predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place religion birth_date order term_start spouse image article_title term_end name
none , post created none , post created sir henry gurney none , post abolished 4 july 1948 kingston , surrey , england ruislip , england christian 1895 british union high commissioner in malaya governor of the malayan 1 february 1948 1 april 1946 guendolen mary wyeth sir edward gent.jpg edward gent
 4 july 1948 1 february 1948 sir gerard edward james gent
edward gent

sir gerard edward james gent , kcmg , dso , obe , mc , was the first appointed governor of the malayan union in 1946 .
