| Ordinal |
Officeholder |
Title |
Term start |
Term end |
Time in office |
Notes
|
| Christmas Island Territory of the Commonwealth of Australia
|
| 1 |
Donald Evan Nickels |
Official Representative of Christmas Island |
1 October 1958 (1958-10-01) |
30 September 1960 (1960-09-30) |
1 year, 365 days |
|
| 2 |
John William Stokes |
1 October 1960 (1960-10-01) |
12 June 1966 (1966-06-12) |
5 years, 254 days |
|
| 3 |
Charles Ivens Buffett |
13 June 1966 (1966-06-13) |
30 April 1968 (1968-04-30) |
1 year, 322 days |
|
| 4 |
Leslie Dudley King |
Administrator of Christmas Island |
1 May 1968 (1968-05-01) |
30 April 1970 (1970-04-30) |
1 year, 364 days |
|
| 5 |
John Sampson White |
1 May 1970 (1970-05-01) |
14 March 1973 (1973-03-14) |
2 years, 317 days |
|
| 6 |
Francis Scott "Frank" Evatt |
15 March 1973 (1973-03-15) |
14 March 1974 (1974-03-14) |
364 days |
|
| 7 |
Charles Harry Webb |
15 March 1974 (1974-03-15) |
8 October 1975 (1975-10-08) |
1 year, 207 days |
|
| 8 |
William Worth |
1 November 1975 (1975-11-01) |
31 October 1977 (1977-10-31) |
1 year, 364 days |
|
| 9 |
Francis Charles Boyle |
1 November 1977 (1977-11-01) |
4 May 1980 (1980-05-04) |
2 years, 185 days |
|
| 10 |
Rendle McNeilage Holten |
19 May 1980 (1980-05-19) |
25 May 1982 (1982-05-25) |
2 years, 6 days |
|
| 11 |
William Yates |
26 May 1982 (1982-05-26) |
9 August 1983 (1983-08-09) |
1 year, 75 days |
|
| 12 |
Thomas Ferguson "Tom" Paterson |
10 August 1983 (1983-08-10) |
15 April 1986 (1986-04-15) |
2 years, 248 days |
|
| − |
C. Stephens |
Acting Administrator of Christmas Island |
15 April 1986 (1986-04-15) |
3 August 1986 (1986-08-03) |
110 days |
|
| 13 |
Don Taylor |
Administrator of Christmas Island |
4 August 1986 (1986-08-04) |
24 February 1990 (1990-02-24) |
3 years, 204 days |
|
| 14 |
William Albany "Bill" McKenzie |
25 February 1990 (1990-02-25) |
2 May 1991 (1991-05-02) |
1 year, 66 days |
|
| − |
A. Mitchell |
Acting Administrator of Christmas Island |
2 May 1991 (1991-05-02) |
4 July 1991 (1991-07-04) |
63 days |
|
| − |
P. Gifford |
5 July 1991 (1991-07-05) |
9 March 1992 (1992-03-09) |
248 days |
|
| 15 |
Michael John Grimes |
Administrator of Christmas Island |
10 March 1992 (1992-03-10) |
9 March 1994 (1994-03-09) |
1 year, 364 days |
|
| − |
Peter Woods |
Acting Administrator of Christmas Island |
10 March 1994 (1994-03-10) |
30 June 1994 (1994-06-30) |
112 days |
|
| 16 |
Danny Ambrose Gillespie |
Administrator of Christmas Island |
1 July 1994 (1994-07-01) |
30 June 1996 (1996-06-30) |
1 year, 365 days |
|
| Part of Australian Indian Ocean Territories of the Commonwealth of Australia
|
| − |
Merrilyn Ann Chilvers |
|
1 July 1996 (1996-07-01) |
24 April 1997 (1997-04-24) |
297 days |
|
| − |
Graham Nicholls |
25 April 1997 (1997-04-25) |
30 September 1997 (1997-09-30) |
158 days |
1st Term
|
| 17 |
Ron G. Harvey |
- Administrator of Christmas Island
- Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories
|
1 October 1997 (1997-10-01) |
30 October 1998 (1998-10-30) |
1 year, 29 days |
|
| (−) |
Graham Nicholls |
|
1 November 1998 (1998-11-01) |
3 February 1999 (1999-02-03) |
94 days |
2nd Term
|
| 18 |
William "Bill" Leonard Taylor |
- Administrator of Christmas Island
- Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories
- Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
4 February 1999 (1999-02-04) |
30 July 2003 (2003-07-30) |
4 years, 176 days |
|
| − |
Ray Stone |
- Acting Administrator of Christmas Island
- Acting Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories
- Acting Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
31 July 2003 (2003-07-31) |
1 November 2003 (2003-11-01) |
93 days |
|
| 19 |
Evan Williams |
- Administrator of Christmas Island
- Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories
- Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
1 November 2003 (2003-11-01) |
31 October 2005 (2005-10-31) |
2 years, 92 days |
|
| 20 |
Neil Lucas |
30 January 2006 (2006-01-30) |
22 February 2008 (2008-02-22) |
2 years, 23 days |
|
| − |
Julian Yates |
- Acting Administrator of Christmas Island
- Acting Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories
- Acting Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
22 February 2008 (2008-02-22) |
28 February 2008 (2008-02-28) |
6 days |
|
| − |
Sheryl Klaffer |
28 February 2009 (2009-02-28) |
2009 (2009) |
0 years |
|
| − |
Stephen Clay |
2009 (2009) |
5 October 2009 (2009-10-05) |
0 years |
|
| 21 |
Brian James Lacy |
- Administrator of Christmas Island
- Administrator of Australian Indian Ocean Territories
- Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
5 October 2009 (2009-10-05) |
29 September 2012 (2012-09-29) |
2 years, 360 days |
|
| 22 |
Jon Stanhope |
5 October 2012 (2012-10-05) |
6 October 2014 (2014-10-06) |
2 years, 1 day |
|
| 23 |
Barry Haase |
6 October 2014 (2014-10-06) |
5 October 2017 (2017-10-05) |
2 years, 364 days |
|
| 24 |
Natasha Griggs |
5 October 2017 (2017-10-05) |
22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) |
5 years, 17 days |
|
| 24 |
Farzian Zainal[1] |
26 May 2023 (2023-05-26) |
Incumbent |
1 year, 251 days
|
