Derek Jakeway

Sir Francis Derek Jakeway
Jakeway during the 1959 Bruneian Constitution signing
21st Governor of Fiji
In office
6 January 1964 – December 1968
MonarchElizabeth II
Chief MinisterRatu Sir Kamisese Mara
(from 1967)
Preceded bySir Kenneth Maddocks
Succeeded bySir Robert Foster
Personal details
Born(1915-06-06)6 June 1915
Died6 November 1993(1993-11-06) (aged 78)
Exmouth
SpousePhyllis Watson (m. 1941)
Children3 sons
OccupationColonial Administrator

Sir Francis Derek Jakeway KCMG OBE (6 June 1915 – 6 November 1993) was a British colonial administrator, who was instrumental in preparing several British colonies for self-government, and who played a key role in preparing a somewhat unwilling Colonial Fiji for independence.[1]

  1. ^ Bain, Kenneth (23 October 2011). "Obituary: Sir Derek Jakeway". The Independent. Retrieved 6 July 2015.