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Robert Sidney Foster | |
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| 1st Governor-General of Fiji | |
| In office 10 October 1970 – 13 January 1973 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara |
| Preceded by | Himself as Governor of Fiji |
| Succeeded by | Ratu Sir George Cakobau |
| 22nd Governor of Fiji | |
| In office December 1968 – 10 October 1970 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Chief Minister | Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara |
| Preceded by | Sir Derek Jakeway |
| Succeeded by | Himself as Governor-General of Fiji |
| 4th Governor of the Solomon Islands | |
| In office 16 June 1964 – 6 March 1969 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | David Trench |
| Succeeded by | Donald Luddington |
| 20th High Commissioner for the Western Pacific | |
| In office 16 June 1964 – 6 March 1969 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | David Trench |
| Succeeded by | Donald Luddington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 August 1913 |
| Died | 12 October 2005 (aged 92) Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| Citizenship | British |
| Spouse(s) | Madge Walker 1947–1991 (her death) |
Sir Robert Sidney Foster GCMG KCVO (11 August 1913[1][2] – 12 October 2005)[3] was a British colonial administrator, best remembered as the last colonial Governor of Fiji and the first Governor-General of the Dominion of Fiji. He had previously served as Governor of the Solomon Islands and as High Commissioner for the Western Pacific (positions that briefly overlapped with his tenure as Governor of Fiji).
- ^ Ross, Martha; Spuler, Bertold (1977). Rulers and Governments of the World. ISBN 9780859350563.
- ^ "Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes". 1969.
- ^ "Index Fo-Fy".