The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to the Republic of Singapore is the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Nor ...
's foremost diplomatic representative in
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borderin ...
.
Singapore, previously a British colony, became an internally self-governing state in 1959 and
George Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk
Group Captain George Nigel "Geordie" Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk, (4 January 1906 – 24 November 1994) was a British nobleman and Conservative politician.
Early life
Born at Merly, Wimborne, Dorset, he was the second son of Nina ...
, was appointed Commissioner (not High Commissioner) for Singapore and South East Asia. In 1963, Singapore declared independence from Britain and joined the new Federation of
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Malays ...
. In 1965, Singapore left Malaysia and became an independent country (as the Republic of Singapore) and a full member of the
Commonwealth
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. As a member of the Commonwealth, the United Kingdom's diplomatic representative is a
High Commissioner rather than an
Ambassador
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.
The British High Commission is located at
Tanglin Road, close to the
Australian High Commission and
American Embassy.
Commissioners
*1959:
Sir William Goode. Colonial Secretary (1953–57), Last
Governor of Singapore (1957–59) . He was appointed Commissioner as part of transitional arrangements.
*1959–1963:
Earl of Selkirk
''1963–1965: Singapore united with
Malaysia
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High Commissioners
*1965–1967:
John Vernon Rob
*1968–1970:
Sir Arthur de la Mare
*1970–1974:
Sir Sam Falle
*1974–1978:
Peter Tripp
*1978–1982: John Dunn Hennings
*1982–1985:
Sir Peter Moon
*1985–1987:
Sir Hamilton Whyte
*1987–1990:
Sir Michael Pike
*1990–1997:
Gordon Duggan
*1997–2001:
Alan Hunt
*2001–2002:
Sir Stephen Brown
*2003–2007:
Sir Alan Collins
*2007–2011:
Paul Madden
*2011–2015:
Antony Phillipson
*2015–2019:
Scott Wightman
*2019–:
Kara Owen
References
External links
UK and Singapore gov.uk
{{Lists of heads of UK diplomatic missions
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borderin ...
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Nor ...
Singapore and the Commonwealth of Nations
United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations