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 is to appoint the chief minister.
The governor has their own flag in Montserrat, the Union Flag defaced with the territory's coat of arms. The official residence of the governor is Government House, located in Woodlands.
History
In 2003, a petition signed by 200 people in Montserrat, called upon the British government to sack the resident governor, at that time, Tony Longrigg, stating that his policies were ruining the economy of the territory. Longrigg had prevented villa owners 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 and the Scientific Advisory Committee.List of governors of Montserrat
- Willoughby Harry Thompson
- Norman Derek Matthews
- Gwilym Wyn Jones
- David [Kenneth Hay Dale]
- Arthur Christopher Watson
- Christopher J. Turner
- David G. P. Taylor
- Frank Savage
- Tony Abbott
- Howard A. Fergus
- Tony Longrigg
- Sir Howard A. Fergus
- Deborah Barnes Jones
- John Skerritt
- Sir Howard A. Fergus
- Peter Waterworth
- Sarita Francis
- Adrian Davis
- Alric Taylor
- Elizabeth Carriere
- Lyndell Simpson
- Andrew Pearce
- Lyndell Simpson
- Sarah Tucker
- Lindorna Sweeney
- Harriet Cross