Richard Gozney

Sir Richard Hugh Turton Gozney KCMG CVO KStJ (born 21 July 1951) is a British career diplomat and, since 27 May 2016, the lieutenant governor of the Isle of Man.[1] He was governor and commander in chief of Bermuda from 12 December 2007[2] to 18 May 2012.

His Excellency Sir Richard Gozney KCMG CVO KStJ
30th Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 May 2016
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Premier	Howard Quayle
Preceded by	Adam Wood
Governor of Bermuda
In office 12 December 2007 – 18 May 2012
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Premier	Brown, Cox
Preceded by	John Vereker
Succeeded by	George Fergusson
Personal details
Born	21 July 1951 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Spouse(s)	Diana Edwina Baird ​ (m. 1982)​
Children	2
Alma mater	St Edmund Hall, Oxford

Viceregal styles of Sir Richard Gozney (2016–present)
Reference style	His Excellency
Spoken style	Your Excellency

Career

Educated at Magdalen College School and St Edmund Hall, Oxford, Gozney joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1973.[3] He became Head of Chancery and Political Section in Madrid in 1984, Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in 1989 and British High Commissioner to Swaziland in 1993.[3] After that he became Head of the Security Policy Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1996, Chief of the Assessments Staff at the Cabinet Office in 1998 and British Ambassador to Indonesia in 2000.[3] He then became British High Commissioner to Nigeria in 2004, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bermuda in 2007 and Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man in 2016.[1]

Family

He married Diana Edwina Baird on 24 April 1982 and has two sons.[3]

Publication

• Gibraltar and the EC: Aspects of the Relationship (Royal Institute of International Affairs Discussion Paper, 1993)

References

1. "Sir Richard Gozney: Island's 30th Lieutenant Governor sworn in". BBC News. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
2. Smith, Tim. The Royal Gazette: Breaking News: New Governor sworn in. 12 December 2007; accessed 13 December 2007
3. Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-1414-8