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This is a list of 'High Commissioners and Commissioners of the British Antarctic Territory' (BAT), the area of Antarctica claimed by the United Kingdom.
The British Antarctic Territory was established as a separate British overseas territory in 1962. From 1962 to 1990, a High Commissioner (who was also Governor of the Falkland Islands) was also appointed to oversee the territory. In 1990, administration of the BAT was transferred to a Commissioner based in London.
Since 1998, the Commissioner of the BAT has also served as Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory.
Prior to 1962, the area was a part of the Falkland Islands Dependencies and as such was administered by the Governor of the Falkland Islands.

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High Commissioners

Commissioners

See also

References

High Commissioners

(''also Governors of the Falkland Islands'')

★ Edwin Porter Arrowsmith (1962-1964)

★ Cosmo Dugal Patrick Thomas Haskard (1964-1970)

★ Ernest Gordon Lewis (1971-1975)

★ Neville Arthur Irwin French (1975-1977)

★ James Roland Walter Parker (1977-1980)

★ Rex Masterman Hunt (1980-1985)

★ Gordon Wesley Jewkes (1985-1988)

★ William H. Fullerton (1988-1990)

Commissioners

(''non-resident; based in London'')

★ M. Baker Bates (1990-1992)

★ P. Newton (1992-1995)

★ Anthony Longrigg (1995-1997)

★ John White (1997-2001)

★ Alan Huckle (2001-2004)

★ Tony Crombie (2004-2006)

★ Leigh Turner (2006-''present'')

See also

★ British Antarctic Territory

References

World Statesmen: British Antarctic Territory. Accessed 4 April 2007.