The high commissioner of the United Kingdom to Cyprus is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Cyprus.

Previously a territory of the Ottoman Empire, a British protectorate under Ottoman suzerainty was established over Cyprus by the Cyprus Convention of 4 June 1878. The United Kingdom declared war on the Ottoman Empire on 5 November 1914 and annexed Cyprus. Turkey recognised British possession of Cyprus by the Treaty of Lausanne on 24 July 1923 and the island became a Crown colony on 10 March 1925. Following the Zürich and London Agreement of 19 February 1959, Cyprus became independent on 16 August 1960. The Republic of Cyprus is a member of the British Commonwealth, so the British diplomatic representative is a high commissioner.

Heads of mission

High commissioners (1878–1925) 1878–1879: Sir Garnet Wolseley 1879–1886: Sir Robert Biddulph 1886–1892: Sir Henry Ernest Bulwer 1892–1898: Sir Walter Sendall 1898–1904: Sir William Haynes Smith 1904–1911: Sir Charles King-Harman 1911–1915: Hamilton Goold-Adams 1915–1918: Sir John Clauson (died in office) 1918–1920: Sir Malcolm Stevenson (acting) 1920–1925: Sir Malcolm Stevenson

Governors (1925–1960) 1925–1926: Sir Malcolm Stevenson 1926–1932: Sir Ronald Storrs 1932–1933: Sir Reginald Stubbs 1933–1939: Sir Richmond Palmer 1939–1941: William Battershill 1941–1946: Charles Woolley 1946–1949: Reginald Fletcher, 1st Baron Winster 1949–1954: Sir Andrew Wright 1954–1955: Sir Robert Armitage 1955–1957: Sir John Harding 1957–1960: Sir Hugh Foot

High commissioners (1960–present) Source: 1961–1964: Sir Arthur Clark 1964–1965: Sir Alec Bishop 1965–1967: Sir David Hunt 1967–1969: Sir Norman Costar 1969–1971: Peter Ramsbotham 1971–1972: Robert Edmonds 1973–1975: Stephen Olver 1975–1979: Donald Gordon 1979–1982: Peregrine Rhodes 1982–1988: William Wilberforce 1988–1990: Humphrey Maud 1990–1994: David Dain 1994–1999: David Madden 1999–2001: Edward Clay 2001–2005: Lyn Parker 2005–2010: Peter Millett 2010–2014: Matthew Kidd 2014–2016: Ric Todd 2016–2018: Matthew Kidd 2018–2022: Stephen Lillie 2022–2024: Irfan Siddiq

2024–present: Michael Tatham

References

External links UK and Cyprus, gov.uk