List of colonial governors in 1970
This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1970. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.
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Australia
- Norfolk Island
- Administrator – Robert Nixon Dalkin, Administrator of Norfolk Island (1968–1972)
- Head of Government – William M. Randall, President of the Island Council of Norfolk Island (1967–1974)
- Papua and New Guinea
- High Commissioner –
- David Hay, High Commissioner in Papua and New Guinea (1966–1970)
- Leslie Wilson Johnson, High Commissioner in Papua and New Guinea (1970–1974)
- High Commissioner –
Denmark
- Faroe Islands
- High Commissioner – Mogens Wahl, High Commissioner in the Faroe Islands (1961–1972)
- Prime Minister –
- Kristian Djurhuus, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (1968–1970)
- Atli Dam, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (1970–1981)
France
- Comoros
- High Commissioner – Jacques Mouradian, High Commissioner in the Comoros (1969–1975)
- President of the Government Council –
- French Polynesia
- Governor – Pierre Louis Angeli, Governor of French Polynesia (1969–1973)
- French Territory of the Afars and the Issas
- High Commissioner – Dominique Ponchardier, High Commissioner in the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (1969–1971)
- President of the Government Council – Ali Aref Bourhan, President of the Government Council of the French Territory of the Afars and Issas (1967–1976)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Prefect – Jean-Jacques Buggia, Governor of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1967–1971)
- President of the General Council – Albert Pen, President of the General Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1968–1984)
- Wallis and Futuna
- Administrator-Superior – Jacques Bach, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (1968–1971)
- President of the Territorial Assembly – Sosefo Papillo, President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (1967–1972)
France and United Kingdom
- New Hebrides
- British Resident Commissioner – Colin Allan (1966–1973)
- French Resident Commissioner[1] – Robert Jules Amédée Langlois (1969–1974)
New Zealand
- Cook Islands
- High Commissioner – Leslie James Davis, High Commissioner in the Cook Islands (1965–1972)
- Prime Minister – Albert Henry, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (1965–1978)
- Niue
- Commissioner – Selwyn Digby Wilson, Resident Commissioner in Niue (1968–197?)
- Tokelau
- Administrator – Richard Basil Taylor, Administrator of Tokelau (1968–1971)
Portugal
- Angola
- High Commissioner and Governor-General – Camilo Augusto de Miranda Rebocho Vaz, High Commissioner and Governor–General of Angola (1966–1972)
- Cape Verde Islands
- Governor – Antonio Lopes dos Santos, Governor of the Cape Verde Islands (1969–1974)
- Macau
- Governor – José Manuel de Sousa e Faro Nobre de Carvalho, Governor of Macau (1966–1974)
- Mozambique
- High Commissioner and Governor-General –
- Baltazar Rebelo de Sousa, High Commissioner and Governor-General of Mozambique (1968–1970)
- Eduardo Arantes e Oliveira, High Commissioner and Governor-General of Mozambique (1970–1972)
- High Commissioner and Governor-General –
- Portuguese Guinea – António de Spínola, Governor of Portuguese Guinea (1968–1973)
- Portuguese Timor
- Governor – José Nogueira Valente Pires, Governor of Portuguese Timor (1968–1972)
- Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe
- High Commissioner – António Jorge da Silva Sebastião, High Commissioner of São Tomé and Príncipe (1963–1972)
South Africa
- South West Africa
- Administrator – Johannes Gert Hendrik van der Wath, Administrator of South West Africa (1968–1971)
Spain
- Spanish Sahara
- Governor-General – José María Pérez de Lema y Tejero, Governor-General of Spanish Sahara (1967–1971)
United Kingdom
- Antigua
- Governor – Sir Wilfred Jacobs, Governor of Antigua (1967–1993)
- Premier – Vere Bird, Premier of Antigua (1960–1971)
- Bahama Islands
- Governor – Francis Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, Baron Thurlow, Governor of the Bahama Islands (1968–1972)
- Prime Minister – Lynden Pindling, Prime Minister of the Bahama Islands (1967–1992)
- Bahrain
- Chief Political Resident –
- Political agent – Alexander John Stirling, British political agent in Bahrain (1969–1971)
- Monarch – Sheikh Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah, Hakim of Bahrain (1961–1999)
- Prime Minister – Sheikh Khalifah ibn Sulman Al Khalifah, President of the State Council of Bahrain (1970–present)
- Bermuda
- Governor – Roland Robinson, Baron Martonmere, Governor of Bermuda (1964–1972)
- Premier – Sir Henry Tucker, Premier of Bermuda (1968–1971)
- British Honduras
- Governor – Sir John Warburton Paul, Governor of British Honduras (1966–1972)
- Premier – George Cadle Price, Premier of British Honduras (1961–1984)
- British Solomon Islands Protectorate
