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Mark Capes

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Mark Capes
Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
In office
October 2011 – 26 April 2016
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byAndrew Murray Gurr
Succeeded byLisa Phillips Honan
Personal details
Born
Mark Andrew Capes

(1954-02-19) 19 February 1954 (age 70)[1]
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mark Andrew Capes (born 19 February 1954) is a British diplomat who served as the Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha from 2011 to 2016. He was replaced by Lisa Phillips. [2] His previous roles have included diplomatic appointments in Austria, Nigeria, Portugal, Jordan, Yugoslavia, the Turks and Caicos Islands and New Zealand, and appointments as deputy governor in Anguilla and Bermuda.[3]

Capes is married to Tamara Capes and has two daughters.[3]

References

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  1. ^ The Diplomatic Service List. H.M. Stationery Office. 2001. p. 162. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Foreign & Commonwealth Office – Change of Her Majesty's Governor of St Helena". Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Change of Her Majesty's Governor of St Helena". GOV.UK. Retrieved 25 May 2020.