List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Singapore

Singapore was previously a British crown colony. It became an internally self-governing state in 1959 and George Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk, was appointed Commissioner (not High Commissioner) for Singapore and the rest of East Asia.[1][2][3]

In 1963, Singapore declared its independence from Britain and briefly joined the new Federation of Malaysia. In 1965, Singapore was expelled and became an independent country as the Republic of Singapore. As Singapore and the United Kingdom are fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, their diplomatic relations are not considered foreign but at a governmental level, rather than between heads of states. Thus, the countries exchange high commissioners, rather than ambassadors.

• 1959: Sir William Goode. Last Governor of Singapore (1957–59), Colonial Secretary (1953–57). He was appointed Commissioner as part of transitional arrangements.
• 1959–1963: Earl of Selkirk

• 1965–1967: John Vernon Rob[4]
• 1968–1970: Sir Arthur de la Mare[5]
• 1970–1974: Sir Sam Falle[6]
• 1974–1978: Peter Tripp[7]
• 1978–1982: John Dunn Hennings[8]
• 1982–1985: Sir Peter Moon[9]
• 1985–1987: Sir Hamilton Whyte[10]
• 1987–1990: Sir Michael Pike[11]
• 1990–1997: Gordon Duggan[12]
• 1997–2001: Alan Hunt[13]
• 2001–2002: Sir Stephen Brown[14]
• 2003–2007: Sir Alan Collins[15]
• 2007–2011: Paul Madden[16]
• 2011–2015: Antony Phillipson[17]
• 2015–2019: Scott Wightman[18][19]
• 2019–present: Kara Owen[20]

• British High Commission, Singapore
• Singapore–United Kingdom relations

• Singapore and the United Kingdom – gov.uk