List of British High Commissioners in South Africa
The British High Commissioner for South Africa represents the interests of the British government in southern Africa . From the establishment of the post in 1847 to 1901, he headed the colonial government in the Cape Colony as governor , later also in the protectorates of Basutoland , Bechuanaland and Swaziland , as well as diplomatic relations with the independent neighboring states. From 1901 to 1910 he also acted as administrator or governor of the annexed Boer republics Transvaal and Orange Free State . From the founding of the South African Union in 1910 to the Statute of Westminster in 1931, the office was linked to that of Governor General , after which the status changed to that of Ambassador . From 1961 to 1994, when the Republic of South Africa withdrew from the Commonwealth of Nations , the post was also called that. The High Commissioner is currently accredited in South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho and is based in Pretoria .
| Appointed | Surname | Remarks | UK government | Government in South Africa | Leave post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 27, 1847 | Henry Pottinger | John Russell, 1st Earl Russell | December 1, 1847 | ||
| December 1, 1847 | Henry George Wakelyn Smith | John Russell, 1st Earl Russell | March 31, 1852 | ||
| March 31, 1852 | George Cathcart | Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby | May 26, 1854 | ||
| May 26, 1854 | Charles Darling | Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby | December 5, 1854 | ||
| December 5, 1854 | George Edward Gray | Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby | August 15, 1861 | ||
| August 15, 1861 | Robert Wynyard | Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston | January 15, 1862 | ||
| January 15, 1862 | Philip Edmond Wodehouse | Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston | May 20, 1870 | ||
| May 20, 1870 | Charles Crauford Hay | Benjamin Disraeli | December 31, 1870 | ||
| December 31, 1870 | Henry Barkly | Benjamin Disraeli | March 31, 1877 | ||
| March 31, 1877 | Henry Bartle Frere | Benjamin Disraeli | September 15, 1880 | ||
| September 15, 1880 | Henry Hugh Clifford | William Ewart Gladstone | September 27, 1880 | ||
| September 27, 1880 | George Strahan | William Ewart Gladstone | January 22, 1881 | ||
| January 22, 1881 | Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead | William Ewart Gladstone | May 1, 1889 | ||
| May 1, 1889 | Henry Augustus Smyth | William Ewart Gladstone | December 13, 1889 | ||
| December 13, 1889 | Henry Loch, 1st Baron Loch | William Ewart Gladstone | May 30, 1895 | ||
| May 30, 1895 | Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead | Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury | April 21, 1897 | ||
| April 21, 1897 | William Goodenough | Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury | May 5, 1897 | ||
| May 5, 1897 | Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner | Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury | May 1, 1905 | ||
| May 1, 1905 | William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne | Henry Campbell-Bannerman | May 31, 1910 | ||
| 1909 | Walter Hely-Hutchinson | Herbert Henry Asquith | 1909 | ||
| May 31, 1910 | Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone | Herbert Henry Asquith | Louis Botha | September 8, 1914 | |
| September 8, 1914 | Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton | Herbert Henry Asquith | Louis Botha | 17th July 1920 | |
| September 3, 1920 | Beresford Cecil Molyneux Carter | ruled from July 17, 1920 with the Governor General James Rose Innes (1855–1942) | David Lloyd George | Jan Christiaan Smuts | November 20, 1920 |
| November 20, 1920 | Arthur of Connaught | David Lloyd George | Jan Christiaan Smuts | December 5, 1923 | |
| December 10, 1923 | Rudolph Bentinck | ruled from December 5, 1923 with the Governor General James Rose Innes (1855–1942) | Stanley Baldwin | Jan Christiaan Smuts | January 21, 1924 |
| January 21, 1924 | Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone | Ramsay MacDonald | James Barry Munnick Hertzog | January 26, 1931 | |
| January 26, 1931 | George Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon | Ramsay MacDonald | James Barry Munnick Hertzog | April 6, 1931 | |
| April 6, 1931 | Herbert Stanley | Ramsay MacDonald | James Barry Munnick Hertzog | January 6, 1935 | |
| January 7, 1935 | William Henry Clark | Stanley Baldwin | James Barry Munnick Hertzog | January 3, 1940 | |
| January 3, 1940 | Edward John Harding | Winston Churchill | Jan Smuts | January 3, 1941 | |
| January 3, 1941 | Sir Walter Clarence Huggard (* 1883; † 1957) | Winston Churchill | Jan Smuts | May 24, 1941 | |
| May 24, 1941 | William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech | Winston Churchill | Jan Smuts | May 13, 1944 | |
| May 13, 1944 | Harold Eddey Priestman (* 1888; † 1956) | Winston Churchill | Jan Smuts | June 23, 1944 | |
| June 23, 1944 | Walter Clarence Huggard (* 1883; † 1957) | Winston Churchill | Jan Smuts | October 27, 1944 | |
| October 27, 1944 | Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale | Winston Churchill | Jan Smuts | October 1, 1951 | |
| October 2, 1951 | John Le Rougete (1895 - January 13, 1975) | Winston Churchill | Daniel François Malan | 2nd February 1955 | |
| March 4th 1955 | Parzival Liesching (* 1895, † 1973) | Anthony Eden | Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom | 1st December 1958 | |
| January 15, 1959 | John Redcliffe-Maud, Baron Redcliffe-Maud | Harold Macmillan | Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd | May 31, 1961 | |
| May 31, 1961 | John Redcliffe-Maud, Baron Redcliffe-Maud | Harold Macmillan | Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd | 1963 | |
| 1963 | Hugh Southern Stephenson | Alec Douglas Home | Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd | 1966 | |
| 1966 | John Walter Nicholls | Harold Wilson | Balthazar Johannes Vorster | 1969 | |
| 1970 | Arthur Snelling | Edward Heath | Balthazar Johannes Vorster | 1973 | |
| 1973 | James Bottomley (diplomat) | Edward Heath | Balthazar Johannes Vorster | 1976 | |
| 1976 | David Aubrey Scott | James Callaghan | Balthazar Johannes Vorster | 1979 | |
| 1979 | John Leahy (diplomat) | Margaret Thatcher | Pieter Willem Botha | 1982 | |
| 1982 | Ewen Fergusson | Margaret Thatcher | Pieter Willem Botha | 1984 | |
| 1984 | Sir Patrick Moberly | Margaret Thatcher | Pieter Willem Botha | 1987 | |
| 1987 | Robin Renwick, Baron Renwick of Clifton | Margaret Thatcher | Pieter Willem Botha | 1991 | |
| 1991 | Sir Anthony Reeve | John Major | Frederik Willem de Klerk | 1996 | |
| 1996 | Maeve Fort | John Major | Nelson Mandela | 2000 | |
| 2000 | Ann Grant (diplomat) | Tony Blair | Thabo Mbeki | 2005 | |
| 2005 | Paul Boateng | Tony Blair | Thabo Mbeki | 2009 | |
| 2009 | Nicola Brewer | Gordon Brown | Jacob Zuma |
Individual evidence
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