List of governors of Bermuda

Bermuda Coat of Arms

Flag of the Governor of Bermuda

George James Bruere , who served from 1764 to 1780, had the longest tenure of any Bermuda governor

George Fergusson , governor of Bermuda since 2012

The governor of Bermuda is the representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territory of Bermuda .

The governor is appointed by the monarch on the proposal of the British Prime Minister. The governor's term of office is not fixed in time, but depends on the decision of the British monarch, the so-called At Her Majesty's Pleasure .

The role of the governor is de facto the function of a head of state who appoints the Prime Minister of Bermuda and the eleven members of the Senate , the upper house of the Bermuda Parliament. The governor has his own flag in Bermuda, a Union Jack with the Bermuda coat of arms in the center.

The current governor, John Rankin , was sworn in on December 5, 2016.

List of governors of Bermuda

1612-1616 Richard Moore 1616-1619 Daniel Tucker 1619–1622 Nathaniel Butler 1622–1623 John Bernard 1623-1626 Henry Woodhouse 1626-1629 Philip Bell 1629-1637 Roger Wood 1637–1641 Thomas Chaddock 1641-1642 William Sayle 1642–1643 Josias Forster 1643–1645 William Sayle (2nd time) 1645 Josias Forster 1645–1647 triumvirate 1647–1649 Thomas Turner 1649–1650 John Trimingham (popular vote) 1650–1659 Josias Forster 1659–1663 William Sayle (3rd time) 1663–1668 Florentius Seymour 1668–1669 Samuel Whalley 1669–1681 Sir John Heydon 1681–1682 Florentius Seymour 1682–1683 Henry Durham (Acting Governor) 1683-1687 Richard Coney 1687–1690 Sir Richard Robinson 1691-1693 Isaac Richier 1693-1698 John Goddard 1698-1700 Samuel Day 1701-1713 Benjamin Bennett 1713-1718 Henry Pulleine 1718–1722 Benjamin Bennett (2nd time) 1722–1727 Sir John Hope, 7th Baronet 1727-1728 John Trimingham 1728-1737 John Pitt 1737–1738 Andrew Auchinleck 1738-1744 Alured Popple 1744-1747 Francis Jones 1747-1751 William Popple 1751-1755 Francis Jones 1755–1763 William Popple (2nd time) 1763–1764 Francis Jones (2nd time) 1764–1780 George James Bruere 1780 Thomas Jones 1780–1781 George Bruere, Jr. 1782–1788 William Browne 1788–1794 Henry Hamilton (Vice Governor) 1794-1796 James Crawford 1796 Henry Tucker 1796 William Campbell 1796–1798 Henry Tucker (2nd time) 1798-1803 George Beckwith 1803–1805 Henry Tucker (2nd time) 1805–1806 Francis Gore (Vice Governor) 1806 Henry Tucker (3rd time) 1806-1810 John Hodgson 1810–1811 Samuel Trott 1811–1812 Sir James Cockburn 1812 William Smith 1812–1816 George Horsford (Vice Governor) 1814–1816 Sir James Cockburn (2nd time) 1816–1817 William Smith (2nd time) 1817–1819 Sir James Cockburn (3rd time) 1819 William Smith (3rd time) 1819-1822 Sir William Lumley 1822–1823 William Smith (4th time) 1823–1825 Sir William Lumley (2nd time) 1825–1826 William Smith (5th time) 1826–1829 Sir Tomkyn's Hilgrove Turner 1829 Robert Kennedy (Acting Governor) 1829–1830 Sir Hilgrove Turner (2nd time) 1830 Robert Kennedy (acting governor, 2nd time) 1830-1832 Sir Tomkyn's Hilgrove Turner 1832–1835 Sir Stephen Remnant Chapman 1835 Henry G. Hunt (Acting Governor) 1835-1836 Robert Kennedy

1836–1839 Sir Stephen Remnant Chapman 1839–1846 William Reid 1846 William N. Hutchinson 1846-1852 Sir Charles Elliot 1852–1853 W. Hassell Eden (acting governor) 1853 George Philpots (Acting Governor) 1853 Soulden Oakley (Acting Governor) 1853 Thomas C. Robe (Acting Governor) 1853 Soulden Oakley (Acting Governor) 1853–1854 Sir Charles Elliot (2nd time) 1854 Montgomery Williams (Acting Governor) 1854-1859 Freeman Murray 1859 AT Heniphill (acting governor) 1859-1860 William Munroe 1860–1861 Freeman Murray (2nd time) 1861–1864 Harry St. George Ord 1864 William Munroe (Acting Governor) (2nd time) 1864–1865 WH Hamley (Vice Governor) 1865–1866 Harry St. George Ord (2nd time) 1866–1867 WH Hamley (Vice Governor, 2nd time) 1867 Arnold Thompson (Acting Governor) 1867–1870 Sir Frederick Chapman 1870 WF Brett (Vice Governor) 1871–1877 Sir John Henry Lefroy 1877–1882 Robert Michael Laffan 1882–1888 Thomas LJ Gallwey 1888-1891 Edward Newdegate 1892-1896 Sir Thomas Lyons 1896–1901 Sir George Digby Barker 1902-1904 Sir Henry LeGuay Geary 1904-1907 Sir Robert M. Steward 1907–1908 Sir Josceline Wodehouse 1908–1912 Sir Frederick Walter Kitchener 1912–1917 Sir George Bullock 1917–1922 Sir James Willcocks 1922-1927 Sir JJ Asser 1927–1931 Sir Louis Jean Bols 1931-1936 Sir Thomas Astley Cubitt 1936–1939 Sir Reginald Hildyard 1939–1941 Sir Denis John Charles Kirwan Bernard 1941-1943 Edward Knollys, 2nd Viscount Knollys 1943–1945 David Burghley, Lord Burghley 1945-May 1946 William Addis (Acting Governor) May 1946–1949 Sir Ralph Leatham 1949–1955 Sir Alexander Hood 1955-1959 Sir John Woodall 1959–1964 Sir Julian Gascoigne 1964–1972 Roland Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere 1972–1973 Sir Richard Sharples (assassinated victim) 1973 - April 7, 1977 Sir Sir Edwin Leather April 7, 1977 - September 6, 1977 Peter Lloyd (Acting Governor) 1977-30. December 1980 Sir Peter Ramsbotham January 1, 1981 - February 1981 Peter Lloyd (Acting Governor, 2nd time) February 1981 - March 15, 1983 Sir Richard Posnett February 14, 1983 - July 1983 Mark Herdman (Acting Governor for Governor Posnett from February 14 to March 15, 1983) 1983-1988 John Morrison, 2nd Viscount Dunrossil 1988-1992 Sir Desmond Langley Aug 25, 1992 - June 4, 1997 David Waddington, Baron Waddington June 4, 1997 - November 27, 2001 Thorold Masefield November 27, 2001 - April 11, 2002 Tim Gurney (Acting Governor) April 11, 2002 - October 12, 2007 Sir John Vereker October 12, 2007 - December 12, 2007 Mark Andrew Capes (Acting Governor) December 12, 2007 - May 18, 2012 Sir Richard Gozney May 18, 2012 - May 23, 2012 David Arkley (Acting Governor) May 23, 2012 - August 2, 2016 George Fergusson August 2, 2016 - December 5, 2016 Ginny Ferson ( Acting Governor) Dec. 5, 2016 - Reigning John Rankin

Web links

• Bermuda governors at rulers.org

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Countries Ba-Bo: Bermuda . In: Rulers.org . Retrieved December 30, 2015.