Edgar Whitehead

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The Honourable Sir Edgar Whitehead KCMG OBE
6th Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia
In office 17 February 1958 – 17 December 1962
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Sir Peveril William-Powlett Sir Humphrey Gibbs
Preceded by	Garfield Todd
Succeeded by	Winston Field
Leader of the Opposition
In office 17 December 1962 – 12 February 1965
Prime Minister	Winston Field Ian Smith
Preceded by	William Cary
Succeeded by	David Butler
Personal details
Born	8 February 1905 British Embassy, Berlin, German Empire
Died	22 September 1971(1971-09-22) (aged 66) Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Political party	United Federal Party Rhodesia National Party
Alma mater	University College, Oxford

Sir Edgar Cuthbert Fremantle Whitehead, KCMG OBE (8 February 1905 – 22 September 1971) was a Rhodesian politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia from 1958 to 1962. He had a long and varied political career, serving as a longstanding member of the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly and in a variety of minister posts over the course of nearly three decades. simultaneously serving in a variety of government position posts. His work was frequently interrupted by recurring health problems; he suffered from poor eyesight and later experienced deafness whilst in office. An ally of Sir Roy Welensky, he was Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia from 1958 to 1962. His government was defeated in the 1962 general election by the Rhodesian Front.