Peter Waterworth

Peter Andrew Waterworth (born 15 April 1957) is a British barrister and diplomat, who was the Governor of Montserrat from 2007 to 2011.[1][2]

Peter Waterworth
Governor of Montserrat
In office
27 July 2007 – 3 March 2011
MonarchQueen Elizabeth II
Preceded byDeborah Barnes-Jones
Succeeded byAdrian Davis
Personal details
Born (1957-04-15) 15 April 1957
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)Catherine Waterworth
ProfessionBarrister, diplomat

Biography

Waterworth is originally from Belfast and was schooled at Methodist College.[3] He entered Durham University in 1975, reading for a law degree as a member of Hatfield College, graduating in 1978.[4] Waterworth was also Senior Man of Hatfield from 1977-1978.[5] He later studied at Downing College, Cambridge, completing an LLM degree in 1982.[6]

Career

Waterworth practised as a barrister from 1983 until 1987, when he joined the Foreign Office.[6] He was an Assistant Legal Adviser from 1987 to 1990, before being posted to Bonn (which had until recently been the capital of West Germany) where he served until 1994.[6] He then returned to London to work in the Middle East Department, and from 1996-2000 was First Secretary at the British Embassy in Rome.[6] After a period in the Northern Ireland Office, Waterworth was Counsellor in Islamabad from 2003-2005 and Consul-General in Lagos from 2005-2007.[6]

He was sworn in at the Legislative Council of Montserrat on 27 July 2007, 19 years to the day since he was last in Montserrat, when he served as a Foreign and Commonwealth Office legal adviser.

He has a wife, Catherine.

Government offices
Preceded by
Deborah Barnes-Jones		 Governor of Montserrat
2007–2011		 Succeeded by
Adrian Davis

References
  1. "Volcano residents back home". BBC Caribbean. August 23, 2007. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  2. "Groove Master laid to rest". NationNews Barbados. October 1, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  3. "Poll Winner". Belfast Telegraph. 19 May 1977. p. 3.
  4. "Durham University gazette, XXIV (ns) including supplement". reed.dur.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  5. Moyes, Arthur (1996). Hatfield 1846-1996. p. 287.
  6. "Waterworth, Peter Andrew, (born 15 April 1957), HM Diplomatic Service, retired". UK Who's Who. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
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