Historical country records
Cocos Islands historical timeline
Cocos Islands
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| May 1826 | settlement established on main island by Alexander Hare | Leaders |
| 27 Feb 1827 | settlement established on South Island by John Clunies-Ross | Leaders |
| 1831 | Hare leaves; Clunies-Ross takes possession of all islands | Leaders |
| 1857 | British sovereignty | Leaders |
| Nov 1878 | part of Ceylon | Leaders |
| 1886 | part of Straits Settlements | Leaders |
| 1942 | part of Ceylon | Leaders |
| 1946 | part of Singapore | Leaders |
| 23 Nov 1955 | Australian territory | Leaders |
| 1 Sep 1978 | John Cecil Clunies-Ross relinquishes his authority | Leaders |
| Kings (from 1857, governors | )¹ | Leaders |
| 1827 - 26 May 1854 | John Clunies-Ross | Leaders |
| 1854 - 1872 | John George Clunies-Ross | Leaders |
| 1872 - 7 Jul 1910 | George Clunies-Ross | Leaders |
| 1910 - 14 Aug 1944 | Sydney Clunies-Ross | Leaders |
| Sep 1944 - 1946 | J.E.B. Jessamine | Administrators |
| Apr 1946 - 1947 | D.A. Somerville | Administrators |
| 1947 - 1 Sep 1978 | John Cecil Clunies-Ross | Governor |
| 1955 - 13 Dec 1957 | H.J. Hull | Official representatives |
| 14 Dec 1957 - 13 Mar 1958 | C.H. Cox (acting) | Official representatives |
| 8 Nov 1958 - 27 Jul 1960 | J.W. Stokes | Official representatives |
| 28 Jul 1960 - 17 Apr 1966 | Charles Buffett | Official representatives |
| 18 Apr 1966 - 19 Jun 1966 | P.L. Ryan | Official representatives |
| 20 Jun 1966 - 25 Jun 1969 | P.C. Burbrook | Official representatives |
| 26 Jun 1969 - 28 Jul 1972 | C.W. Suthern | Official representatives |
| 29 Jul 1972 - 16 Jul 1975 | C. McManus | Official representatives |
| 23 Jul 1975 - 15 Nov 1977 | Robert James Linford | Administrators |
| 16 Nov 1977 - 31 Dec 1981 | Charles Ivens Buffett | Administrators |
| 21 Apr 1982 - 22 Dec 1983 | Eric Herbert Hanfield | Administrators |
| 14 Dec 1983 - 19 Nov 1985 | K. Chan | Administrators |
| 20 Nov 1985 - Dec 1987 | Carolyn Stuart (f) | Administrators |
| Jan 1988 - 30 Jun 1988 | W.N. Syrette (acting) | Administrators |
| 1 Jul 1988 - 7 Nov 1988 | M. Jopling (acting) | Administrators |
| 8 Nov 1988 - 27 Nov 1990 | A. Dawn Laurie (f) | Administrators |
| 1 Dec 1990 - 4 Dec 1992 | Barry Cunningham | Administrators |
| 5 Dec 1992 - 4 Dec 1994 | John Bell Read | Administrators |
| 4 Dec 1994 - 31 Jan 1995 | Danny Ambrose Gillespie (acting) | Administrators |
| 1 Feb 1995 - 30 Jan 1996 | Martin Mowbray | Administrators |
| 1 Feb 1996 - 12 Apr 1997 | Jarl Andersson (acting) | Administrators |
| 12 Apr 1997 - 30 Sep 1997 | Maureen Ellis (f) (acting) | Administrators |
| 1 Oct 1997 - 30 Oct 1998 | Ron Harvey (acting) | Administrators |
| 1 Nov 1998 - 3 Feb 1999 | Graham Nicholls (acting) | Administrators |
| 4 Feb 1999 - 30 Jul 2003 | Bill Taylor | Administrators |
| 30 Jul 2003 - 1 Nov 2003 | Ray Stone (acting) | Administrators |
| 1 Nov 2003 - 31 Oct 2005 | Evan Williams | Administrators |
| 30 Jan 2006 - | Neil Lucas | Administrators |