Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory

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The Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory is the UK government official responsible for administering and overseeing this British Overseas Territory in Antarctica.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf government position
public office
appliesToJurisdiction British Antarctic Territory
appointedBy King Charles III
monarch of the United Kingdom
associatedWithTreaty Antarctic Treaty System
category British Antarctic Territory
British Overseas Territories government officials
coatOfArmsUsedInOfficialCapacity Coat of arms of the British Antarctic Territory
country United Kingdom
createdBy Order in Council
flagUsedInOfficialCapacity Flag of the British Antarctic Territory
hasAuthorityOver administration of the British Antarctic Territory
implementation of UK policy in the British Antarctic Territory
oversight of governance in the British Antarctic Territory
inception 1962
isNot head of government
head of state
jurisdiction British Antarctic Territory
legalBasis British Antarctic Territory Constitution
British Antarctic Territory Order in Council 1989
nominatedBy Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
officeHeldBy Alan Huckle
Ben Merrick
Colin Roberts
David Tatham
Hugh Millard
John Duncan
Laura Clarke NERFINISHED
Nigel Phillips
Peter Hayes
Robert Alston
officeLocation London
oftenHeldBy senior official of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
partOf British Overseas Territories administration
Government of the United Kingdom
reportsTo Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
residence United Kingdom
responsibleFor environmental management policy in the British Antarctic Territory
issuing permits under British Antarctic Territory regulations
liaison with international Antarctic bodies on behalf of the British Antarctic Territory
seat Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, London
sharesOfficeWith Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory
style Commissioner
subordinateTo UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
monarch of the United Kingdom
territoryTypeAdministered British Overseas Territory

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