Sir John Shaw Rennie GCMG OBE | |
|---|---|
| 1st Governor-General of Mauritius | |
| In office 12 March 1968 – 3 September 1968 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Seewoosagur Ramgoolam |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Michel Rivalland (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 January 1917 |
| Died | 12 August 2002 (aged 85)[1] |
Sir John Shaw Rennie GCMG OBE (12 January 1917 – 12 August 2002) was a British civil servant and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East's Commissioner-General from 1971 to 1977.[2]
Early life
John Rennie was born in Glasgow and educated at Hillhead High School, Glasgow University and Balliol College, Oxford. In 1951 Rennie was appointed Britain's deputy colonial secretary for Mauritius.[3] He was the British Resident in Vanuatu from 1955 to 1962.[4] From 1962 to 1968 he was Governor of Mauritius, overseeing Mauritius' transition to independence. From 1968 to 1971 Rennie was UNRWA deputy Commissioner-General under Laurence Michelmore, who persuaded then-U.N. Secretary-General U Thant to appoint Rennie as his successor.[5]
References
- ^ Sir John Rennie, The Daily Telegraph, 8 October 2002
- ^ Benjamin N. Schiff, Refugees Unto the Third Generation: UN Aid to Palestinians, (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1995), p. 293.
- ^ RENNIE, Sir John Shaw, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2010
- ^ http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Vanuatu.html
- ^ Around the World Archived 22 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, 3 October 2002
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hubert Flaxman | Governor of Vanuatu 1955–1962 | Succeeded by Alexander Mair Wilkie |
| Preceded by Colville Deverell | Governor of Mauritius 1962–1968 | Succeeded by Position abolished |
| Preceded by Position established | Governor-General of Mauritius 1968 | Succeeded by Michel Rivalland Acting |
| Positions in intergovernmental organisations | ||
| Preceded by Laurence Michelmore (  ) | Commissioner-General for United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East April 1971–1977 | Succeeded by Thomas McElhiney ( ) |