Governor of Fiji

Governor of Fiji
Flag of Fiji from 1924 to 1970
Style	His Excellency The Right Honourable
Appointer	King/Queen of the United Kingdom
Formation	10 October 1874
First holder	Sir Hercules Robinson
Final holder	Sir Robert Sidney Foster
Abolished	10 October 1970
Succession	Governor-General of Fiji

Fiji was a British Crown Colony from 1874 to 1970, and an independent Dominion in the Commonwealth from 1970 to 1987. During this period, the Head of State was the British Monarch, but in practice his or her functions were normally exercised locally by the Governor prior to independence (on 10 October 1970), and by the Governor-General prior to the proclamation of a republic on 7 October 1987.

Note that from 1877 to 3 July 1952, Governors of Fiji were also High Commissioners for the Western Pacific.

In 1970, Fiji gained independence from the United Kingdom. After independence, the Viceroy in Fiji was the Governor-General of Fiji.