List of colonial heads of the Solomon Islands

List of colonial heads of the Solomon Islands

This is a list of the heads of government of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate (1893-1975) and the dependent Solomon Islands (1975-1978).

Resident Commissioners of the Solomon Islands Protectorate (1896–1953)

The Resident Commissioners were subordinate to the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific who was, until July 3 1952, the Governor of Fiji.
*Charles Morris Woodford (1896-1915)
*Frederick Joshua Barnett (1915-1917)
*Charles Rufus Marshall Workman (1917-1921)
*Richard Rutledge Kane (1921-1929)
*Francis Noel Ashley (1929-1939)
*William Sydney Marchant (1939-1943)
*Owen Cyril Noel (1943-1950)
*Henry Graham Gregory-Smith (1950- January 1 1953)

Governors of the Solomon Islands (1953–1978)

From January 1 1953, the Governor of the Solomon Islands was also the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, and exercised direct administration from Honiara.
*Robert Christopher Stafford Stanley (July 3 1952-1955)
*John Gutch (1955-March 4 1961)
*David Trench (March 4 1961 - June 16 1964)
*Robert Sidney Foster (June 16 1964 - 1968)
*Michael David Irving Gass (March 6 1969 - 1973)
*Donald Collin Cumyn Luddington (1973-1976)
*Colin Allan (1976 - July 7 1978)

ee also

*Governor-General of the Solomon Islands
*List of Prime Ministers of the Solomon Islands
*British Western Pacific Territories

References

* [http://www.rulers.org/ruls2.html Solomon Islands] at Rulers.org


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