Press release

Change of Governor of the Falkland Islands: Alison Mary Blake CMG

Ms Alison Blake CMG has been appointed Governor of the Falkland Islands and Her Majesty’s Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in succession to Mr Nigel Phillips CBE. Ms Blake will take up her appointment during July 2022.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Curriculum vitae

Full name: Alison Mary Blake

Dates Role
2019 to 2021 Kabul, Her Majesty’s Ambassador
2016 to 2019 Dhaka, British High Commissioner
2014 to 2015 FCO, Appeals Officer, Human Resources Directorate and also three months Full-Time language training (Bengali)
2011 to 2014 Islamabad, Deputy High Commissioner
2007 to 2010 FCO, Head, Conflict Group
2006 to 2007 Cabinet Office, Deputy Director, Defence & Overseas Secretariat
2001 to 2005 Washington, First Secretary Political
1999 to 2001 FCO, Deputy Head, Eastern Adriatic Department
1996 to 1999 UK Delegation to NATO, Brussels, First Secretary
1989 to 1995 Ministry of Defence, including Assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Defence
1989 Joined the Civil Service

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Published 14 March 2022