Mark Capes | |
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Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | |
In office October 2011 – 26 April 2016 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Andrew Murray Gurr |
Succeeded by | Lisa Phillips Honan |
Personal details | |
Born | Mark Andrew Capes 19 February 1954[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]