Sir Rex Masterman Hunt CMG (29 June 1926 – 11 November 2012) was a Royal Air Force pilot British diplomat and colonial administrator. He was Governor Commander-in-Chief and Vice Admiral of the Falkland Islands (and concurrent High Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory) between 1980 and September 1985. Hunt became a household name during the Falklands War after the Argentine invasion of the islands when he was briefly taken prisoner and temporarily removed from his position.
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