List of administrative heads of Christmas Island

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This is a list of the administrative heads of Christmas Island since 1 October 1958, when it became an external territory of the Commonwealth of Australia.

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OrdinalOfficeholderTitleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Christmas Island Territory of the Commonwealth of Australia
1 Donald Evan Nickels Official Representative of Christmas Island1 October 195830 September 19601 year, 365 days
2 John William Stokes 1 October 196012 June 19665 years, 254 days
3 Charles Ivens Buffett 13 June 196630 April 19681 year, 322 days
4 Leslie Dudley King Administrator of Christmas Island1 May 196830 April 19701 year, 364 days
5 John Sampson White 1 May 197014 March 19732 years, 317 days
6 Francis Scott "Frank" Evatt 15 March 197314 March 1974364 days
7 Charles Harry Webb 15 March 19748 October 19751 year, 207 days
8 William Worth 1 November 197531 October 19771 year, 364 days
9 Francis Charles Boyle 1 November 19774 May 19802 years, 185 days
10 Rendle McNeilage Holten 19 May 198025 May 19822 years, 6 days
11 William Yates 26 May 19829 August 19831 year, 75 days
12 Thomas Ferguson "Tom" Paterson 10 August 198315 April 19862 years, 248 days
− C. Stephens Acting Administrator of Christmas Island15 April 19863 August 1986110 days
13 Don Taylor Administrator of Christmas Island4 August 198624 February 19903 years, 204 days
14 William Albany "Bill" McKenzie 25 February 19902 May 19911 year, 66 days
− A. Mitchell Acting Administrator of Christmas Island2 May 19914 July 199163 days
− P. Gifford 5 July 19919 March 1992248 days
15 Michael John Grimes Administrator of Christmas Island10 March 19929 March 19941 year, 364 days
− Peter Woods Acting Administrator of Christmas Island10 March 199430 June 1994112 days
16 Danny Ambrose Gillespie Administrator of Christmas Island1 July 199430 June 19961 year, 365 days
Part of Australian Indian Ocean Territories of the Commonwealth of Australia
− Merrilyn Ann Chilvers
1 July 199624 April 1997297 days
− Graham Nicholls 25 April 199730 September 1997158 days1st Term
17 Ron G. Harvey
  • Administrator of Christmas Island
  • Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories
1 October 199730 October 19981 year, 29 days
(−) Graham Nicholls
1 November 19983 February 199994 days2nd Term
18 William "Bill" Leonard Taylor
  • Administrator of Christmas Island
  • Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories
  • Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
4 February 199930 July 20034 years, 176 days
− Ray Stone
  • Acting Administrator of Christmas Island
  • Acting Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories
  • Acting Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
31 July 20031 November 200393 days
19 Evan Williams
  • Administrator of Christmas Island
  • Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories
  • Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
1 November 200331 October 20052 years, 92 days
20 Neil Lucas 30 January 200622 February 20082 years, 23 days
− Julian Yates
  • Acting Administrator of Christmas Island
  • Acting Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories
  • Acting Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
22 February 200828 February 20086 days
− Sheryl Klaffer 28 February 20092009 years
− Stephen Clay 20095 October 2009 years
21 Brian James Lacy
  • Administrator of Christmas Island
  • Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories
  • Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
5 October 200929 September 20122 years, 360 days
22 Jon Stanhope 5 October 20126 October 20142 years, 1 day
23 Barry Haase 6 October 20145 October 20172 years, 364 days
24 Natasha Griggs 5 October 2017incumbent4 years, 206 days

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