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List of administrative heads of Christmas Island

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This is a list of the administrative heads of Christmas Island since 1 October 1958, when it became an external territory of the Commonwealth of Australia.

Ordinal Officeholder Title Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Christmas Island Territory of the Commonwealth of Australia
1 Donald Evan Nickels Official Representative of Christmas Island 1 October 1958 (1958-10-01) 30 September 1960 (1960-09-30) 1 year, 365 days
2 John William Stokes 1 October 1960 (1960-10-01) 12 June 1966 (1966-06-12) 5 years, 254 days
3 Charles Ivens Buffett 13 June 1966 (1966-06-13) 30 April 1968 (1968-04-30) 1 year, 322 days
4 Leslie Dudley King Administrator of Christmas Island 1 May 1968 (1968-05-01) 30 April 1970 (1970-04-30) 1 year, 364 days
5 John Sampson White 1 May 1970 (1970-05-01) 14 March 1973 (1973-03-14) 2 years, 317 days
6 Francis Scott "Frank" Evatt 15 March 1973 (1973-03-15) 14 March 1974 (1974-03-14) 364 days
7 Charles Harry Webb 15 March 1974 (1974-03-15) 8 October 1975 (1975-10-08) 1 year, 207 days
8 William Worth 1 November 1975 (1975-11-01) 31 October 1977 (1977-10-31) 1 year, 364 days
9 Francis Charles Boyle 1 November 1977 (1977-11-01) 4 May 1980 (1980-05-04) 2 years, 185 days
10 Rendle McNeilage Holten 19 May 1980 (1980-05-19) 25 May 1982 (1982-05-25) 2 years, 6 days
11 William Yates 26 May 1982 (1982-05-26) 9 August 1983 (1983-08-09) 1 year, 75 days
12 Thomas Ferguson "Tom" Paterson 10 August 1983 (1983-08-10) 15 April 1986 (1986-04-15) 2 years, 248 days
− C. Stephens Acting Administrator of Christmas Island 15 April 1986 (1986-04-15) 3 August 1986 (1986-08-03) 110 days
13 Don Taylor Administrator of Christmas Island 4 August 1986 (1986-08-04) 24 February 1990 (1990-02-24) 3 years, 204 days
14 William Albany "Bill" McKenzie 25 February 1990 (1990-02-25) 2 May 1991 (1991-05-02) 1 year, 66 days
− A. Mitchell Acting Administrator of Christmas Island 2 May 1991 (1991-05-02) 4 July 1991 (1991-07-04) 63 days
− P. Gifford 5 July 1991 (1991-07-05) 9 March 1992 (1992-03-09) 248 days
15 Michael John Grimes Administrator of Christmas Island 10 March 1992 (1992-03-10) 9 March 1994 (1994-03-09) 1 year, 364 days
− Peter Woods Acting Administrator of Christmas Island 10 March 1994 (1994-03-10) 30 June 1994 (1994-06-30) 112 days
16 Danny Ambrose Gillespie Administrator of Christmas Island 1 July 1994 (1994-07-01) 30 June 1996 (1996-06-30) 1 year, 365 days
Part of Australian Indian Ocean Territories of the Commonwealth of Australia
− Merrilyn Ann Chilvers
1 July 1996 (1996-07-01) 24 April 1997 (1997-04-24) 297 days
− Graham Nicholls 25 April 1997 (1997-04-25) 30 September 1997 (1997-09-30) 158 days 1st Term
17 Ron G. Harvey
  • Administrator of Christmas Island
  • Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories
 1 October 1997 (1997-10-01) 30 October 1998 (1998-10-30) 1 year, 29 days
(−) Graham Nicholls
1 November 1998 (1998-11-01) 3 February 1999 (1999-02-03) 94 days 2nd Term
18 William "Bill" Leonard Taylor
  • Administrator of Christmas Island
  • Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories
  • Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
 4 February 1999 (1999-02-04) 30 July 2003 (2003-07-30) 4 years, 176 days
− Ray Stone
  • Acting Administrator of Christmas Island
  • Acting Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories
  • Acting Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
 31 July 2003 (2003-07-31) 1 November 2003 (2003-11-01) 93 days
19 Evan Williams
  • Administrator of Christmas Island
  • Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories
  • Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
 1 November 2003 (2003-11-01) 31 October 2005 (2005-10-31) 2 years, 92 days
20 Neil Lucas 30 January 2006 (2006-01-30) 22 February 2008 (2008-02-22) 2 years, 23 days
− Julian Yates
  • Acting Administrator of Christmas Island
  • Acting Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories
  • Acting Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
 22 February 2008 (2008-02-22) 28 February 2008 (2008-02-28) 6 days
− Sheryl Klaffer 28 February 2009 (2009-02-28) 2009 (2009) 0 years
− Stephen Clay 2009 (2009) 5 October 2009 (2009-10-05) 0 years
21 Brian James Lacy
  • Administrator of Christmas Island
  • Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories
  • Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
 5 October 2009 (2009-10-05) 29 September 2012 (2012-09-29) 2 years, 360 days
22 Jon Stanhope 5 October 2012 (2012-10-05) 6 October 2014 (2014-10-06) 2 years, 1 day
23 Barry Haase 6 October 2014 (2014-10-06) 5 October 2017 (2017-10-05) 2 years, 364 days
24 Natasha Griggs 5 October 2017 (2017-10-05) 22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 5 years, 17 days
24 Farzian Zainal[1] 26 May 2023 (2023-05-26) Incumbent 1 year, 191 days

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Indian Ocean Territories Administrator appointment". Retrieved 3 November 2024.
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