Peter Beckingham
| His Excellency Peter Beckingham | |
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| Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands | |
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Assumed office 9 October 2013 | |
| Premier | Rufus Ewing |
| Preceded by | Ric Todd |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
13 March 1949 Essex, England |
| Spouse(s) | Jill Mary Beckingham |
| Alma mater | Selwyn College, Cambridge |
Peter Beckingham (born 13 March 1949) is a British diplomat, who is the current Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Beckingham was born in Essex in 1949, and was educated at Chigwell School and Selwyn College, Cambridge. In 1966, he received a scholarship from the Nuffield Foundation to teach in Zambia.[1] In 1970, he joined Argo Records, a division of Decca Records. In 1974, he worked for the international trade mission, the British Overseas Trade Board, then British Information Services in New York from 1979. In 1984, he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the news department for the 10th G7 summit in London, and then went on to work for the Energy, Science and Space Department, as head of the East African Department, and as head of sections in Sweden and Australia.[2]
From 2005 to 2009, Beckingham was British Ambassador to the Philippines. In 2010, he became Deputy High Commissioner to India.[1]
In October 2013, he succeeded Ric Todd as Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands.[2]
References
- 1 2 World Who's Who, Europa Publications, 2013.
- 1 2 Change of Governor of Turks and Caicos Islands, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 29 May 2013.
| Diplomatic posts | ||
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| Preceded by Paul Dimond |
Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Philippines 2005–2009 |
Succeeded by Stephen Lillie |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Ric Todd |
Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands 2013–present |
Incumbent |