List of colonial governors in 1970

This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1970. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.

Australia

• Norfolk Island
  • Administrator – Robert Nixon Dalkin, Administrator of Norfolk Island (1968–1972)
  • Head of Government – William M. Randall, President of the Island Council of Norfolk Island (1967–1974)
• Papua and New Guinea
  • High Commissioner –
    1. David Hay, High Commissioner in Papua and New Guinea (1966–1970)
    2. Leslie Wilson Johnson, High Commissioner in Papua and New Guinea (1970–1974)

Denmark

• Faroe Islands
  • High Commissioner – Mogens Wahl, High Commissioner in the Faroe Islands (1961–1972)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Kristian Djurhuus, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (1968–1970)
    2. Atli Dam, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (1970–1981)

France

• Comoros
  • High Commissioner – Jacques Mouradian, High Commissioner in the Comoros (1969–1975)
  • President of the Government Council –
    1. Said Mohamed Cheikh, President of the Government Council of the Comoros (1962–1970)
    2. Said Ibrahim Ben Ali, President of the Government Council of the Comoros (1970–1972)
• French Polynesia
  • Governor – Pierre Louis Angeli, Governor of French Polynesia (1969–1973)
• French Territory of the Afars and the Issas
  • High Commissioner – Dominique Ponchardier, High Commissioner in the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (1969–1971)
  • President of the Government Council – Ali Aref Bourhan, President of the Government Council of the French Territory of the Afars and Issas (1967–1976)
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  • Prefect – Jean-Jacques Buggia, Governor of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1967–1971)
  • President of the General Council – Albert Pen, President of the General Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1968–1984)
• Wallis and Futuna
  • Administrator-Superior – Jacques Bach, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (1968–1971)
  • President of the Territorial Assembly – Sosefo Papillo, President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (1967–1972)

France and United Kingdom

• New Hebrides
  • British Resident Commissioner – Colin Allan (1966–1973)
  • French Resident Commissioner^[1] – Robert Jules Amédée Langlois (1969–1974)

New Zealand

• Cook Islands
  • High Commissioner – Leslie James Davis, High Commissioner in the Cook Islands (1965–1972)
  • Prime Minister – Albert Henry, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (1965–1978)
• Niue
  • Commissioner – Selwyn Digby Wilson, Resident Commissioner in Niue (1968–197?)
• Tokelau
  • Administrator – Richard Basil Taylor, Administrator of Tokelau (1968–1971)

Portugal

• Angola
  • High Commissioner and Governor-General – Camilo Augusto de Miranda Rebocho Vaz, High Commissioner and Governor–General of Angola (1966–1972)
• Cape Verde Islands
  • Governor – Antonio Lopes dos Santos, Governor of the Cape Verde Islands (1969–1974)
• Macau
  • Governor – José Manuel de Sousa e Faro Nobre de Carvalho, Governor of Macau (1966–1974)
• Mozambique
  • High Commissioner and Governor-General –
    1. Baltazar Rebelo de Sousa, High Commissioner and Governor-General of Mozambique (1968–1970)
    2. Eduardo Arantes e Oliveira, High Commissioner and Governor-General of Mozambique (1970–1972)
• Portuguese Guinea – António de Spínola, Governor of Portuguese Guinea (1968–1973)
• Portuguese Timor
  • Governor – José Nogueira Valente Pires, Governor of Portuguese Timor (1968–1972)
• Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe
  • High Commissioner – António Jorge da Silva Sebastião, High Commissioner of São Tomé and Príncipe (1963–1972)

South Africa

• South West Africa
  • Administrator – Johannes Gert Hendrik van der Wath, Administrator of South West Africa (1968–1971)

Spain

• Spanish Sahara
  • Governor-General – José María Pérez de Lema y Tejero, Governor-General of Spanish Sahara (1967–1971)

