Philip Rushbrook
{{Short description|Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Philip Edward Rushbrook
|honorific-prefix =
|image = Philip Rushbrook.jpg
|state = Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
|office1 = Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
|monarch1 = Elizabeth II
|1blankname1 = Chief Minister
|1namedata1 = Julie Thomas
|term_start1 = 11 May 2019
|term_end1 = 20 June 2022
|predecessor1 = Lisa Honan
|successor1 = Nigel Phillips
|constituency1=
}}
Philip Edward Rushbrook is a British diplomat who served as Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha from 2019 to 2022. He was inaugurated on 11 May 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/philip-rushbrook|title = Philip Rushbrook}}{{Cite web|title=The Governor – Ascension Island Government|url=https://www.ascension.gov.ac/government/the-governor|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-25}}{{Cite web|title=Governor inaugurated at St Helena ceremony|url=https://www.tristandc.com/government/news-2019-05-21-governorinauguration.php|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}} He left office on 20 June 2022.{{cite web |title=Arrival of new Governor of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan Da Cunha |url=https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/2022/news/arrival-of-new-governor-of-st-helena-ascension-and-tristan-da-cunha/ |publisher=St Helena Government Press Office |access-date=1 July 2022 |date=27 June 2022}}
Biography
= Personal life =
Rushbrook is married to Janis Rushbrook and has two children. When governor in Saint Helena he resided in the Plantation House, a historic residence for Saint Helena Governors.
Career
Philip Rushbrook has had many occupations in the Government of the United Kingdom. Previous roles include; Deputy Head of Mission and Director in the Turks and Caicos Islands, Chief officer and deputy governor in sovereign bases, Akrotiri and Dhekelia and National security secretariat.
= Early career =
= Inauguration ceremony =
On Saturday 11 May 2019, Philip Rushbrook, accompanied by his wife, Janis Rushbrook, were greeted at Saint Helena Airport, and became the first governor to arrive by air to their Inauguration ceremony. He then became sworn in during an afternoon ceremony, where he was greeted by the inhabitants of the island.
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Category:Governors of Saint Helena
Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)