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DeutschList 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.
| Ordinal | Officeholder | Title | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Island Territory of the Commonwealth of Australia | ||||||
| 1 | Donald Evan Nickels | Official Representative of Christmas Island | 1 October 1958 | 30 September 1960 | 1 year, 365 days | |
| 2 | John William Stokes | 1 October 1960 | 12 June 1966 | 5 years, 254 days | ||
| 3 | Charles Ivens Buffett | 13 June 1966 | 30 April 1968 | 1 year, 322 days | ||
| 4 | Leslie Dudley King | Administrator of Christmas Island | 1 May 1968 | 30 April 1970 | 1 year, 364 days | |
| 5 | John Sampson White | 1 May 1970 | 14 March 1973 | 2 years, 317 days | ||
| 6 | Francis Scott "Frank" Evatt | 15 March 1973 | 14 March 1974 | 364 days | ||
| 7 | Charles Harry Webb | 15 March 1974 | 8 October 1975 | 1 year, 207 days | ||
| 8 | William Worth | 1 November 1975 | 31 October 1977 | 1 year, 364 days | ||
| 9 | Francis Charles Boyle | 1 November 1977 | 4 May 1980 | 2 years, 185 days | ||
| 10 | Rendle McNeilage Holten | 19 May 1980 | 25 May 1982 | 2 years, 6 days | ||
| 11 | William Yates | 26 May 1982 | 9 August 1983 | 1 year, 75 days | ||
| 12 | Thomas Ferguson "Tom" Paterson | 10 August 1983 | 15 April 1986 | 2 years, 248 days | ||
| − | C. Stephens | Acting Administrator of Christmas Island | 15 April 1986 | 3 August 1986 | 110 days | |
| 13 | Don Taylor | Administrator of Christmas Island | 4 August 1986 | 24 February 1990 | 3 years, 204 days | |
| 14 | William Albany "Bill" McKenzie | 25 February 1990 | 2 May 1991 | 1 year, 66 days | ||
| − | A. Mitchell | Acting Administrator of Christmas Island | 2 May 1991 | 4 July 1991 | 63 days | |
| − | P. Gifford | 5 July 1991 | 9 March 1992 | 248 days | ||
| 15 | Michael John Grimes | Administrator of Christmas Island | 10 March 1992 | 9 March 1994 | 1 year, 364 days | |
| − | Peter Woods | Acting Administrator of Christmas Island | 10 March 1994 | 30 June 1994 | 112 days | |
| 16 | Danny Ambrose Gillespie | Administrator of Christmas Island | 1 July 1994 | 30 June 1996 | 1 year, 365 days | |
| Part of Australian Indian Ocean Territories of the Commonwealth of Australia | ||||||
| − | Merrilyn Ann Chilvers |
| 1 July 1996 | 24 April 1997 | 297 days | |
| − | Graham Nicholls | 25 April 1997 | 30 September 1997 | 158 days | 1st Term | |
| 17 | Ron G. Harvey |
| 1 October 1997 | 30 October 1998 | 1 year, 29 days | |
| (−) | Graham Nicholls |
| 1 November 1998 | 3 February 1999 | 94 days | 2nd Term |
| 18 | William "Bill" Leonard Taylor |
| 4 February 1999 | 30 July 2003 | 4 years, 176 days | |
| − | Ray Stone |
| 31 July 2003 | 1 November 2003 | 93 days | |
| 19 | Evan Williams |
| 1 November 2003 | 31 October 2005 | 2 years, 92 days | |
| 20 | Neil Lucas | 30 January 2006 | 22 February 2008 | 2 years, 23 days | ||
| − | Julian Yates |
| 22 February 2008 | 28 February 2008 | 6 days | |
| − | Sheryl Klaffer | 28 February 2009 | 2009 | 0 years | ||
| − | Stephen Clay | 2009 | 5 October 2009 | 0 years | ||
| 21 | Brian James Lacy |
| 5 October 2009 | 29 September 2012 | 2 years, 360 days | |
| 22 | Jon Stanhope | 5 October 2012 | 6 October 2014 | 2 years, 1 day | ||
| 23 | Barry Haase | 6 October 2014 | 5 October 2017 | 2 years, 364 days | ||
| 24 | Natasha Griggs | 5 October 2017 | 22 October 2022 | 5 years, 17 days | ||
| 24 | Farzian Zainal[1] | 26 May 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 161 days | ||
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Indian Ocean Territories Administrator appointment". Retrieved 3 November 2024.