List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to Brunei
![]() High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Brunei | |
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![]() Incumbent since July 2020[1]John Virgoe | |
Foreign and Commonwealth Office British High Commission, Bandar Seri Begawan | |
Style | His Excellency |
Reports to | Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs |
Residence | Bandar Seri Begawan |
Appointer | The Crown on advice of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Precursor | British Resident |
Inaugural holder | Dennis Charles White First High Commissioner to Brunei |
Formation | 29 September 1959 |
Website | British High Commission – Bandar Seri Begawan |
The High Commissioner from the United Kingdom to Brunei is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Brunei, and in charge of the United Kingdom's diplomatic mission in Brunei.
History
Brunei was a British protectorate from 1888 until the state gained full independence on 1 January 1984. As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, the United Kingdom and Brunei exchange High Commissioners rather than ambassadors. In 1958 the constitution was changed, the post of British Resident was abolished and the full on British High Commission for Brunei was established.[2] Sir Dennis Charles White, who had been appointed as Resident the previous year, became the first High Commissioner under the new Constitution.[3]
List of high commissioners
No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Monarch | Ref |
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1 | Dennis Charles White | 29 September 1959 | 31 March 1963 | Elizabeth II | [4] |
2 | Angus MacKay Mackintosh | 1 April 1963 | 9 December 1963 | [5][4] | |
3 | Edgar Ord Laird | 9 December 1963 | 1965 | [6][7] | |
4 | Fernley Douglas Webber | 1 August 1965 | October 1967 | [8][9] | |
5 | Arthur Robin Adair | December 1967 | January 1972 | [10][11] | |
6 | Peter Gautrey | 12 January 1972 | 14 January 1975 | [12] | |
7 | James Alfred Davidson | January 1975 | 1978 | [13] | |
8 | Arthur Christopher Watson | October 1978 | 31 December 1983 | [14][15] | |
9 | Robert Francis Cornish | 6 November 1983 | 5 August 1986 | [16] | |
10 | Roger Westbrook | 1986 | 1991 | [16] | |
11 | Adrian Sindall | 1991 | 1994 | [16] | |
12 | Ivan Roy Callan | 1994 | 1998 | [16] | |
13 | Stuart Laing | 1998 | 2002 | [17] | |
14 | Andrew Caie | January 2002 | 2005 | [18][17] | |
15 | John Saville | 2005 | 2009 | [19] | |
16 | Rob Fenn | 2009 | 2013 | [20] | |
17 | David Campbell | 2013 | 2017 | [21] | |
18 | Richard Lindsay | 2017 | 2020 | [22][23] | |
19 | John Virgoe | August 2020 | Incumbent | [24][25] |
See also
- List of administrators of British Brunei
- Brunei–United Kingdom relations
- Foreign relations of Brunei
- List of high commissioners of Brunei to the United Kingdom
References
- ^ "John Virgoe". GOV.UK. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "No. 41831". The London Gazette. 29 September 1959. p. 6136.
- ^ Colonial Governors, David P. Henige, 1970,page 103
- ^ a b Office, Great Britain Colonial (1965). Brunei. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 14.
- ^ "Sir Dennis Sahabat Yang Karib" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 3 April 1963. p. 1.
- ^ Sidhu, Jatswan S. (22 December 2009). Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam. Scarecrow Press. pp. xxxvi. ISBN 978-0-8108-7078-9.
- ^ Office, Great Britain Diplomatic Service Administration (1966). The Diplomatic Service List. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 129.
- ^ Office, Great Britain Diplomatic Service Administration (1967). The Diplomatic Service List. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 141.
- ^ Sidhu, Jatswan S. (22 December 2009). Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam. Scarecrow Press. pp. xxxvi. ISBN 978-0-8108-7078-9.
- ^ Office, Great Britain Diplomatic Service Administration (1968). The Diplomatic Service List. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 141.
- ^ Horton, A. V. M. (1 January 2011). "Negara Brunei Darussalam: obituary 2010-2011". Borneo Research Bulletin. 42: 54–89.
- ^ Office, Great Britain Diplomatic Service Administration (1975). The Diplomatic Service List. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-11-591636-6.
- ^ "James Davidson". Times Newspapers. 3 June 2004. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Brunei Administrators". British Empire. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Banks, Arthur S. (1980). Political handbook of the world. McGraw-Hill. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-07-003626-0.
- ^ a b c d The Diplomatic Service list 2006. p. 75.
- ^ a b "Ambassadors". Hansard. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ "- CHANGE OF AMBASSADOR AT SKOPJE - CHANGE OF HIGH COMMISSIONER TO BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN - MINISTERIAL ENGAGEMENTS". www.wired-gov.net. 7 September 2001. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Turner, B. (12 January 2017). The Statesman's Yearbook 2010: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-349-58632-5.
- ^ Turner, B. (12 January 2017). The Statesman's Yearbook 2012: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. p. 238. ISBN 978-1-349-59051-3.
- ^ Change of High Commissioner to Brunei Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 23 May 2013
- ^ "Change of British High Commissioner to Brunei". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Foreign diplomats express delight at Istana invitation". Borneo Bulletin. 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Change of British High Commissioner to Brunei: August 2020". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 11 June 2020.
- ^ Scoop, The (10 June 2020). "UK announces new envoy for Brunei". The Scoop. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
External links
- British High Commission Bandar Seri Begawan
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