John Shaw Rennie
For others with the same or similar names, see John Rennie (disambiguation).
| Sir John Shaw Rennie GCMG OBE | |
|---|---|
| 1st Governor-General of Mauritius | |
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In office 12 March 1968 – 3 September 1968 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Seewoosagur Ramgoolam |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Michel Rivalland (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 12, 1917 |
| Died | August 12, 2002 (aged 85) |
Sir John Shaw Rennie GCMG OBE (12 January 1917 – 12 August 2002) was a British civil servant, UNRWA's Commissioner-General from 1971 to 1977.[1]
John Rennie was born in Glasgow and educated at Hillhead High School, Glasgow University and Balliol College, Oxford. In 1951 Rennie was appointed Britain's deputy colonial secretary for Mauritius.[2] He was the British Resident in Vanuatu from 1955 to 1962.[3] From 1962 to 1968 he was Governor of Mauritius, overseeing Mauritius' transition to independence. From 1968 to 1971 Rennie was UNRWA deputy Commissioner-General under Laurence Michelmore, who persuaded then-U.N. Secretary-General U Thant to appoint Rennie as his successor.[4]
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hubert Flaxman |
Governor of Vanuatu 1955–1962 |
Succeeded by Alexander Mair Wilkie |
| Preceded by Colville Deverell |
Governor of Mauritius 1962–1968 |
Succeeded by Position abolished |
| Preceded by Position established |
Governor-General of Mauritius 1968 |
Succeeded by Michel Rivalland Acting |
References
- ↑ Benjamin N. Schiff, Refugees Unto the Third Generation: UN Aid to Palestinians, (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1995), p. 293.
- ↑ RENNIE, Sir John Shaw, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007, accessed 19 Dec 2010
- ↑ http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Vanuatu.html
- ↑ Around the World, 3 October 2002
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