Sir
John Shaw Rennie
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| 1st Governor-General of Mauritius | |
| In office 12 March 1968 – 3 September 1968 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Seewoosagur Ramgoolam |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Michel Rivalland (acting) |
| Governor of Mauritius | |
| In office 17 September 1962 – 12 March 1968 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Colville Deverell |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as governor-general) |
| 7th Resident Commissioner of the New Hebrides | |
| In office 1955–1962 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Hubert Flaxman |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Mair Wilkie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1917-01-12)12 January 1917 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 12 August 2002(2002-08-12) (aged 85)[1] |
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Sir John Shaw Rennie GCMG OBE (12 January 1917 – 12 August 2002) was a British civil servant and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East's Commissioner-General from 1971 to 1977.[2]
John Rennie was born in Glasgow and educated at Hillhead High School, Glasgow University and Balliol College, Oxford. In 1951 Rennie was appointed Britain's deputy colonial secretary for Mauritius.[3] He was the British Resident in the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) from 1955 to 1962.[4]
From 1962 to 1968, he was Governor of Mauritius, overseeing Mauritius' transition to independence, including initiating discussions with Dr. Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, the Mauritian premier, over the detachment of the Chagos Islands from Mauritian territory.[5]
From 1968 to 1971, Rennie was UNRWA deputy Commissioner-General under Laurence Michelmore, who persuaded then-U.N. Secretary-General U Thant to appoint Rennie as his successor.[6]
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by | British Resident Commissioner of the New Hebrides 1955–1962 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of Mauritius 1962–1968 |
Succeeded by Position abolished - Himself as first Governor-General of Mauritius |
| Preceded by Position established - Himself as last Governor of Mauritius |
Governor-General of Mauritius 1968 |
Succeeded by
Michel Rivalland |
| Positions in intergovernmental organisations | ||
| Preceded by | Commissioner-General for United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East April 1971–1977 |
Succeeded by |
