Starting next Tuesday the 29th, the British colony of the Malvinas will have a new governor. This is Colin Martin-Reynolds CMG , who will also serve as Her Majesty's Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands . The announcement was made last May by the Foreign Office and by the outgoing Alison Blake via her account on the social media platform X.

His inauguration will take place at 9:00 a.m. in a ceremony at the headquarters of the Legislative Assembly and the Judiciary.

Following the swearing-in, there will be a brief military parade featuring an Honor Guard, composed of detachments from the three branches of the armed forces stationed at the Monte Agradable military base and civilian island defense forces.

"The outgoing governor, Alison Blake, stepped down this week and will travel to London on Friday. As part of official protocol, she handed over the sword, a symbol of power, into custody to the Speaker of the Assembly, who will then transfer it to the Governor-designate at the ceremony next Tuesday ," Mercopress reported.

A 35-year career diplomat

Colin Martin-Reynolds joined the Foreign Office in 1990 and has held many positions in his long career, including as Consul General in Washington, Deputy Chief of Mission in Brasilia, and then as ambassador to the Colombian government in Bogotá .

Most recently, he was Director of Organizational Improvement at the Foreign Office . He arrives in the Malvina Islands to share his governing duties with the recently appointed Alternate Governor (a kind of lieutenant governor), Stephen Brice , who has been in office since last April.

Alison Blake's successor will arrive in the usurped Malvina Islands with his wife Sam and son Raphael . In his initial statements on his social media account X, he said he was “excited to soon join the community of the incredible Malvina Islands. I look forward to listening, learning and doing all I can to support the Government in defending the values and prosperity of the Islands. And to a great adventure!”

Alison Blake , at the inauguration of her new office last Friday, July 18.

Alison Blake , the first woman appointed to the post of Governor, is stepping down after three years in office. Having been away for extended periods for health reasons, she is being replaced by her alternate, Dave Morgan , currently the Alternate Governor of Bermuda .