The Governor of Anguilla is the representative of the

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in the British Overseas Territory of

Anguilla Anguilla ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin. The terr ...

. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The Governor is the highest authority on Anguilla, but daily business is handled by local Anguillan elected officials. The main role of the Governor is to appoint the

Premier of Anguilla The Premier of Anguilla is the head of government in the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla. The Premier is appointed by the Governor of Anguilla on behalf of the monarch of the United Kingdom, currently King Charles III. Up until 2019 the ...

. The Governor's official residence is

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at Old Ta. The Governor has her own flag: the

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defaced with the Coat of Arms of Anguilla. The current Governor is

Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam is a British lawyer and civil servant who has served as Governor of Anguilla since 18 January 2021. She is the second female holder of the position after Christina Scott. On 15 December 2022, the Foreign, Commonweal ...

, who was sworn in on 18 January 2021.

List of governors of Anguilla

*1982–83: Charles Henry Godden *1983–87: Alastair Turner Baillie *1987–89: Geoffrey Owen Whittaker *1989–92: Brian George John Canty *1992–95: Alan William Shave *1995–96: Alan Hoole *1996–2000: Robert Harris *2000–04: Peter Johnstone *2004–06:

Alan Huckle Alan Edden Huckle (born 15 June 1948) is an English senior diplomat in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the British Government. He was the commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) and the British Antarctic Territory fro ...

*2006–09: Andrew George *2009–13: Alistair Harrison *2013–17: Christina Scott *2017–20:

Tim Foy Timothy John Foy is a former British civil servant and territorial governor. He served as Governor of Anguilla from August 2017 through December 2020. During his inaugural address, he stated that economic development and improving public safe ...

*2021–:

References

External links

Government of Anguilla – H.E. The Governor
{{British dependencies governors Government of Anguilla Anguilla-related lists

List of governors of Anguilla

See also

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