- Governor – Sir Michael David Irving Gass, Governor of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate (1969–1973)
- British Virgin Islands
- Governor – John Sutherland Thomson, Administrator of the British Virgin Islands (1967–1971)
- Chief Minister – Lavity Stoutt, Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands (1967–1971)
- Brunei
- High Commissioner – Arthur Robin Adair, British High Commissioner in Brunei (1968–1972)
- Monarch – Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
- Chief Minister – Dato Pengiran Muhammad Yusuf bin Abdul Rahim, Chief Minister of Brunei (1967–1972)
- Cayman Islands
- Governor – Athelstan Charles Ethelwold Long, Administrator of the Cayman Islands (1968–1971)
- Falkland Islands
- Governor – Sir Cosmo Dugal Patrick Thomas Haskard, Governor of the Falkland Islands (1964–1970)
- Gibraltar
- Governor – Sir Varyl Begg, Governor of Gibraltar (1969–1973)
- Chief Minister – Robert Peliza, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1969–1972)
- Gilbert and Ellice Islands
- Resident Commissioner –
- Valdemar Jens Andersen, Resident Commissioner of Gilbert and Ellice Islands (1962–1970)
- Sir John Osbaldiston Field, Resident Commissioner of Gilbert and Ellice Islands (1970–1973)
- Resident Commissioner –
- Grenada
- Governor – Dame Hilda Bynoe, Governor of Grenada (1968–1974)
- Prime Minister – Eric Gairy, Prime Minister of Grenada (1967–1979)
- Guernsey
- Lieutenant-Governor – Sir Charles Piercy Mills, Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey (1969–1974)
- Bailiff – Sir William Arnold, Bailiff of Guernsey (1959–1973)
- Hong Kong
- Governor – Sir David Clive Crosbie Trench, Governor of Hong Kong (1964–1971)
- Isle of Man
- Lieutenant-Governor – Sir Peter Hyla Gawne Stallard, Lieutenant-Governor of Man (1966–1974)
- Head of Government – Norman Crowe, Chairman of the Executive Council of the Isle of Man (1967–1971)
- Jersey
- Lieutenant-Governor – Sir John Gilbert Davis, Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey (1969–1974)
- Bailiff – Sir Robert Hugh Le Masurier, Bailiff of Jersey (1962–1974)
- Montserrat
- Governor – Dennis Raleigh Gibbs, Administrator of Montserrat (1964–1971)
- Chief Minister –
- William Henry Bramble, Chief Minister of Montserrat (1960–1970)
- Percival Austin Bramble, Chief Minister of Montserrat (1970–1978)
- Pitcairn Islands
- Governor – Sir Arthur Norman Galsworthy, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (1969–1973)
- Qatar
- Political agent – Edward Henderson, British political agent (1969–1971)[2]
- Monarch – Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, Hakim of Qatar (1960–1972)
- Prime Minister – Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (1970–1995)
- Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
- Governor – Milton Allan, Governor of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1969–1975)
- Premier – Robert Bradshaw, Premier of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1966–1978)
- Saint Helena and Dependencies
- Governor – Sir Dermod Murphy, Governor of Saint Helena (1968–1971)
- Saint Lucia
- Governor – Sir Frederick Clarke, Governor of Saint Lucia (1967–1971)
- Premier – John Compton, Premier of Saint Lucia (1964–1979)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Governor –
- Hywel George, Governor of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1967–1970)
- Sir Rupert John, Governor of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1970–1976)
- Premier – Milton Cato, Premier of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1967–1972)
- Governor –
- Seychelles
- Governor – Sir Bruce Greatbatch, Governor of the Seychelles (1969–1973)
- Chief Minister – James Mancham, Chief Minister of the Seychelles (1970–1976)
- Tonga
- Consul – Archibald Cameron Reid, British Consul in Tonga (1965–1970)
- Monarch – Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965–2006)
- Prime Minister – Prince Fatafehi Tu'ipelehake, Prime Minister of Tonga (1965–1991)
- Trucial States
- Political agent – Julian Bullard, British political agent (1968–1970)[2]
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Governor – Robert Everard Wainwright, Administrator of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1967–1971)
United States
- American Samoa
- Governor – John Morse Haydon, Governor of American Samoa (1969–1974)
- Guam
- Governor – Carlos Camacho, Governor of Guam (1969–1975)
- Puerto Rico
- Governor – Luis A. Ferré, Governor of Puerto Rico (1969–1973)
- Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
- High Commissioner – Edward Elliott Johnston, High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (1969–1976)
- United States Virgin Islands
- Governor – Melvin H. Evans, Governor of US Virgin Islands (1969–1975)
References
- Subordinated to the Governor of New Caledonia.
- Subordinated to the Chief political resident of the Persian Gulf, see under Bahrain.
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