Lisa Honan
Lisa Honan | |
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| Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | |
| In office 25 April 2016 – 4 May 2019 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Mark Andrew Capes |
| Succeeded by | Philip Edward Rushbrook |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lisa Kathleen Phillips |
Lisa Kathleen Honan (née Phillips) CBE is a British civil servant who was the Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha from 25 April 2016 until 4 May 2019,[1][2] when she was replaced by Philip Rushbrook.[3] She is the first, and currently only, female to have held the post.[4]
Early life and career
[edit]Honan was previously Head of Office in Kenya for the Department for International Development, and after holding the post in St Helena, went on to be Head of the DFID Office in Nepal from 2019 to 2020.[4] She resigned from there in August 2021, ending a career lasting 46 years in international development.[5] Currently, she is a guide for the city of London, where she offers tours about tea, the East India Company, and saints and sinners.[6]
Governorship
[edit]From April 2016 to May 2019 she was Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. She stated upon her departure that her big changes were getting funding for fibre-optic cable and opening the SHG-funded hotel.[7] She also stated her wish was to pursue openness in the government, although the Freedom of Information Act and Data Protection Act did not pass during her term.[7] She was seen as trying to improve approachability and opened the Plantation House for more reasons.[7] She was also notable for passing legislation that legalised same-sex marriage in the territory, first in June 2016 with the Ascension Island.[8]
Honours and awards
[edit]Lisa Honan was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to international aid.[9]
Personal life
[edit]On 24 February 2018 she married St. Helena Detective Inspector Dave Honan.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "LISA PHILLIPS SWORN IN AS GOVERNOR OF ST HELENA, ASCENSION ISLAND AND TRISTAN DA CUNHA". St Helena Government. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "GOVERNOR LISA DEPARTS ST HELENA". St Helena Government. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Foreign & Commonwealth Office – Change of Her Majesty's Governor of St Helena". Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Lisa Honan". GOV.UK. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "NEW GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED". St Helena.
- ^ "Lisa Honan : Official Guides to the City of London". City of London Guide Lecturers Association. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ a b c "One Goes – Another One Comes" (PDF). The St. Helena Independent. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "AN ORDINANCE to make new provision relating to marriage in Ascension; and for purposes connected therewith or incidental thereto" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B9.
- ^ Grundy, Richard. "HE Lisa Phillips becomes Lisa Honan after February marriage". www.tristandc.com. Retrieved 21 June 2025.