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The high commissioner of the United Kingdom to the Republic of Singapore is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Singapore.

Singapore, previously a British colony, became an internally self-governing state in 1959 and George Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk, was appointed commissioner (not high commissioner) for Singapore and South East Asia. In 1963, Singapore declared independence from Britain and joined the new Federation of Malaysia. In 1965, Singapore left Malaysia and became an independent country (as the Republic of Singapore) and a full member of the Commonwealth. As a member of the Commonwealth, the United Kingdom's diplomatic representative is a high commissioner rather than an ambassador.

The British High Commission is located at Tanglin Road, close to the Australian High Commission and American Embassy.

Commissioners

• 1959: Sir William Goode. Colonial Secretary (1953–57), Last Governor of Singapore (1957–59) . He was appointed Commissioner as part of transitional arrangements.
• 1959–1963: Earl of Selkirk

1963–1965: Singapore united with Malaysia

High commissioners

• 1965–1967: John Vernon Rob
• 1968–1970: Sir Arthur de la Mare
• 1970–1974: Sir Sam Falle
• 1974–1978: Peter Tripp
• 1978–1982: John Dunn Hennings
• 1982–1985: Sir Peter Moon
• 1985–1987: Sir Hamilton Whyte
• 1987–1990: Sir Michael Pike
• 1990–1997: Gordon Duggan
• 1997–2001: Alan Hunt
• 2001–2002: Sir Stephen Brown
• 2003–2007: Sir Alan Collins
• 2007–2011: Paul Madden
• 2011–2015: Antony Phillipson
• 2015–2019: Scott Wightman
• 2019–present: Kara Owen
• From July 2024: Nikesh Mehta

References

1. "No. 41891". The London Gazette. 11 December 1959. p. 7851.
2. "No. 41917". The London Gazette. 1 January 1960. p. 86.
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5. "de la MARE, Sir Arthur (James)". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
6. "FALLE, Sir Sam". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
7. "TRIPP, (John) Peter". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
8. "HENNINGS, John Dunn". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
9. "MOON, Sir Peter (James Scott)". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
10. "WHYTE, Sir (William Erskine) Hamilton". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
11. "PIKE, Sir Michael (Edmund)". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
12. "DUGGAN, Gordon Aldridge". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
13. "HUNT, Alan Charles". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
14. "BROWN, Sir Stephen (David Reid)". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
15. "COLLINS, Sir Alan (Stanley)". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
16. "MADDEN, Paul Damian". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
17. "Our High Commissioner". Archived from the original on 2 March 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013., British High Commission Singapore
18. "Change of British High Commissioner to Singapore". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 27 February 2015.
19. "Scott Wightman". gov./uk.
20. "Change of British High Commissioner to Singapore: July 2019". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 15 February 2019.
21. "Change of British High Commissioner to Singapore: Nikesh Mehta". GOV.UK. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

External links

• UK and Singapore, gov.uk

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