Paul Candler

His Excellency Paul Candler
Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory and the British Antarctic Territory
Incumbent
Assumed office 2021
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Ben Merrick
Personal details
Nationality	British

Paul Candler is a British civil servant. Since 2021, he serves as the Commissioner for the British Antarctic Territory (succeeding Ben Merrick), Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory (succeeding Ben Merrick), and Director, Overseas Territories at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Before joining the FCDO, Candler was Director of International, Rights and Constitutional Policy at the Ministry of Justice.

References

• https://www.gov.uk/government/people/paul-candler