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Encyclopedia > Governor of Anguilla
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The Governor of Anguilla is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of Anguilla. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The main role of the Governor is to appoint the Chief Minister. The British monarch or Sovereign is the monarch and head of state of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories, and is the source of all executive, judicial and (as the Queen-in-Parliament) legislative power. ... A United Kingdom overseas territory (formerly known as a dependent territory or earlier as a crown colony) is a territory that is under the sovereignty and formal control of the United Kingdom but is not part of the United Kingdom proper (almost exclusively Great Britain and Northern Ireland). ... The United Kingdom is a unitary state and a democratic constitutional monarchy. ...


The current Governor is Alan Huckle. Alan Edden Huckle (born June 15, 1948) is a British colonial administrator. ...


The Governor has his own flag in Anguilla, the Union Flag defaced with the territory's coat of arms. Flag Ratio: 1:2 The Union Flag or Union Jack is the flag most commonly associated with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and was also used throughout the former British Empire. ... The Coat of Arms of Anguilla consists of the emblem found on the Flag of Anguilla, a traditional symbol of the nation. ...


List of Governors of Anguilla

  1. Geoffrey Owen Whittaker
  2. Brian G.J. Canty
  3. Alan W. Shave
  4. Alan Hoole
  5. Robert Harris
  6. Roger Cousins (acting)
  7. Peter Johnstone
  8. Mark Capes (acting)
  9. Alan Huckle


Alan Edden Huckle (born June 15, 1948) is a British colonial administrator. ...

 
Governors and Civil Commissioners of the British overseas territories
Overseas territories: Governor of Anguilla | Governor of Bermuda | Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory | Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory | Governor of the British Virgin Islands | Governor of the Cayman Islands | Governor of the Falkland Islands | Governor of Gibraltar | Governor of Montserrat | Governor of the Pitcairn Islands | Governor of Saint Helena |
Civil Commissioner of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Administrator of Tristan da Cunha | Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Crown dependencies: Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey | Lieutenant Governor of Jersey | Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man


 

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