Valdemar A. Jens Andersen CMG OBE (21 March 1919 – 14 November 2004) was a British Colonial Service administrator from New Zealand.[1]
Val Andersen | |
|---|---|
| Resident Commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands | |
| In office Oct 1961 (Roy Davies, Acting) Apr 1962 – Jun 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Bernacchi |
| Succeeded by | John Osbaldiston Field |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 March 1919 Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| Died | 14 November 2004 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
| Occupation | Colonial Service then FCO |
Biography
editAndersen was educated at Napier Boys' High School and Auckland University College. He was then appointed as a cadet in the British Solomon Islands Protectorate. He served as Lieutenant in command with the Royal Navy during World War II (1940-1946). In 1947, he joined the Colonial Service for the Gilbert and Ellice Islands as an Administrative Officer Cadet, where he remained until been appointed in 1962 as Resident Commissioner.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Andersen, Valdemar Jens". WHO WAS WHO 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Steinberg, S. (27 December 2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1966-67: The One-Volume ENCYCLOPAEDIA of all nations. ISBN 9780230270954.
- ^ Walsh, Michael Ravell (2020). A History of Kiribati: From the Earliest Times to the 40th Anniversary of the Republic. ISBN 9-79869535-895-7.