Rex Hunt (diplomat)
Sir Rex Hunt | |
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Rex Hunt in 2007 | |
| Governor of the Falkland Islands | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Chief Executive | David G. P. Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Jewkes |
| In office 14 January 1980 – 16 October 1985 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir James Parker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rex Masterman Hunt 29 June 1926 Redcar, North Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 11 November 2012 (aged 86) |
| Spouse(s) | Mavis, Lady Hunt |
| Children | Antony Hunt Diana Hunt |
| Alma mater | St Peter's College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Diplomat and colonial administrator |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1941 – 1948 |
| Rank | Flight lieutenant |
| Unit | No 5 Squadron No 26 Squadron |
| Battles/wars | World War II, 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands |
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Sir Rex Masterman Hunt, CMG (29 June 1926 – 11 November 2012) was a British Government diplomat and colonial administrator. He was Governor, Commander-in-Chief, and Vice Admiral of the Falkland Islands (and concurrently High Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory) between 1980 and September 1985. During the 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands, he was taken prisoner and temporarily removed from the Falklands, before returning after the successful re-capturing of the islands to serve the rest of his term.