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Richard Gozney

Richard Gozney, English politician and diplomat, 30th Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, 139th Governor of Bermuda

Born
July 21, 1951
Age in 2026
75
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1951

About Richard Gozney

Sir Richard Hugh Turton Gozney (born 21 July 1951) is a British career diplomat who served as governor and commander in chief of Bermuda from 2007 to 2012, and as the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man from 2016 to 2021. == Early life and education == Richard Hugh Turton Gozney graduated from St Edmund Hall, Oxford in 1973 with a bachelor's degree in geology. and was educated at Magdalen College School. Gozney joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1973. He married Diana Edwina Baird in 1982, and has two sons. == Career == Gozney became Head of Chancery and Political Section in Madrid in 1984, Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in 1989 and British High Commissioner to Swaziland in 1993. In 1996, he became Head of the Security Policy Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1996, Chief of the Assessments Staff at the Cabinet Office in 1998, and British ambassador to Indonesia in 2000. He was British High Commissioner to Nigeria. The Order of St Michael and St George was awarded to him in 2006. Gozney succeeded John Vereker as Governor of Bermuda on 12 December 2007, and served until 2012.

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Career and life highlights

Richard Gozney timeline

  1. Gozney became Head of Chancery and Political Section in Madrid in 1984, Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in 1989 and British High Commissioner to Swaziland in 1993.
  2. The Order of St Michael and St George was awarded to him in 2006.
  3. On 16 March 2020, Gozney declared the first state of emergency in the Isle of Man since World War II in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The world when Richard Gozney was born

Richard Gozney was born in 1951. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1951

  • #1 song"Too Young" – Nat King Cole
  • Top movieAn American in Paris
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookThe Catcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBobby Thomson's "Shot Heard Round the World"
  • Top headlineI Love Lucy premieres and becomes a cultural phenomenon
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial computer (UNIVAC I) delivered
  • Defining fadI Love Lucy
  • Notable inventionSuper Glue
  • World population2.59 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonRochester Royals (NBA)
  • U.S. population154.0M

1951 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Richard Gozney's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19512026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$8,800$435,000
Average income$5,500$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.53$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population154.0M341 million

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