Alison Flora MacMillan, MVO, is a British diplomat, who served as Deputy Governor of Gibraltar from 2013 to 2016. For two periods during 2013 and 2015, MacMillan served as governor in an acting capacity.[1][2]
Alison Flora MacMillan | |
|---|---|
 MacMillan in November 2015 | |
| Governor of Gibraltar Acting | |
| In office 28 September 2015 – 19 January 2016 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Chief Minister | Fabian Picardo |
| Preceded by | Sir James Dutton |
| Succeeded by | Ed Davis |
| In office 13 November 2013 – 6 December 2013 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Adrian Johns |
| Succeeded by | Sir James Dutton |
| Deputy Governor of Gibraltar | |
| In office May 2013 – September 2016 | |
| Succeeded by | Nick Pyle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Devon, United Kingdom |
| Spouse | Julian |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Career
editMacMillan joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in February 1982, having previously worked as a translator in Paris. She served in British diplomatic missions in Mexico, the US, Chile and Nicaragua.[3] MacMillan was made a member of the Royal Victorian Order in the 2013 New Year Honours when she was deputy director of protocol and assistant marshal of the Diplomatic Corps.[4]
Following the resignation of Vice Admiral Sir Adrian Johns in 2013, MacMillan was sworn in to assume the full powers of the governor.[5] She once more served as interim governor when Johns' successor Lieutenant General Sir James Dutton retired in September 2015.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Change of Governor of Gibraltar". Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Shadow Defence Secretary heads to Gibraltar after "provocative and dangerous" Spanish manoeuvres". LabourList - Labour's biggest independent grassroots e-network. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "BIOGRAPHIES - The Convent - Office of the Governor". Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "No. 60367". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2012. p. 4.
- ^ "Alison MacMillan Takes Oath After Sir Adrian's Departure". Your Gibraltar TV. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Deputy Governor sworn in as interim Governor at the Convent". GBC. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2019.