Governor of Fiji



































Governor of Fiji

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Flag of the Governor of Fiji from 1908-1970

Style
His Excellency The Right Honourable
Appointer King/Queen of the United Kingdom
Formation 10 October 1874
First holder Sir Hercules Robinson
Final holder Sir Robert Sidney Foster
Abolished 10 October 1970
Succession Governor-General of Fiji
































Fiji
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Fiji was a British Crown Colony from 1874 to 1970, and an independent Dominion in the Commonwealth from 1970 to 1987. During this period, the Head of State was the British Monarch, but in practice his or her functions were normally exercised locally by the Governor prior to independence (on 10 October 1970), and by the Governor-General prior to the proclamation of a republic on 7 October 1987.


Note that from 1877 to 3 July 1952, Governors of Fiji were also High Commissioners for the Western Pacific.



List of Governors of Fiji (1874–1970)
























































































































































































































































































Name
(Birth–Death)
Portrait
Tenure
Monarch
Took office
Left office

Colony of Fiji
1.

Sir Hercules Robinson
(1824–1897)

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10 October 1874
June 1875

Victoria
2.

Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon
(1829–1912)

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19 August 1875
1880

Victoria
3.

Sir William Des Vœux
(1834–1909)

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20 December 1880
21 January 1885

Victoria


John Bates Thurston
(1836–1897)
Acting Governor

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21 January 1885
1 January 1887

Victoria
4.

Sir Charles Mitchell
(1836–1899)

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1 January 1887
February 1888

Victoria
5.

Sir John Bates Thurston
(1836–1897)

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February 1888
7 February 1897

Victoria
6.

Sir George T. M. O'Brien
(1844–1906)

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March 1897
1901

Victoria


Sir William Allardyce
(1861–1930)
Acting Governor

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1901
10 September 1902

Edward VII
7.

Sir Henry Jackson
(1849–1908)

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10 September 1902
11 October 1904

Edward VII
8.

Sir Everard im Thurn
(1852–1932)

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11 October 1904
1910

Edward VII


Sir Charles Major
(1860–1933)
Acting Governor

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1910
21 February 1911

Edward VII
George V
9.

Sir Francis May
(1860–1922)

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21 February 1911
25 July 1912

George V
10.

Sir Ernest Sweet-Escott
(1857–1941)

25 July 1912
10 October 1918

George V


Sir Eyre Hutson
(1864–1936)
Acting for Sweet-Escott

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1915
1916

George V
11.

Sir Cecil Hunter-Rodwell
(1874–1953)

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10 October 1918
25 April 1925

George V


Sir Eyre Hutson
(1864–1936)
Acting for Hunter-Rodwell

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1919
1919

George V
12.

Sir Eyre Hutson
(1864–1936)

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25 April 1925
22 November 1929

George V
13.

Sir Murchison Fletcher
(1878–1954)

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22 November 1929
May 1936

George V
Edward VIII


Sir Cecil Barton
(1891–1980)
Acting Governor

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May 1936
November 1936

Edward VIII
14.

Sir Arthur Richards
(1885–1978)

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28 November 1936
August 1938

Edward VIII
George VI


Sir Cecil Barton
(1891–1980)
Acting Governor

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August 1938
September 1938

George VI
15.

Sir Harry Luke
(1884–1969)

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16 September 1938
21 July 1942

George VI
16.

Sir Philip Mitchell
(1890–1964)

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21 July 1942
12 January 1944

George VI


Sir John Rankine
(1907–1987)
Acting Governor

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12 January 1944
4 May 1944

George VI


Sir John Nicoll
(1899–1981)
Acting Governor

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4 May 1944
23 October 1944

George VI


Sir John Rankine
(1907–1987)
Acting Governor

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23 October 1944
1 January 1945

George V
17.

Sir Alexander Grantham
(1899–1978)

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1 January 1945
21 March 1947

George VI


Sir John Nicoll
(1899–1981)
Acting Governor

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21 March 1947
8 October 1947

George VI
18.

Sir Brian Freeston
(1892–1958)

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8 October 1947
6 October 1952

George VI
Elizabeth II
19.

Sir Ronald Garvey
(1903–1991)

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6 October 1952
28 October 1958

Elizabeth II
20.

Sir Kenneth Maddocks
(1907–2001)

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28 October 1958
6 January 1964

Elizabeth II
21.

Sir Derek Jakeway
(1915–1993)

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6 January 1964
December 1968

Elizabeth II
22.

Sir Robert Sidney Foster
(1913–2005)

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December 1968
10 October 1970

Elizabeth II

In 1970, Fiji gained independence from the United Kingdom. After independence, the Viceroy in Fiji was the Governor-General of Fiji.



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See also



  • Governor-General of Fiji

  • List of Heads of State of Fiji








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