Richard Gozney
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| His Excellency Sir Richard Gozney KCMG CVO KStJ |
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| Governor of Bermuda | |
| In office 12 December 2007 – 18 May 2012 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Premier | Ewart Brown Paula Cox |
| Preceded by | John Vereker |
| Succeeded by | David Arkley (Acting) |
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| Born | ) 21 July 1951 Oxford, United Kingdom |
| Spouse(s) | Diana Baird |
| Alma mater | St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
Sir Richard Hugh Turton Gozney KCMG CVO KStJ (born 21 July 1951) is a British career diplomat. He was Governor and Commander in Chief of Bermuda from 12 December 2007[1] to 18 May 2012.
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Background and education
The son of Thomas Leonard Gozney and his wife Elizabeth Margaret Lilian Gardiner, Gozney was educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford, and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. He took a BA (Hons) degree in Geology in 1973. In 1970, between school and the University, he briefly taught at a school in Kenya.
He married Diana Edwina Baird on 24 April 1982 and has two sons; James, born 7 April 1987, and Alexander, born 25 February 1990.
Career summary
- 1973–1974: Foreign and Commonwealth Office desk officer for Somalia and Ethiopia
- 1974–1978: British Embassy Jakarta, Third and later Second Secretary
- 1978–1981: British Embassy Buenos Aires, Third and later First Secretary
- 1981–1984: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Head of Section for NATO nuclear arms control
- 1984–1988: Madrid, Head of Chancery and Political Section
- 1989–1990: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- 1990–1993: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- 1993–1996: British High Commissioner to Swaziland
- 1996–1997: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Head of Security Policy Department
- 1998–2000: Cabinet Office, Chief of the Assessments Staff
- 2000–2004: British Ambassador to Indonesia
- 2004–2007: British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Her Majesty's Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Benin and the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- 2007–2012: Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bermuda
Honours
- 1993: Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
- 2003: Best of Indonesian language speaker (Tokoh Berbahasa Indonesia Lisan Terbaik)
- 2006: Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- 2009: Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
- 2010: Knight of Justice of the Venerable Order of St. John
Publication
- Gibraltar and the EC: Aspects of the Relationship (Royal Institute of International Affairs Discussion Paper, 1993)
References
- Who's Who 2007 (A. & C. Black, London, 2007)
- ^ Smith, Tim. The Royal Gazette: Breaking News: New Governor sworn in. 12 December 2007. Accessed 13 December 2007
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| Preceded by Stephen Wall |
Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 1990–1993 |
Succeeded by John Sawers |
| Preceded by John Vereker |
Governor of Bermuda 2007–2012 |
Succeeded by David Arkley Acting |
