Chris Simpkins

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|office = Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands

|term_start = March 2003

|term_end = 12 September 2007

|monarch = Elizabeth II

|governor = Alan Huckle
Howard Pearce

|predecessor = Michael Blanch

|successor = Michael Blanch (interim)

|office2 = Director General of The Royal British Legion

|term_start2 = September 2007

|term_end2 = August 2016

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Christopher John Simpkins {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE}} (born c. 1950) is an English administrator who was Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands from March 2003 to September 2007.

The position of Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands is a three-year appointment in the first instance, with a possible extension for a further 2 years. It is a civil service position, made by an appointment panel.

Before his appointment, Chris Simpkins was Chief Executive of South Holland District Council in Lincolnshire, England.

Simpkins resigned from his position of chief executive{{cite news | url=http://www.sartma.com/art_4213.html | publisher=SARTMA | title=Minutes of the General Purposes Committee | date=2007-05-23}} and left office on 12 September 2007.{{cite press release| title =Interim Chief Executive Appointed| publisher =Falkland Islands Government| date =2007-07-05| url =http://www.falklands.gov.fk/news-2007.php| accessdate =2007-10-29|url-status = dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20071107135513/http://www.falklands.gov.fk/news-2007.php| archive-date =2007-11-07}}

In October, 2007, Simpkins was appointed as the director general of the Royal British Legion.{{cite press release| title =The Royal British Legion appoints Chris Simpkins as its new Director General| publisher =Royal British Legion| date =2007-06-08| url =http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/about-us/media-centre/news/general/the-royal-british-legion-appoints-chris-simpkins-as-its-new-director-general|url-status = dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120522003150/http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/about-us/media-centre/news/general/the-royal-british-legion-appoints-chris-simpkins-as-its-new-director-general| archive-date =2012-05-22}} He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to the Armed Forces Community prior to which he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Loughborough University.{{London Gazette |issue= 61803 |date=31 December 2016 |page=N9 |supp=y}}