Commissioner for the British Antarctic Territory | |
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since August 2024 | |
Appointer | Charles III as King of the United Kingdom |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Inaugural holder | Edwin Porter Arrowsmith Merrick Baker-Bates First Commissioner |
Deputy | Jane Rumble Deputy Commissioner |
The Commissioner for the British Antarctic Territory, is the head of government of the British Antarctic Territory, a British Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. The commissioner is appointed by the monarch of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.