Office of the Governor
Gibraltar

Part of:: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Our mission is to support the Governor and Commander-in-Chief in carrying out his constitutional role and duties as His Majesty’s Representative in Gibraltar.

Find out more on our Gibraltar and the UK news page

The Governor has special responsibilities for the conduct in Gibraltar of:

external affairs
defence
internal security
certain functions in relation to public offices

The Office of the Governor also supports dialogue between His Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar and His Majesty’s Government in the UK on a range of issues, to further develop the modern partnership between Britain and Gibraltar.

Services for British nationals and visitors

As Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory, services for British Nationals in Gibraltar are the responsibility of HM Government of Gibraltar. The Civil Status and Registration Office deal with marriage and civil partnerships, passports, Visas, ID cards and Civilian Registration Cards, legalisation of documents, as well as the registration of births and deaths in Gibraltar. For further information, please follow the link below or email [email protected]. Victims of crime should contact the Royal Gibraltar Police.

Although we will do our best to help signpost anyone needing assistance to the most appropriate provider, the Office of the Governor does not provide consular services. Details of online services provided by the UK are available at Gibraltar and the UK.

Working for the Office of the Governor in Gibraltar

If you are interested in a job opportunity at the Office of the Governor in Gibraltar, or at one of the UK Missions overseas, please visit the FCDO Local Staff vacancies website.

To filter the search for current vacancies, use the ‘Country/Territory’ field on the left of the page to select the location you wish to search.

Useful links

Our people

Lieutenant General Sir Ben Bathurst KCVO, CBE

Governor to Gibraltar

Marc Holland

Deputy Governor to Gibraltar

Contact us