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Flag of the Governor of Saint Helena

The Governor of Saint Helena is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of Saint Helena. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The current Governor is Andrew Gurr. The role of the Governor is to act as the de facto head of state and commander-in-chief of Saint Helena and its dependencies, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha. His or her responsibilities include internal security, external affairs, the administration of justice, finance, shipping, and employment and disciplinary action in respect of any public officer. The Governor is represented by an Administrator, also appointed by the British Government, on both Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha. He or she also appoints Saint Helena's Executive Council, and, with some exceptions, is bound to seek and act in accordance with their advice.

The Governor has his own flag in Saint Helena, the Union Flag defaced with the territory's coat of arms. His official residence, Plantation House, is located near Jameston, and his office located within the Castle Buildings.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office launched the search for a new Governor in March 2007, announcing that the appointment would be effective in October 2007. As of August 2007, applications for the post have been closed, but the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has yet to announce the successful candidate.

The first Governor was appointed in 1836. Previously, the territory was administered by the East India Company.

1. 1836 Major General George Middlemore
2. 1842 Colonel Hamelin Trelawney
3. 1846 Major General Sir Patrick Ross
4. 1851 Colonel Sir Thomas Gore Browne
5. 1856 Sir Edward Hay Drummond Hay
6. 1863 Admiral Sir Charles Elliot
7. 1870 Vice Admiral Charles George Edward Patey
8. 1873 Hudson Ralph Janisch
9. 1890 W. Grey Wilson
10. 1897 Robert Armitage Sterndale
11. 1903 Lieutenant Colonel Henry Galway
12. 1912 Major Sir Harry Cordeaux
13. 1920 Colonel Sir Robert Peel
14. 1925 Sir Charles Harper
15. 1932 Sir Spencer Davis
16. 1938 Sir Guy Pilling
17. 1941 Major William Bain Gray
18. 1947 Sir George Joy
19. 1954 Sir James Harford
20. 1958 Sir Robert Alford
21. 1962 Sir John Field
22. 1968 Sir Dermod Murphy
23. 1971 Sir Thomas Oates
24. 1976 Sir Geoffrey Guy
25. 1981 Sir John Dudley Massingham
26. 1984 Francis Eustace Baker
27. 1988 Robert F Stimson
28. 1991 Alan Hoole
29. 1995 David Leslie Smallman
30. 1999 David Hollamby
31. 2004 Michael Clancy
32. 2007 Andrew Gurr

• Saint Helena Government- "Office of the Governor
• editor: Ben Cahoon. Saint Helena. World Statesmen. Retrieved on 2006-04-23.

v • d • e Governors, Civil Commissioners and Administrators of British dependencies
Overseas territories	Governor of Anguilla • Administrator of Ascension Island •Governor of Bermuda • Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory • Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory • Governor of the British Virgin Islands • Governor of the Cayman Islands • Governor of the Falkland Islands • Governor of Gibraltar • Governor of Montserrat • Governor of the Pitcairn Islands • Governor of Saint Helena • Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands • Administrator of Tristan da Cunha • Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Crown dependencies	Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey • Lieutenant Governor of Jersey • Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man