Richard Posnett

His Excellency
Sir Richard Posnett
KBE CMG
Governor of Belize[lower-alpha 1]
In office
1972–1976
Monarch Elizabeth II
Premier George Cadle Price
Preceded by Sir John Paul
Succeeded by Peter McEntee
Governor of Bermuda
In office
1981–1983
Monarch Elizabeth II
Premier Sir David Gibbons
John Swan
Preceded by Sir Peter Ramsbotham
Succeeded by Mark Herdman (acting)
Personal details
Born (1919-07-19)19 July 1919
Kotagiri, India
Died 11 May 2009(2009-05-11) (aged 89)

Sir Richard Neil Posnett KBE CMG (19 July 1919 – 11 May 2009) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Belize[lower-alpha 1] (from 1972 to 1976) and Governor of Bermuda (from 1981 to 1983). He was also briefly Commissioner of Anguilla (in 1969) and High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Uganda (in 1979). Posnett was a founder of the Uganda Olympic Committee and a fluent speaker of Swahili.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Known as British Honduras until 1 June 1973.

References

  1. (26 May 2009). Obituaries: Sir Richard PosnettThe Telegraph. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
Government offices
Preceded by
Sir John Paul
Governor of Belize
1972–1976
Succeeded by
Peter McEntee
Preceded by
Sir Peter Ramsbotham
Governor of Bermuda
1981–1983
Succeeded by
Mark Herdman (acting)
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