Ralph Grey, Baron Grey of Naunton

Ralph Francis Alnwick Grey, Baron Grey of Naunton ( born April 15, 1910 in Wellington, New Zealand, † 17 October 1999) was a British colonial administrator and the last Governor of Northern Ireland (Governor of Northern Ireland).

Biography

Grey, who was elevated to knighthood in 1956 and then led the suffix Sir, was appointed Deputy Governor-General of Nigeria in 1957 and remained until 1959 in this post. Between 1959 and 1964 he was Governor of British Guiana and was replaced in that office by the Governor-General Richard Edmonds Luyt later. Subsequently, he was from 1964 to 1968 governor of the Bahamas.

He was raised after his confirmation by the House of Lords as Baron Grey of Naunton to the peerage in 1968. December 3, 1968, he was appointed Governor of Northern Ireland. This office he held until its abolition on 18 July 1973, then handed over the largest part of the official powers to the then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw, who was also a member of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Edward Heath.

Subsequently, he was from 1973 to 1979 Deputy Chairman of the Development Corporation of the Commonwealth of Nations ( Commonwealth Development Corporation). Last time was Baron Grey 1983-1989 President of the British Nigerian society.