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the convent , main street , gibraltar arms of gibraltar admiral of the fleet sir george rooke -lsb- http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/find-an-embassy/europe/gibraltar/ office of the governor -rsb- 24 july 1704 6 december 2013 140px coat of arms of gibraltar1.svg governor of gibraltar queen elizabeth ii as queen of the united kingdom lieutenant kstj , adc general sir james dutton kcb , cbe , flag of the governor of gibraltar.svg 100px james dutton governor of gibraltar.jpg governor of gibraltar
 standard of the governor '' his excellency ''
governor of gibraltar

the governor and commander-in-chief of gibraltar is the representative of the british monarch in the british overseas territory of gibraltar .
the governor is appointed by the british monarch on the advice of the british government .
the role of the governor is to act as the `` de facto '' head of state , and he or she is responsible for formally appointing the chief minister of gibraltar , along with other members of the government of gibraltar after a general election .
the governor also has sole responsibility for defence and security .
the incumbent governor is lieutenant general sir james dutton having taken office on 6 december 2013 .
to date there has been no female governor of gibraltar , other than in an acting position .
lieutenant-general dutton resigned as governor in may 2015 , reportedly in response to the british government 's position on spanish incursions in gibraltarian waters .
the governor has his own flag in gibraltar , the union flag defaced with the territory 's coat of arms .
however , at his official residence -lrb- `` the convent '' -rrb- , the union flag and the flag of gibraltar are also flown .
