Andrew Pearce (diplomat)

Andrew John Pearce OBE (born 7 October 1960) is a British diplomat who served as Governor of Montserrat from 2018 to 2022.

Andrew Pearce
OBE
15th Governor of Montserrat
In office
1 February 2018 – 7 March 2022
MonarchElizabeth II
PremierDonaldson Romeo (2018–2019)
Easton Taylor-Farrell (2019–2022)
Preceded byElizabeth Carriere
Succeeded bySarah Tucker
Personal details
Born (1960-10-07) 7 October 1960
SpousePornpun Pearce
Alma materSt Catherine's College, Oxford University

Early life

Andrew John Pearce was born on 7 October 1960 to Edward Peter Pearce and Renee Joyce Pearce. Pearce attended St Catherine's College, Oxford University and graduated with a first class MA in Chemistry (Hons) in 1983.[1]

Career

Pearce worked in scientific research before joining the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1988. Since 1992, he has held postings in Tel Aviv, Pretoria, Bucharest, Bangkok and Vilnius. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for his work as head of security for the FCO's Estates and Security Directorate.[2] In 2017, he was made chargé d'affaires of the British embassy in Lithuania.[3]

In December 2017, the FCO announced that Pearce would succeed Elizabeth Carriere as Governor of Montserrat in February 2018.[4]

He stepped down as Governor of Montserrat on March 7, 2022, and was replaced by Sarah Tucker.[5][6]

Personal life

Pearce married Pornpun Pathumvivatana in 1986. In his free time, Pearce enjoys tennis and gardening.[1]

References
  1. "Pearce, Andrew John, (born 7 Oct. 1960), HM Diplomatic Service; Governor of Montserrat, since 2018 | WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO". Who's Who. 1 December 2020. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U44961. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. "Queen's birthday honours list 2013: Diplomatic". The Guardian. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  3. "New Governor Appointed for Montserrat". Discover Montserrat. 4 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  4. "Change of Governor of Montserrat in January 2018 - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  5. Governor Pearce Departs Montserrat, retrieved 12 March 2022
  6. "Change of Governor of Montserrat: Sarah Tucker". GOV.UK. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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