Godfrey Huggins, 1st Viscount Malvern

Godfrey Martin Huggins CH, KCMG, PC ( born July 6, 1883 in Bexley, United Kingdom, † May 8, 1971 ) was a Rhodesian politician and physician.

After visiting the Malvern College, studying medicine and the training of surgeons at St Thomas' Hospital in London Huggins went from 1911 to 1914 to Salisbury.

After the end of World War I, during which he was stationed in Malta, England and France, he returned by Southern Rhodesia. In the near Salisbury to Huggins bought a farm. He practiced as a surgeon again. In 1921 he married Blanche Slatter, with whom he had two sons.

At the time of the referendum on the Union of South Africa 1922, Huggins spoke in favor of the Union, which then did not materialize. In 1923 he was elected for the constituency of Salisbury North in the Legislative Council of the newly created colony of Southern Rhodesia. In the elections of 1933, the Reform Party emerged as the winner and Huggins became Prime Minister. Huggins also won the following elections and was built in 1941 by King George VI. knighted.

In his political work, the establishment of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland goes back in 1953. The Federation consisted of Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Huggins remained until 1956, in office. Shortly before his retirement he was elevated to Viscount Malvern. After 23 years of service, he was the longest serving Prime Minister in the history of the Commonwealth.