Sean Burns (administrator)

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Sean Burns
Administrator of Tristan da Cunha
In office
1 December 2022 – 16 March 2023
Preceded byJames Glass (Acting)
Succeeded byLorraine Repetto (Acting)
In office
29 November 2016 – 24 January 2020
Preceded byAlex Mitham
Succeeded byFiona Kilpatrick [oc]
In office
15 September 2010 – 23 September 2013
Preceded byDavid Morley
Succeeded byAlex Mitham
Administrator of Ascension
In office
17 March 2020 – 2 November 2022
Preceded bySteven Chandler
Succeeded bySimon Minshull
Personal details
Born
Sean Gilbert Peter Burns

1961 (1961)
Died16 March 2023(2023-03-16) (aged 61–62)
NationalityBritish
OccupationCivil servant

Sean Gilbert Peter Burns (1961[1] – 16 March 2023) was a British civil servant. He served as Administrator of Tristan da Cunha from 2010 to 2013, 2016 to 2020, and again from 2022 to 2023, when he died in office. Burns had previously served as Administrator of Ascension.[2]

Burns had a stroke on 9 March 2023 and was admitted to Camogli Hospital in Edinburgh of the Seven Seas. He died on 16 March aboard RV Meteor while en route to Cape Town for further treatment.[2][3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  2. ^ a b "Tristan Administrator: Passing Away of Sean Burns". St Helena Government. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  3. ^ Glass, James (2023-03-15). "Tristan da Cunha Administrator Evacuated". Tristan da Cunha Government. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  4. ^ "Seamount named in tribute to Sean Burns by Ascension Government". Tristan da Cunha Government. 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2024-02-15.