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, British High Commission Singapore
2015–2019: Scott Wightman 2019–2024: Kara Owen From July 2024: Nikesh Mehta
References
External links
UK and Singapore, gov.uk