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The Governor of St Helena is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.〔The ''(St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order, 2009 )'' does not provide for a 'Governor of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha': it only provides for a 'Governor of St Helena', who is concurrently the 'Governor of Ascension' and the 'Governor of Tristan da Cunha'.〕 The governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The role of the governor is to act as the ''de facto'' head of state as well as the ''de jure'' head of government and commander-in-chief of the territory, which consists of the islands of Saint Helena and Ascension and the group of islands of Tristan da Cunha. His or her responsibilities include internal security, external affairs, the administration of justice, finance, shipping, and employment and disciplinary action in respect of any public officer. The governor is represented by resident island Administrators, also appointed by the British Government, one on both Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha. He or she also appoints Saint Helena's Executive Council, and, with some exceptions, is bound to seek and act in accordance with their advice. The governor has his own flag in Saint Helena, the Union Flag defaced with the territory's coat of arms. His official residence, Plantation House, is located near the capital Jamestown, and his office is located within The Castle, along with the office of the Chief Secretary, who runs the day-to-day administrative part of the government. Before 2009 the territory was known as "Saint Helena", of which Ascension and Tristan da Cuhna were dependencies. A new constitution which came into force in 2009 changed the name of the territory to "Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha"; however, the governor's title remained as the "Governor of Saint Helena".〔(The St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009 ) Part 3 of the Constitution (in the Schedule to the Order)〕 The Governor of Saint Helena nonetheless is the British monarch's representative across the territory. ==Acting Governor and the Governor's Deputy == Under (the St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009 ) an Acting Governor is appointed when the office of Governor is vacant or the governor is unable to fulfil his duties long term. The acting governor is appointed by the Queen. If the Governor is off the island for a short time (including when he visits Ascension or Tristan da Cunha) or is ill for a short period, he may appoint anyone on St Helena to be Deputy. The Deputy must follow any instructions issued to him by the Governor. It is current practice to appoint an acting governor when the governor is away from the island of Saint Helena, even if visiting either Ascension Island or Tristan da Cunha.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009, Schedule sections 27 and 28 )〕 In recent years the Chief Secretary (or in his absence, the Attorney General) has taken on this temporary role in the governor's absence, the most recent times were in January 2011 when the governor travelled to Tristan da Cunha and the Chief Secretary became deputy governor〔(St Helena Independent ) 21 January 2011, see page 8〕 and then later in 2011 when Kenneth Baddon, the Attorney General, became deputy governor. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Governor of St Helena」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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