on his death80px|Charles O'Hara30 December 1795 to 25 February 1802Charles O'Hara, Governor25 February 1802 to 10 May 1802Charles Barnett, Governor80px|The Duke of Kent24 May 1802 to 23 January 1820The Duke of Kent80px|Thomas Trigge2 May 1803 to 17 December 1804Sir Thomas Trigge, acting GovernorFor the Duke of Kent80px|Henry Edward Fox17 December 1804 to June 1806Henry Edward Fox, acting GovernorFor the Duke of KentJune 1806 to November 1806James Drummond, acting Governor1st Term; for the Duke of Kent80px|Sir Hew DalrympleNovember 1806 to August 1808Sir Hew Dalrymple, acting GovernorFor the Duke of KentAugust 1808 to May 1809James Drummond, acting Governor2nd Term; for the Duke of Kent80px|Sir John Francis CradockMay 1809 to August 1809Sir John Cradock, acting GovernorFor the Duke of KentAugust 1809 to October 1809Brigadier-General John Smith, acting GovernorFor the Duke of Kent Sir John Smith from 1831, later promoted to full generalOctober 1809 to November 1809Alex McKenzie Fraser, acting GovernorFor the Duke of KentNovember 1809 to 2 April 1814Colin Campbell, acting GovernorFor the Duke of Kent80px|George Don3 April 1814 to 15 November 1821Sir George Don, acting Governor1st Term; for the Duke of Kent 29 January 1820 to 1835The Earl of Chatham, Governor80px|George Don7 June 1825 to 20 June 1830Sir George Don, acting Governor2nd Term; for the Earl of Chatham20 June 1830Gibraltar becomes a British Crown colony80px|George Don20 June 1830 to 10 May 1831Sir George Don, acting Governor2nd Term; for the Earl of Chatham10 May 1831 to 29 May 1835Sir William Houston, acting GovernorFor the Earl of Chatham80px|Sir Alexander Woodford28 February 1835 to 11 October 1842Sir Alexander Woodford, Governor80px|Sir Robert Thomas Wilson11 October 1842 to 12 December 1848Sir Robert Wilson, Governor80px12 December 1848 to 26 July 1855Sir Robert Gardiner, Governor26 July 1855 to 5 May 1859Sir James Fergusson, Governor80px5 May 1859 to 21 September 1865Sir William Codrington, Governor80px21 September 1865 to 25 July 1870Sir Richard Airey, Governor80px|Sir William Williams25 July 1870 to 23 June 1876Sir William Williams, Governor80px|The Lord Napier of Magdala23 June 1876 to 3 January 1883The Lord Napier of Magdala, Governor80px3 January 1883 to 2 November 1886Sir John Miller Adye, Governor80px2 November 1886 to 23 August 1890Sir Arthur Hardinge, Governor23 August 1890 to 27 January 1891Sir Leicester Smyth, Governor27 January 1891 to 31 March 1891Sir Henry Richard Legge Newdigate, acting Governor80px31 March 1891 to 27 June 1893Sir Lothian Nicholson, Governor27 June 1893 to 7 August 1893G.J. Smart, acting Governor80px 7 August 1893 to 22 May 1900Sir Robert Biddulph, Governor80px|Sir George Stuart White22 May 1900 to 1 August 1905Sir George Stuart White, Governor80px1 August 1905 to 30 July 1910Sir Frederick Forestier-Walker, Governor80px|Sir Archibald Hunter30 July 1910 to 11 July 1913Sir Archibald Hunter, Governor80px|Sir Herbert Miles11 July 1913 to 9 July 1918Sir Herbert Miles, Governor80px|Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien9 July 1918 to 26 May 1923Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien, Governor80px26 May 1923 to 13 August 1928Sir Charles Monro, Governor80px|Sir Alexander Godley13 August 1928 to 13 May 1933Sir Alexander Godley, Governor80px|Sir Charles Harington13 May 1933 to 12 August 1938Sir Charles Harington, Governor80px|Sir Edmund Ironside12 August 1938 to 11 July 1939Sir Edmund Ironside, Governor11 July 1939 to 14 May 1941Sir Clive Gerard Liddell, Governor80px|The Viscount Gort14 May 1941 to 31 May 1942The Viscount Gort, Governor80px31 May 1942 to 14 February 1944Sir Noel Mason-Macfarlane, Governor14 February 1944 to 8 February 1947Sir Ralph Eastwood, Governor80px|Sir Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson8 February 1947 to 23 April 1952Sir Kenneth Anderson, Governor80px|23 April 1952 to 6 May 1955Sir Gordon MacMillan, Governor 6 May 1955 to 16 April 1958Sir Harold Redman, Governor80px16 April 1958 to 8 June 1962Sir Charles Keightley, Governor80px|8 June 1962 to 5 August 1965Sir Alfred Ward, Governor80px  5 August 1965 to March 1969Sir Gerald Lathbury, GovernorMarch 1969 to 3 October 1973Admiral of the Fleet Sir Varyl Begg, Governor 3 October 1973 to 30 May 1978Marshal of the RAF Sir John Grandy, Governor 30 May 1978 to 1981General Sir William Jackson, Governor80px|1981Gibraltar becomes a British dependent territoryUnder the British Nationality Act 19811981 to 26 October 1982General Sir William Jackson, Governor80px26 October 1982 to 19 November 1985Admiral Sir David Williams, Governor19 November 1985 to December 1989Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Terry, Governor December 1989 to April 1993Sir Derek Reffell, Governor April 1993 to 5 December 1995Sir John Chapple, Governor 5 December 1995 to 19 February 1997Admiral Sir Hugo White, Governor80px|Sir Richard Luce24 February 1997 to 21 March 2000Sir Richard Luce, Governor21 March 2000 to 5 April 2000 Paul Speller, acting Governor 5 April 2000 to 2002David Durie, Governor80px|2002Gibraltar becomes a British overseas territoryUnder the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 2002 to 16 May 2003David Durie, GovernorSir David Durie from 1 January 2003 16 May 2003 to 27 May 2003David Blunt, acting Governor80px|Sir Francis Richards27 May 2003 to 17 July 2006Sir Francis Richards, Governor80px|Mr Philip Barton17 July 2006 to 27 September 2006Philip Barton, acting Governor80px|Sir Robert Fulton27 September 2006 to 21 October 2009Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Fulton, Governor 21 October 2009 to 26 October 2009Lesley Pallett, acting Governor80px|Sir Adrian Johns26 October 2009 to 13 November 2013Vice Admiral Sir Adrian Johns, Governor80px|Alison MacMillan13 November 2013 to 6 December 2013Alison MacMillan, acting Governor80px|Sir James Benjamin Dutton6 December 2013 to 28 September 2015Lieutenant General Sir James Dutton, Governor80px|Alison MacMillan28 September 2015 to 19 January 2016Alison MacMillan, acting Governor80px|Ed Davis19 January 2016 to 18 February 2020Lieutenant General  Ed Davis, Governor80px|Nick Pyle18 February 2020 to 11 June 2020Nick Pyle OBE, acting Governor 80px|Sir David Steel11 June 2020 to presentVice Admiral Sir David Steel, Governor 

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