Alison MacMillan
Alison Flora MacMillan | |
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Governor of Gibraltar Acting | |
In office 28 September 2015 – 19 January 2016 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Chief Minister | Fabian Picardo |
Preceded by | Sir James Dutton |
Succeeded by | Ed Davis |
In office 13 November 2013 – 6 December 2013 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Sir Adrian Johns |
Succeeded by | Sir James Dutton |
Deputy Governor of Gibraltar | |
In office May 2013 – September 2016 | |
Succeeded by | Nick Pyle |
Personal details | |
Born | Devon, United Kingdom |
Spouse | Julian |
Children | 2 |
Profession | Diplomat |
Alison Flora MacMillan, MVO, is a British diplomat, who served as Deputy Governor of Gibraltar from 2013 to 2016. For two periods during 2013 and 2015, MacMillan served as governor in an acting capacity.
Career
MacMillan joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in February 1982, having previously worked as a translator in Paris. She served in British diplomatic missions in Mexico, the US, Chile and Nicaragua. MacMillan was made a member of the Royal Victorian Order in the 2013 New Year Honours when she was deputy director of protocol and assistant marshal of the Diplomatic Corps.
Following the resignation of Vice Admiral Sir Adrian Johns in 2013, MacMillan was sworn in to assume the full powers of the governor. She once more served as interim governor when Johns' successor Lieutenant General Sir James Dutton retired in September 2015.