Anthony James Longrigg, CMG (born 21 April 1944) is a British diplomat. He was

Governor of Montserrat The governor of Montserrat is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of Montserrat. The governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The main role of the governor ...

from 2001 to 2004. He joined the

Foreign and Commonwealth Office The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is the ministry of foreign affairs and a Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom, ministerial department of the government of the United Kingdom. The office was created on 2 ...

in 1972, and was posted in Moscow and Madrid. He was Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory from 1995 to 1997. In 2003, a petition signed by 200 people in Montserrat, called upon the British government to sack Longrigg as governor, stating that his policies were ruining the economy of the territory. Longrigg had prevented some citizens from returning to certain areas of the territory threatened by volcanic eruption, a decision he made based on scientific advice provided by the director of the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) and the scientific advisory committee.

Honours

Longrigg was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1992 New Year Honours while at the British embassy in Moscow.

References

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