Governor of the Falkland Islands

Governor of the Falkland Islands
Coat of Arms of the Falkland Islands
Standard of the Governor of the Falkland Islands
Incumbent Alison Blake since 23 July 2022[1]
Viceroy
Style	Her Excellency
Residence	Government House, Falkland Islands
Appointer	Monarch of the United Kingdom
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	1764
First holder	Louis Antoine de Bougainville as Administrator of the French Settlement
Website	Office of the Governor

Politics of the Falkland Islands
Constitution Constitution of the Falkland Islands
The Crown Monarch King Charles III
Government Governor Alison Blake Executive Council Chief Executive Andy Keeling Financial secretary Pat Clunie Attorney General Simon Young
Legislature Speaker Keith Biles Constituencies Legislative Council
Judiciary Supreme Court Court of Appeal of the Falkland Islands Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Elections Elections in the Falkland Islands 1949 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1971 1976 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 Next Referendums in the Falkland Islands 1986 2001 2011 2013 2020 By-elections Politicians
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The governor of the Falkland Islands is the representative of the British Crown in the Falkland Islands, acting "in His Majesty's name and on His Majesty's behalf" as the islands' de facto head of state in the absence of the British monarch. The role and powers of the governor are set out in Chapter II of the Falkland Islands Constitution.^[2] The governor in office resides at Government House, which serves as the official residence.^[3]