Chief Islander (Tristan da Cunha)
The Chief Islander of Tristan da Cunha is the highest elected office on Tristan da Cunha , an equal part of the British Overseas Territory of St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha . He heads the Tristan da Cunha Island Council , the legislature . The administrator of Tristan da Cunha , on the other hand, is the appointed representative of the governor of the overseas territory and thus head of the executive branch .
The Chief Islander is elected for a three-year term.
List of Chief Islanders
Tristan da Cunha had only seven different Chief Islanders in the past 50 years, four of whom had the surname Glass , two the surname Green and one the surname Lavarello .
| No. | Surname | Life dates | Term of office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Green | 1934– | 1970-1973 |
| 2 | Albert Glass | 1953-2007 | 1973-1979 |
| 3 | Harold Green | 1934– | 1979-1982 |
| 4th | Albert Glass | 1953-2007 | 1982-1985 |
| 5 | Harold Green | 1934– | 1985-1988 |
| 6th | Anne Green | 1952– | 1988-1991 |
| 7th | Lewis Glass | 1991-1994 | |
| 8th | James Glass | 1994-2003 | |
| 9 | Anne Green | 1952– | 2003-2007 |
| 10 | Conrad Glass | 1961– | 2007-2010 |
| 11 | Ian Lavarello | 1970– | since 2010 |