Historical country records
Turks and Caicos Islands historical timeline
Turks and Caicos Islands
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1799 | part of Bahamas | Leaders |
| 1848 | separate colony | Leaders |
| 1874 | part of Jamaica | Leaders |
| 4 Jul 1959 | separate colony; part of the Federation of the West Indies | Leaders |
| 1848 - 1854 | Frederick Henry Alexander Forth | Council Presidents |
| 1854 - 1862 | William Robert Inglis | Council Presidents |
| 1862 - 1869 | Alexander Wilson Moir | Council Presidents |
| 1869 - 1872 | Alexander Augustus Melfort Campbell | Council Presidents |
| 1872 - 1874 | Daniel Thomas Smith | Council Presidents |
| 1874 - 1878 | Daniel Thomas Smith | Commissioners |
| 1878 | Edward Noel Walker | Commissioners |
| 1878 - 1883 | Robert Baxter Llewelyn | Commissioners |
| 1883 - 1885 | Frederick Shedden Sanguinetti | Commissioners |
| 1885 - 1888 | Henry Moore Jackson | Commissioners |
| 1888 - 1891 | Alexis Wynns Harriott | Commissioners |
| 1891 - 1893 | Henry Huggins | Commissioners |
| 1893 - 1899 | Edward John Cameron | Commissioners |
| 1899 - 1901 | Geoffrey Peter St. Aubyn | Commissioners |
| 1901 - 1905 | William Douglas Young | Commissioners |
| 1905 - 1914 | Frederick Henry Watkins | Commissioners |
| 1914 - 1923 | George Whitfield Smith | Commissioners |
| 1923 - 1932 | Harold Ernest Phillips | Commissioners |
| 1933 - 1934 | Hugh Houston Hutchings | Commissioners |
| 1934 - 1936 | Frank Cecil Clarkson | Commissioners |
| 1936 - 1940 | Hugh Charles Norwood Hill | Commissioners |
| 1940 - 1946 | Edwin Porter Arrowsmith | Commissioners |
| 1947 - 1952 | Cyril Eric Wool-Lewis | Commissioners |
| 1952 - 1955 | Peter Bleackley | Commissioners |
| 1955 - 1958 | Ernest Gordon Lewis | Commissioners |
| 1958 - 4 Jul 1959 | Geoffrey Colin Guy | Commissioners |
| 4 Jul 1959 - 1965 | Geoffrey Colin Guy | Administrators |
| 1965 | Robert Everard Wainwright | Administrators |
| 1965 - 1967 | John Anthony Golding | Administrators |
| 1967 - 1971 | Robert Everard Wainwright | Administrators |
| 1971 - Apr 1973 | Alexander Graham Mitchell | Administrators |
| Apr 1973 - May 1975 | Alexander Graham Mitchell | Governors |
| May 1975 - Jul 1978 | Arthur Christopher Watson | Governors |
| Aug 1978 - Sep 1982 | John Clifford Strong | Governors |
| Oct 1982 - Jan 1987 | Christopher J. Turner | Governors |
| Jan 1987 - Jun 1993 | Michael J. Bradley | Governors |
| Jun 1993 - Sep 1996 | Martin Bourke | Governors |
| Oct 1996 - Jan 2000 | John Kelly | Governors |
| 27 Jan 2000 - 26 Nov 2002 | Mervyn Jones | Governors |
| 26 Nov 2002 - 16 Dec 2002 | Cynthia Astwood (f) (acting) | Governors |
| 16 Dec 2002 - 21 Jun 2005 | Jim Poston | Governors |
| 21 Jun 2005 - 11 Jul 2005 | Mahala Wynns (f) (acting) | Governors |
| 11 Jul 2005 - | Richard Tauwhare | Governors |
| Aug 1976 - 9 May 1980 | J.A.G.S. McCartney | Chief ministers |
| 19 Jun 1980 - Nov 1980 | Oswald O. Skippings (1st time) | Chief ministers |
| Nov 1980 - 28 Mar 1985 | Norman B. Saunders | Chief ministers |
| 28 Mar 1985 - 25 Jul 1986 | Nathaniel J.S. Francis | Chief ministers |
| Jul 1986 - Mar 1988 | Advisory Council (interim) - Ariel Misick (b. 1951) - Emmanuel Misick - Clement Howell - Carlos W. Simons (b. 1954) | Chief ministers |
| Mar 1988 - Apr 1991 | Oswald O. Skippings (2nd time) | Chief ministers |
| Apr 1991 - 3 Feb 1995 | Washington Misick | Chief ministers |
| 3 Feb 1995 - 15 Aug 2003 | Derek Taylor | Chief ministers |
| 15 Aug 2003 - 9 Aug 2006 | Michael Misick | Chief ministers |
| 9 Aug 2006 - | Michael Misick | Premier |