Administrator of the Pitcairn Islands

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The Administrator of the Pitcairn Islands is the de facto Chair of the Island Council. The officeholder represents the interests of the Governor.

As a British overseas territory the head of state is Charles III, with the Governor of the Pitcairn Islands appointed by the British government to act as his local representative. However, as the Governor of the Pitcairn Islands is also the British High Commissioner to New Zealand and Samoa, an Administrator is appointed as the Governor's representative on the island.

However, Pitcairn is largely autonomous, and most power is exercised not by officials appointed by the British government, but rather by the locally elected Mayor and Island Council.

The first and inaugural Administrator is His Honour Alan Richmond, who took up the office in November 2014.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/JWRSinclair/status/538494304906256384 |title=Jonathan Sinclair on Twitter: "Signing into law new post of Administrator, flanked by Mayor (L) and Admin'r, Alan Richmond (R)" |publisher=Twitter |date=2014-11-28 |access-date=2016-05-12}}

In August 2018 Nicholas Kennedy become the second Administrator.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/lauraclarkeuk/status/1027359527497166848

|title=Laura Clarke on Twitter: "Nick Kennedy is moving to Pitcairn later this month as our new Administrator - and greatly looking forward to it!)" |publisher=Twitter |date=2018-08-09 |access-date=2020-01-15}}

List of administrators of the Pitcairn Islands

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;text-align:center" ! colspan="8" align="center" \|File:Flag of the Pitcairn Islands.svg Pitcairn Islands File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
align=center rowspan="2" \|{{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} ! rowspan="2" \|Name {{small\|(Birth–Death)}} ! rowspan="2" \|Portrait ! colspan="2" \|Tenure ! rowspan="2" \|Notes ! rowspan="2" \|Governor of Pitcairn ! rowspan="2" \|Monarch
From !Until
align=center \|1 \| Alan Richmond {{small\|(?–?)}} \| 60px \| November 2014 \| May 2016 \| \| rowspan="3" \|70px Jonathan Sinclair \| rowspan="10" \|80px Elizabeth II
align=center \|2 \|Robin Shackell {{Citation \|last=Pitcairn Island Council \|title=Minutes of the Council Meeting Held at the Public Hall, Commencing at 10:30am 22nd June 2016 \|date=2016 \|url=https://www.government.pn/minutes/Approved%20Council%20Meeting%20Minutes%20June%2022nd%202016.pdf\|mode=cs1 \|via=government.pn}} {{small\|(?–?)}} \| 60px \| May 2016 \| August 2016 \| Temporary administrator
style="height:4em" ! rowspan="2" align=center \|3 \| rowspan="2" \|Nicola Hebb {{Citation \|last=Pitcairn Island Council \|title=Minutes of the Council Meeting Held at the Public Hall, Commencing at 8:30am 4th September 2016 \|date=2016 \|url=https://www.government.pn/minutes/Approved%20Council%20Meeting%20Mintues%204th%20Sept%202016.pdf\|mode=cs1 \|via=government.pn}} {{small\|(?–?)}} \| rowspan="2" \|60px \| rowspan="2" \|September 2016 \| rowspan="2" \|August 2018 \| rowspan="2" \|
style="height:4em" \| rowspan="4" \|70px Laura Clarke
align=center \|4 \|Nicholas Kennedy {{Cite web \|title=Nick Kennedy \|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/nick-kennedy \|access-date=2022-08-22 \|website=gov.uk \|language=en}} {{small\|(?–?)}} \|60px \|August 2018 \|December 2020 \|
align=center \|5 \|Mark Tomlinson {{Citation \|last=Pitcairn Island Council \|title=Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting Held at the Public Hall, Commencing at 9.00am 13th June 2021 \|date=2021 \|url=https://www.government.pn/minutes/Regular%20Council%20Minutes%20Jan%2013th%202021.pdf\|mode=cs1 \|via=government.pn}} {{small\|(?–?)}} \|60px \|January 2021 \|February 2022 \|
align=center \|6 \|Alasdair Hamilton {{Cite web \|title=Alasdair Hamilton \|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/alasdair-hamilton \|access-date=2022-07-12 \|website=gov.uk \|language=en}} {{small\|(?–?)}} \|60px \|February 2022 \|April 2022 \|
align=center \|7 \|Colin Leeman {{Citation \|last=Pitcairn Island Council \|title=Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting Held at the Public Hall, Commencing at 9.00am 17th November 2021 \|date=2021 \|url=http://www.pitcairn.pn/minutes/Approved%20Regular%20Council%20Meeting%20Minutes%2017th%20November%202021_20211216_0001.pdf\|mode=cs1 \|via=government.pn}} {{small\|(?–?)}} \|60px \| April 2022 \| June 2022 \| Temporary administrator \| rowspan="7" \|70px Iona Thomas
align=center \|8 \|Stephen Twaites {{Citation \|last=Pitcairn Island Council \|title=Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting Held at the Public Hall, Commencing at 9.00am 22nd June 2022 \|date=2022 \|url=https://www.government.pn/minutes/Regular%20Council%20Meeting%20Minutes%2022nd%20June%202022_20220809_0001.pdf\|mode=cs1 \|via=government.pn}} {{small\|(?–?)}} \|60px \| June 2022 \| July 2022 \| Temporary administrator
align=center \|9 \|Tim Moody {{small\|(?–?)}} \|60px \| July 2022 \| October 2022 \| Temporary administrator
align=center \|10 \|Simon Bull {{small\|(?–?)}} \|60px \| October 2022 \| November 2022 \| Temporary administrator \|rowspan="4" \|80px Charles III
rowspan="2" align=center \|11 \|Steve Townsend {{small\|(?–?)}} \|60px \| rowspan="2" \| December 2022 \| rowspan="2" \| April 2024 \| rowspan="2" \| Joint administrators (Job share)
Fiona Kilpatrick {{small\|(?–?)}} \|60px
12 \| Lindsy Thompson {{cite web \|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6526ff6fef608a3828c13d05/t/664ed8e6674ec54c1518dfd1/1716443378661/Regular_Council_Minutes_24_April_2024_20240521_0001.pdf \|title= Minutes of the Regular council Meeting held at the Pulau school \|publisher=PITCAIRN ISLAND COUNCIL \|date=24 April 2024 \|access-date=5 Sep 2024}} {{small\|(?–?)}} \|60px \| April 2024 \| \|

