Colin Crorkin

Colin Wynn Crorkin, OBE (born 31 January 1957) was the UK's Ambassador to the Gambia from 2014 to 2017.

Early life

Crorkin was born in Edinburgh and attended the Rowlinson School in Sheffield.

Career

He joined the Foreign Office in 1975. He became ambassador to the Gambia in June 2014, having been appointed in early January 2014. Gambia had only recently withdrawn from the Commonwealth.[1]

In 2018 Sharon Wardle became the new ambassador.[2]

Personal life

He married Joanne Finnamore in 1991. They have one son and two daughters,

References

  1. ^ "Statement by UK Ambassador to The Gambia on recent sentencing". GOV.UK. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Sharon Wardle". GOV.UK. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by British Ambassador to The Gambia
June 2014 - 2017 		Succeeded by