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List of resident commissioners and governors of the Solomon Islands

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890: 30: 485: 1709: 1012: 1744: 1543: 1439: 972: 1444: 1042: 1371: 1221: 1171: 842: 851: 1523: 1508: 515: 474: 1094: 930: 1473: 1256: 1498: 1099: 925: 414: 199:) separated from the BWPT. A separate High Commissioner for the Western Pacific was appointed. The High Commissioner remained temporarily based in Fiji, but moved to 1424: 1356: 1266: 469: 698: 1692: 1331: 835: 703: 623: 1493: 1382: 1301: 1296: 1241: 1114: 1316: 1326: 1321: 1276: 766: 457: 212: 889: 1739: 1625: 1271: 1261: 945: 664: 510: 80: 357: 1714: 1650: 1605: 1306: 1017: 987: 215:. On 2 January 1976, after nearly all had been given separate statehood, the office of High Commissioner and the entity of the BWPT were abolished. 1553: 828: 1660: 1645: 1434: 1429: 1336: 1291: 1251: 874: 776: 613: 535: 207:, at the end of 1952, and from 1 January 1953, the role was combined with that of the Governor of the Solomon Islands. On 1 January 1972, the 1392: 1286: 1281: 1181: 1089: 965: 545: 1610: 1563: 581: 540: 407: 1397: 1361: 1226: 617: 586: 484: 306: 242: 232: 84: 1416: 520: 505: 628: 311: 29: 196: 1734: 1620: 1246: 1134: 1084: 493: 1206: 1191: 1104: 869: 741: 693: 654: 591: 400: 1518: 1387: 1144: 940: 935: 596: 128: 820: 1685: 1558: 1483: 1311: 1057: 1047: 1007: 879: 34: 1580: 1478: 1231: 1161: 982: 900: 731: 713: 669: 603: 576: 530: 525: 1670: 1655: 1366: 1109: 708: 608: 559: 331: 1156: 1074: 800: 761: 746: 723: 642: 571: 432: 208: 178: 1236: 272: 1488: 1079: 1037: 977: 809: 781: 771: 462: 118: 1513: 1201: 756: 440: 204: 158: 108: 58: 38: 1665: 1022: 955: 736: 659: 1411: 1196: 1052: 950: 915: 751: 138: 54: 46: 1680: 1675: 1216: 1139: 960: 910: 262: 61: 1575: 1454: 1186: 1069: 1064: 920: 148: 65: 42: 1503: 1468: 1402: 1211: 1176: 859: 17: 1568: 1032: 282: 1600: 1166: 88: 1027: 423: 168: 68: 1463: 192: 1728: 452: 252: 292: 1548: 1379:
Senior British representatives in the neighbouring Malayan protected states
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Governors, civil commissioners and administrators of British dependencies
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Resident commissioners of the Solomon Islands Protectorate (1896–1953)
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Senior British representatives in the constituent protected states
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Senior British representatives in neighbouring protected states
983:
Governor of Tristan da Cunha (Administrator of Tristan da Cunha)
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Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
1043:
Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
888: 1745:
Lists of British colonial governors and administrators
470:
Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI)
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Governor of Rhode-island and Providence Plantations
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Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory
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Index

Governor of the Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands archipelago
British Solomon Islands
Bougainville Island
North Solomon Islands
resident commissioners
British Solomon Islands
protectorate
dependent
Solomon Islands
High Commissioner for the Western Pacific
British Western Pacific Territories
Governor of Fiji
Charles Morris Woodford
Frederick Joshua Barnett
Charles Rufus Marshall Workman
Richard Rutledge Kane
Francis Noel Ashley
William Sydney Marchant
Owen Cyril Noel
Henry Graham Gregory-Smith
Fiji
Tonga
Honiara
British Solomon Islands
Gilbert and Ellice Islands
their own governor
Sir Robert Stanley
Sir John Gutch

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