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;text-align:center"

! colspan="8" align="center" |File:Flag of the Pitcairn Islands.svg Pitcairn Islands File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg

align=center rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan="2" |Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! rowspan="2" |Portrait

! colspan="2" |Tenure

! rowspan="2" |Notes

! rowspan="2" |Governor of Pitcairn

! rowspan="2" |Monarch

From

!Until

align=center |1

| Alan Richmond
{{small|(?–?)}}

| 60px

| November 2014

| May 2016

| rowspan="3" |70px
Jonathan Sinclair

| rowspan="10" |80px
Elizabeth II

align=center |2

|Robin Shackell {{Citation |last=Pitcairn Island Council |title=Minutes of the Council Meeting Held at the Public Hall, Commencing at 10:30am 22nd June 2016 |date=2016 |url=https://www.government.pn/minutes/Approved%20Council%20Meeting%20Minutes%20June%2022nd%202016.pdf|mode=cs1 |via=government.pn}}
{{small|(?–?)}}

| 60px

| May 2016

| August 2016

| Temporary administrator

style="height:4em"

! rowspan="2" align=center |3

| rowspan="2" |Nicola Hebb {{Citation |last=Pitcairn Island Council |title=Minutes of the Council Meeting Held at the Public Hall, Commencing at 8:30am 4th September 2016 |date=2016 |url=https://www.government.pn/minutes/Approved%20Council%20Meeting%20Mintues%204th%20Sept%202016.pdf|mode=cs1 |via=government.pn}}
{{small|(?–?)}}

| rowspan="2" |60px

| rowspan="2" |September 2016

| rowspan="2" |August 2018

| rowspan="2" |

style="height:4em"

| rowspan="4" |70px
Laura Clarke

align=center |4

|Nicholas Kennedy {{Cite web |title=Nick Kennedy |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/nick-kennedy |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=gov.uk |language=en}}
{{small|(?–?)}}

|60px

|August 2018

|December 2020

align=center |5

|Mark Tomlinson {{Citation |last=Pitcairn Island Council |title=Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting Held at the Public Hall, Commencing at 9.00am 13th June 2021 |date=2021 |url=https://www.government.pn/minutes/Regular%20Council%20Minutes%20Jan%2013th%202021.pdf|mode=cs1 |via=government.pn}}
{{small|(?–?)}}

|60px

|January 2021

|February 2022

align=center |6

|Alasdair Hamilton {{Cite web |title=Alasdair Hamilton |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/alasdair-hamilton |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=gov.uk |language=en}}
{{small|(?–?)}}

|60px

|February 2022

|April 2022

align=center |7

|Colin Leeman {{Citation |last=Pitcairn Island Council |title=Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting Held at the Public Hall, Commencing at 9.00am 17th November 2021 |date=2021 |url=http://www.pitcairn.pn/minutes/Approved%20Regular%20Council%20Meeting%20Minutes%2017th%20November%202021_20211216_0001.pdf|mode=cs1 |via=government.pn}}
{{small|(?–?)}}

|60px

| April 2022

| June 2022

| Temporary administrator

| rowspan="7" |70px
Iona Thomas

align=center |8

|Stephen Twaites {{Citation |last=Pitcairn Island Council |title=Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting Held at the Public Hall, Commencing at 9.00am 22nd June 2022 |date=2022 |url=https://www.government.pn/minutes/Regular%20Council%20Meeting%20Minutes%2022nd%20June%202022_20220809_0001.pdf|mode=cs1 |via=government.pn}}
{{small|(?–?)}}

|60px

| June 2022

| July 2022

| Temporary administrator

align=center |9

|Tim Moody
{{small|(?–?)}}

|60px

| July 2022

| October 2022

| Temporary administrator

align=center |10

|Simon Bull
{{small|(?–?)}}

|60px

| October 2022

| November 2022

| Temporary administrator

|rowspan="4" |80px
Charles III

rowspan="2" align=center |11

|Steve Townsend
{{small|(?–?)}}

|60px

| rowspan="2" | December 2022

| rowspan="2" | April 2024

| rowspan="2" | Joint administrators
(Job share)

Fiona Kilpatrick
{{small|(?–?)}}

|60px

| Lindsy Thompson {{cite web |url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6526ff6fef608a3828c13d05/t/664ed8e6674ec54c1518dfd1/1716443378661/Regular_Council_Minutes_24_April_2024_20240521_0001.pdf

|title= Minutes of the Regular council Meeting held at the Pulau school

|publisher=PITCAIRN ISLAND COUNCIL

|date=24 April 2024 |access-date=5 Sep 2024}}
{{small|(?–?)}}

|60px

| April 2024

References

External links

[http://www.pitcairn.pn/index.php Government of the Pitcairn Islands]
[http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2014-10-28/212288/ Pitcairn Islands:Written question - 212288]

Category:Politics of the Pitcairn Islands