United Kingdom

• Antigua
  • Governor – Sir Wilfred Jacobs, Governor of Antigua (1967–1993)
  • Premier – Vere Bird, Premier of Antigua (1960–1971)
• Bahama Islands
  • Governor – Francis Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, Baron Thurlow, Governor of the Bahama Islands (1968–1972)
  • Prime Minister – Lynden Pindling, Prime Minister of the Bahama Islands (1967–1992)
• Bahrain
  • Chief Political Resident –
    1. Sir Stewart Crawford, Chief political resident of the Persian Gulf (1966–1970)
    2. Sir Geoffrey Arthur, Chief political resident of the Persian Gulf (1970–1971)
  • Political agent – Alexander John Stirling, British political agent in Bahrain (1969–1971)
  • Monarch – Sheikh Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah, Hakim of Bahrain (1961–1999)
  • Prime Minister – Sheikh Khalifah ibn Sulman Al Khalifah, President of the State Council of Bahrain (1970–present)
• Bermuda
  • Governor – Roland Robinson, Baron Martonmere, Governor of Bermuda (1964–1972)
  • Premier – Sir Henry Tucker, Premier of Bermuda (1968–1971)
• British Honduras
  • Governor – Sir John Warburton Paul, Governor of British Honduras (1966–1972)
  • Premier – George Cadle Price, Premier of British Honduras (1961–1984)
• British Solomon Islands Protectorate
  • Governor – Sir Michael David Irving Gass, Governor of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate (1969–1973)
• British Virgin Islands
  • Governor – John Sutherland Thomson, Administrator of the British Virgin Islands (1967–1971)
  • Chief Minister – Lavity Stoutt, Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands (1967–1971)
• Brunei
  • High Commissioner – Arthur Robin Adair, British High Commissioner in Brunei (1968–1972)
  • Monarch – Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
  • Chief Minister – Dato Pengiran Muhammad Yusuf bin Abdul Rahim, Chief Minister of Brunei (1967–1972)
• Cayman Islands
  • Governor – Athelstan Charles Ethelwold Long, Administrator of the Cayman Islands (1968–1971)
• Falkland Islands
  • Governor – Sir Cosmo Dugal Patrick Thomas Haskard, Governor of the Falkland Islands (1964–1970)
• Gibraltar
  • Governor – Sir Varyl Begg, Governor of Gibraltar (1969–1973)
  • Chief Minister – Robert Peliza, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1969–1972)
• Gilbert and Ellice Islands
  • Resident Commissioner –
    1. Valdemar Jens Andersen, Resident Commissioner of Gilbert and Ellice Islands (1962–1970)
    2. Sir John Osbaldiston Field, Resident Commissioner of Gilbert and Ellice Islands (1970–1973)
• Grenada
  • Governor – Dame Hilda Bynoe, Governor of Grenada (1968–1974)
  • Prime Minister – Eric Gairy, Prime Minister of Grenada (1967–1979)
• Guernsey
  • Lieutenant-Governor – Sir Charles Piercy Mills, Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey (1969–1974)
  • Bailiff – Sir William Arnold, Bailiff of Guernsey (1959–1973)
• Hong Kong
  • Governor – Sir David Clive Crosbie Trench, Governor of Hong Kong (1964–1971)
• Isle of Man
  • Lieutenant-Governor – Sir Peter Hyla Gawne Stallard, Lieutenant-Governor of Man (1966–1974)
  • Head of Government – Norman Crowe, Chairman of the Executive Council of the Isle of Man (1967–1971)
• Jersey
  • Lieutenant-Governor – Sir John Gilbert Davis, Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey (1969–1974)
  • Bailiff – Sir Robert Hugh Le Masurier, Bailiff of Jersey (1962–1974)
• Montserrat
  • Governor – Dennis Raleigh Gibbs, Administrator of Montserrat (1964–1971)
  • Chief Minister –
    1. William Henry Bramble, Chief Minister of Montserrat (1960–1970)
    2. Percival Austin Bramble, Chief Minister of Montserrat (1970–1978)
• Pitcairn Islands
  • Governor – Sir Arthur Norman Galsworthy, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (1969–1973)
• Qatar
  • Political agent – Edward Henderson, British political agent (1969–1971)^[2]
  • Monarch – Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, Hakim of Qatar (1960–1972)
  • Prime Minister – Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (1970–1995)
• Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
  • Governor – Milton Allan, Governor of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1969–1975)
  • Premier – Robert Bradshaw, Premier of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1966–1978)
• Saint Helena and Dependencies
  • Governor – Sir Dermod Murphy, Governor of Saint Helena (1968–1971)
• Saint Lucia
  • Governor – Sir Frederick Clarke, Governor of Saint Lucia (1967–1971)
  • Premier – John Compton, Premier of Saint Lucia (1964–1979)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Governor –
    1. Hywel George, Governor of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1967–1970)
    2. Sir Rupert John, Governor of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1970–1976)
  • Premier – Milton Cato, Premier of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1967–1972)
• Seychelles
  • Governor – Sir Bruce Greatbatch, Governor of the Seychelles (1969–1973)
  • Chief Minister – James Mancham, Chief Minister of the Seychelles (1970–1976)
• Tonga
  • Consul – Archibald Cameron Reid, British Consul in Tonga (1965–1970)
  • Monarch – Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965–2006)
  • Prime Minister – Prince Fatafehi Tu'ipelehake, Prime Minister of Tonga (1965–1991)
• Trucial States
  • Political agent – Julian Bullard, British political agent (1968–1970)^[2]
• Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Governor – Robert Everard Wainwright, Administrator of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1967–1971)

United States

• American Samoa
  • Governor – John Morse Haydon, Governor of American Samoa (1969–1974)
• Guam
  • Governor – Carlos Camacho, Governor of Guam (1969–1975)
• Puerto Rico
  • Governor – Luis A. Ferré, Governor of Puerto Rico (1969–1973)
• Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
  • High Commissioner – Edward Elliott Johnston, High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (1969–1976)
• United States Virgin Islands
  • Governor – Melvin H. Evans, Governor of US Virgin Islands (1969–1975)

References

1. Subordinated to the Governor of New Caledonia.
2. Subordinated to the Chief political resident of the Persian Gulf, see under Bahrain.