Peter Andrew Waterworth (born 15 April 1957) is a British barrister and diplomat, who was the Governor of Montserrat from 2007 to 2011.[1][2]
Peter Waterworth | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Montserrat | |
| In office 27 July 2007 – 3 March 2011 | |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Deborah Barnes-Jones |
| Succeeded by | Adrian Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 April 1957 Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Catherine Waterworth |
| Profession | Barrister, diplomat |
Biography
editWaterworth is originally from Belfast and was schooled at Methodist College.[3] He entered Durham University in 1975, reading for a law degree as a member of Hatfield College, graduating in 1978.[4] Waterworth was also Senior Man of Hatfield from 1977 to 1978.[5] He later studied at Downing College, Cambridge, completing an LLM degree in 1982.[6]
Career
editWaterworth practised as a barrister from 1983 until 1987, when he joined the Foreign Office.[6] He was an Assistant Legal Adviser from 1987 to 1990, before being posted to Bonn (which had until recently been the capital of West Germany) where he served until 1994.[6] He then returned to London to work in the Middle East Department, and from 1996 to 2000 was First Secretary at the British Embassy in Rome.[6] After a period in the Northern Ireland Office, Waterworth was Counsellor in Islamabad from 2003 to 2005 and Consul-General in Lagos from 2005 to 2007.[6]
He was sworn in at the Legislative Council of Montserrat on 27 July 2007, 19 years to the day since he was last in Montserrat, when he served as a Foreign and Commonwealth Office legal adviser.
He has a wife, Catherine.
References
edit- ^ "Volcano residents back home". BBC Caribbean. 23 August 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "Groove Master laid to rest". NationNews Barbados. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "Poll Winner". Belfast Telegraph. 19 May 1977. p. 3.
- ^ "Durham University gazette, XXIV (ns) including supplement". reed.dur.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ Moyes, Arthur (1996). Hatfield 1846-1996. p. 287.
- ^ a b c d e "Waterworth, Peter Andrew, (born 15 April 1957), HM Diplomatic Service, retired". UK Who's Who. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
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