List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to Brunei

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High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Brunei
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Incumbent
Alexandra McKenzie
since August 2024 [1]
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British High Commission, Bandar Seri Begawan
Style His Excellency
Reports to Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Residence Bandar Seri Begawan
Appointer The Crown
on advice of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Term length At His Majesty's pleasure
Precursor British Resident
Inaugural holder Dennis Charles White
First High Commissioner to Brunei
Formation29 September 1959
Website British High Commission – Bandar Seri Begawan

The High Commissioner from the United Kingdom to Brunei is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Brunei, and in charge of the United Kingdom's diplomatic mission in Brunei.

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History

Brunei was a British protectorate from 1888 until the state gained full independence on 1 January 1984. As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, the United Kingdom and Brunei exchange High Commissioners rather than ambassadors. In 1958 the constitution was changed, the post of British Resident was abolished and the full on British High Commission for Brunei was established. [2] Sir Dennis Charles White, who had been appointed as Resident the previous year, became the first High Commissioner under the new Constitution. [3]

List of high commissioners

No.NameTook officeLeft officeMonarchRef
1 Dennis Charles White 29 September 195931 March 1963 Elizabeth II [4]
2 Angus MacKay Mackintosh 1 April 19639 December 1963 [5] [4]
3 Edgar Ord Laird 9 December 19631965 [6] [7]
4 Fernley Douglas Webber 1 August 1965October 1967 [8] [9]
5 Arthur Robin Adair December 1967January 1972 [10] [11]
6 Peter Gautrey 12 January 197214 January 1975 [12]
7 James Alfred Davidson January 19751978 [13]
8 Arthur Christopher Watson October 197831 December 1983 [14] [15]
9 Robert Francis Cornish 6 November 19835 August 1986 [16]
10 Roger Westbrook 19861991 [16]
11 Adrian Sindall 19911994 [16]
12 Ivan Roy Callan 19941998 [16]
13 Stuart Laing 19982002 [17]
14 Andrew Caie January 20022005 [18] [17]
15 John Saville 20052009 [19]
16 Rob Fenn 20092013 [20]
17 David Campbell 20132017 [21]
18 Richard Lindsay 20172020 [22] [23]
19 John Virgoe August 2020August 2024 [24] [25]
20Alexandra McKenzieAugust 2024present Charles III

See also


References

  1. ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/people/alexandra-mckenzie
  2. ↑ "No. 41831". The London Gazette . 29 September 1959. p. 6136.
  3. ↑ Colonial Governors, David P. Henige, 1970,page 103
  4. 1 2 Office, Great Britain Colonial (1965). Brunei. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 14.
  5. ↑ "Sir Dennis Sahabat Yang Karib" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 3 April 1963. p. 1.
  6. ↑ Sidhu, Jatswan S. (22 December 2009). Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam. Scarecrow Press. pp. xxxvi. ISBN   978-0-8108-7078-9.
  7. ↑ Office, Great Britain Diplomatic Service Administration (1966). The Diplomatic Service List. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 129.
  8. ↑ Office, Great Britain Diplomatic Service Administration (1967). The Diplomatic Service List. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 141.
  9. ↑ Sidhu, Jatswan S. (22 December 2009). Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam. Scarecrow Press. pp. xxxvi. ISBN   978-0-8108-7078-9.
  10. ↑ Office, Great Britain Diplomatic Service Administration (1968). The Diplomatic Service List. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 141.
  11. ↑ Horton, A. V. M. (1 January 2011). "Negara Brunei Darussalam: obituary 2010-2011". Borneo Research Bulletin. 42: 54–89.
  12. ↑ Office, Great Britain Diplomatic Service Administration (1975). The Diplomatic Service List. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 152. ISBN   978-0-11-591636-6.
  13. ↑ "James Davidson". Times Newspapers. 3 June 2004. ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "Brunei Administrators". British Empire. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  15. ↑ Banks, Arthur S. (1980). Political handbook of the world. McGraw-Hill. p. 87. ISBN   978-0-07-003626-0.
  16. 1 2 3 4 The Diplomatic Service list 2006. p. 75.
  17. 1 2 "Ambassadors". Hansard. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  18. ↑ "- CHANGE OF AMBASSADOR AT SKOPJE - CHANGE OF HIGH COMMISSIONER TO BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN - MINISTERIAL ENGAGEMENTS". www.wired-gov.net. 7 September 2001. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  19. ↑ Turner, B. (12 January 2017). The Statesman's Yearbook 2010: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. p. 232. ISBN   978-1-349-58632-5.
  20. ↑ Turner, B. (12 January 2017). The Statesman's Yearbook 2012: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. p. 238. ISBN   978-1-349-59051-3.
  21. ↑ Change of High Commissioner to Brunei Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine , Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 23 May 2013
  22. ↑ "Change of British High Commissioner to Brunei". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 19 December 2016.
  23. ↑ "Foreign diplomats express delight at Istana invitation". Borneo Bulletin. 28 June 2017.
  24. ↑ "Change of British High Commissioner to Brunei: August 2020". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 11 June 2020.
  25. ↑ Scoop, The (10 June 2020). "UK announces new envoy for Brunei". The Scoop. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
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