| Ordinal |
Officeholder |
Title |
Term start |
Term end |
Time in office |
Notes
|
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands Territory of the Commonwealth of Australia
|
| 1 |
H. J. Hull |
Official Representative of Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
23 November 1955 |
13 November 1957 |
|
| 2 |
C. H. Cox |
Acting Official Representative of Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
14 December 1957 |
13 March 1958 |
|
| 3 |
John William Stokes |
Official Representative of Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
8 November 1958 |
27 July 1960 |
|
| 4 |
Charles Ivens Buffett |
27 July 1960 |
17 April 1966 |
|
| 5 |
P. L. Ryan |
18 April 1966 |
19 June 1966 |
|
| 6 |
Peter C. Burbrook |
20 June 1966 |
25 June 1969 |
|
| 7 |
C. W. Suthern |
26 June 1969 |
28 July 1972 |
|
| 8 |
C. McManus |
29 July 1972 |
16 July 1975 |
|
| 9 |
Robert James Linford |
Administrator of Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
23 July 1975 |
15 November 1977 |
|
| 10 |
Charles Ivens Buffett |
16 November 1977 |
25 July 1979 |
|
| Granted autonomy from the Commonwealth of Australia
|
| (10) |
Charles Ivens Buffett |
Administrator of Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
25 July 1979 |
31 December 1981 |
|
(contd.)
|
| 11 |
Eric Herbert Hanfield |
21 April 1982 |
22 November 1983 |
|
| 12 |
Kenneth Chan |
14 December 1983 |
6 April 1984 |
|
| Integrated with Australia in an act of self-determination (see 1984 status referendum)
|
| (12) |
Kenneth Chan |
Administrator of Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
6 April 1984 |
19 November 1985 |
|
(contd.)
|
| 13 |
Carolyn Stuart |
20 November 1985 |
December 1987 |
|
| − |
W. N. Syrette |
Acting Administrator of Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
January 1988 |
30 June 1988 |
|
| − |
M. Jopling |
1 July 1988 |
7 November 1988 |
|
| 14 |
Dawn Lawrie |
Administrator of Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
8 November 1988 |
27 November 1990
|
| 15 |
Barry T. Cunningham |
1 December 1990 |
4 December 1992 |
|
| 16 |
John Bell Read |
5 December 1992 |
4 December 1994 |
|
| − |
Danny Ambrose Gillespie |
Acting Administrator of Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
4 December 1994 |
31 January 1995 |
|
| 17 |
Martin Mowbray |
Administrator of Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
1 February 1995 |
30 January 1996 |
|
| − |
Jarl Andersson |
Acting Administrator of Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
1 February 1996 |
1 July 1996 |
|
| Part of Australian Indian Ocean Territories of the Commonwealth of Australia
|
| (−) |
Jarl Andersson |
|
1 July 1996 |
12 April 1997 |
|
(contd.)
|
| 18 |
Maureen Ellis |
12 April 1997 |
30 September 1997 |
|
| 19 |
Ronald George Harvey |
1 October 1997 (1997-10-01) |
30 October 1998 (1998-10-30) |
1 year, 29 days |
|
| − |
Graham Nicholls |
- Acting Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Acting Administrator of Christmas Island
- Acting Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories
|
1 November 1998 (1998-11-01) |
3 February 1999 (1999-02-03) |
94 days |
|
| 20 |
William "Bill" Leonard Taylor |
- Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Administrator of Christmas Island
- Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories
|
4 February 1999 (1999-02-04) |
30 July 2003 (2003-07-30) |
4 years, 176 days |
|
| − |
Ray Stone |
- Acting Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Acting Administrator of Christmas Island
- Acting Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories
|
31 July 2003 (2003-07-31) |
1 November 2003 (2003-11-01) |
93 days |
|
| 21 |
Evan Williams |
- Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Administrator of Christmas Island
- Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories
|
1 November 2003 (2003-11-01) |
31 October 2005 (2005-10-31) |
2 years, 92 days |
|
| 22 |
Neil Lucas |
30 January 2006 (2006-01-30) |
22 February 2008 (2008-02-22) |
2 years, 23 days |
|
| − |
Julian Yates |
- Acting Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Acting Administrator of Christmas Island
- Acting Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories
|
22 February 2008 (2008-02-22) |
28 February 2008 (2008-02-28) |
6 days |
|
| − |
Sheryl Klaffer |
28 February 2009 (2009-02-28) |
2009 (2009) |
0 years |
|
| − |
Stephen Clay |
2009 (2009) |
5 October 2009 (2009-10-05) |
0 years |
|
| 23 |
Brian James Lacy |
- Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Administrator of Christmas Island
- Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories
|
5 October 2009 (2009-10-05) |
29 September 2012 (2012-09-29) |
2 years, 360 days |
|
| 24 |
Jon Stanhope |
5 October 2012 (2012-10-05) |
6 October 2014 (2014-10-06) |
2 years, 1 day |
|
| 25 |
Barry Haase |
6 October 2014 (2014-10-06) |
incumbent |
10 years, 88 days |
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