List of administrative heads of Christmas Island

This is a list of the administrative of heads of Christmas Island since 1 October 1958, when it became an external territory of the Commonwealth of Australia.

Ordinal	Officeholder	Title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
Christmas Island Territory of the Commonwealth of Australia
1	Donald Evan Nickels	Official Representative of Christmas Island	1 October 1958	30 September 1960	1 year, 365 days
2	John William Stokes		1 October 1960	12 June 1966	5 years, 254 days
3	Charles Ivens Buffett		13 June 1966	30 April 1968	1 year, 322 days
4	Leslie Dudley King	Administrator of Christmas Island	1 May 1968	30 April 1970	1 year, 364 days
5	John Sampson White		1 May 1970	14 March 1973	2 years, 317 days
6	Francis Scott "Frank" Evatt		15 March 1973	14 March 1974	364 days
7	Charles Harry Webb		15 March 1974	8 October 1975	1 year, 207 days
8	William Worth		1 November 1975	31 October 1977	1 year, 364 days
9	Francis Charles Boyle		1 November 1977	4 May 1980	2 years, 185 days
10	Rendle McNeilage Holten		19 May 1980	25 May 1982	2 years, 6 days
11	William Yates		26 May 1982	9 August 1983	1 year, 75 days
12	Thomas Ferguson "Tom" Paterson		10 August 1983	15 April 1986	2 years, 248 days
−	C. Stephens	Acting Administrator of Christmas Island	15 April 1986	3 August 1986	110 days
13	Don Taylor	Administrator of Christmas Island	4 August 1986	24 February 1990	3 years, 204 days
14	William Albany "Bill" McKenzie		25 February 1990	2 May 1991	1 year, 66 days
−	A. Mitchell	Acting Administrator of Christmas Island	2 May 1991	4 July 1991	63 days
−	P. Gifford		5 July 1991	9 March 1992	248 days
15	Michael John Grimes	Administrator of Christmas Island	10 March 1992	9 March 1994	1 year, 364 days
−	Peter Woods	Acting Administrator of Christmas Island	10 March 1994	30 June 1994	112 days
16	Danny Ambrose Gillespie	Administrator of Christmas Island	1 July 1994	30 June 1996	1 year, 365 days
Part of Australian Indian Ocean Territories of the Commonwealth of Australia
−	Merrilyn Ann Chilvers	Acting Administrator of Christmas Island Acting Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories	1 July 1996	24 April 1997	297 days
−	Graham Nicholls		25 April 1997	30 September 1997	158 days	1st Term
17	Ron G. Harvey	Administrator of Christmas Island Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories	1 October 1997	30 October 1998	1 year, 29 days
(−)	Graham Nicholls	Acting Administrator of Christmas Island Acting Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories Acting Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands	1 November 1998	3 February 1999	94 days	2nd Term
18	William "Bill" Leonard Taylor	Administrator of Christmas Island Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands	4 February 1999	30 July 2003	4 years, 176 days
−	Ray Stone	Acting Administrator of Christmas Island Acting Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories Acting Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands	31 July 2003	1 November 2003	93 days
19	Evan Williams	Administrator of Christmas Island Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands	1 November 2003	31 October 2005	2 years, 92 days
20	Neil Lucas		30 January 2006	22 February 2008	2 years, 23 days
−	Julian Yates	Acting Administrator of Christmas Island Acting Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories Acting Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands	22 February 2008	28 February 2008	6 days
−	Sheryl Klaffer		28 February 2009	2009	years
−	Stephen Clay		2009	5 October 2009	years
21	Brian James Lacy	Administrator of Christmas Island Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands	5 October 2009	29 September 2012	2 years, 360 days
22	Jon Stanhope		5 October 2012	6 October 2014	2 years, 1 day
23	Barry Haase		6 October 2014	incumbent	6 years, 59 days

Flag of Christmas Island

See also

• List of administrative heads of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
• Administrator's House, Christmas Island

References

External links

• World Statesmen – Christmas Island