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The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to the Republic of Singapore is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Singapore. Singapore, previously a British colony, became an internally self-governing state in 1959 and George Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk, was appointed Commissioner (not High Commissioner) for Singapore and South East Asia. In 1963 Singapore declared independence from Britain and joined the new Federation of Malaysia. In 1965 Singapore left Malaysia and became an independent country (as the Republic of Singapore) and a full member of the Commonwealth. As a member of the Commonwealth, the United Kingdom's diplomatic representative is a High Commissioner rather than an Ambassador. ==Commissioners== *1959: Sir William Goode. Last Governor of Singapore (1957–59), Colonial Secretary (1953–57). He was appointed Commissioner as part of transitional arrangements. *1959–1963: Earl of Selkirk ''1963–1965: Singapore united with Malaysia'' 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「List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Singapore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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