Eliana Golan

The Honourable Geveret Eliana Golan אליענה גולן GK OSE KSM PC KC FGLS
4th Governor of the Bashan Protectorate
In office 12 April 2018 – 14 December 2022
Monarch	Albert II
Lieutenant	Ari Issac
Preceded by	Jaron Kollek
Succeeded by	Noam Peretz
Personal details
Born	(1973-03-05) 5 March 1973 Mahanaim, Shomron
Nationality	Bashani
Spouse	Ashur Golan (m. 1991)
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Mahanaim

Geveret Eliana Golan, GK, OSE, KSM, PC, KC, FGLS, (née Cantor; Yehud: אליענה גולן; born 5 May 1973), is a Bashani lawyer who served as the 4th Governor of the Bashan Protectorate, from 2018 to 2022. She was the inaugural president of the Gallambrian Council for Human Rights in the Bashan, from July 2013 till March 2018.

Early Life

Golan was born in Mahanaim, Shomron, one of three children born to Tamas and Efrat Cantor; her father served as the Chief Minister of the Bashan Protectorate from 1993 till his death in 1999. She grew up in the suburb of Kokhav Ma'araviy, and was educated at public schools - Kokhav Ma'araviy Primary School, and Kokhav Ma'araviy All Girls High School. After completing high school, she completed her 2 years compulsory national service. Golan graduated from the Bashan School of Law at the University of Mahanaim in 1997 with a Bachelor of Law specialising in international and humanitarian law.

Career

Golan completed her traineeship with the Foreign Office's International Law Directorate, and was admitted to the Federal Bar in 1999. She was appointed King's Counsel (KC) in 2001.

Golan was a legal advisor to the Joint Committee for Human Rights and Equal Opportunity from 1999 to 2005, and was appointed as Senior Judicial Member of the Committee from 2005 until 2013. From 2013 till 2018, she served as the inaugural president of the Gallambrian Council for Human Rights in the Bashan.

Golan also served as chairperson on the executive council for Yachad from 2014 to 2018.

In January 2018 Golan accepted the position of 4th Governor of the Bashan Protectorate, succeeding Jaron Kollek, and was sworn in as governor on 12 April 2018. She was succeeded by Lieutenant General Sir Noam Peretz as Governor on 15 December 2022.

Titles, styles and honours

Titles

Viceregal styles of Eliana Golan (2018-2022)
Reference style	Her Excellency the Right Honourable
Spoken style	Your Excellency

The Governor's style and title in full is: Her Excellency, The Right Honourable Eliana Golan, Companion of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Eyal, Dame of Grace of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St Mary of El-Gannim, Privy Counsellor, King's Counsel, Governor of the Gallambrian Protectorate of the Bashan

Honours and awards

Ribbon	Name	Notes
	Geveret ha-Karesh	2022
	Companion of the Order of the Star of Eyal	2017
	Dame of Grace of the Order of St Joseph	2018
	King's Service Medal	2005
	King Albert II Coronation Medal	2013
	National Service Medal	1993

Degrees

• 1997: Bachelor of Law - University of Mahanaim
• 2000: Masters of International Law - University of Mahanaim

Fellowships

• 2009: Fellow of the Gallambrian Law Society

Honorary Appointments

• Gallambrian Army, Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Bashan Regiment (2018-2022)
• Gallambrian Army, Colonel-in-Chief, King's Own Bashan Light Infantry (2018-2022)
• Adventurers, Chief Adventurer of Adventurers Bashan (2018-2022)
• Guide, Chief Guide of Guides Bashan
• Order of St Mary, Prior of the Order of St Mary of the Priory of the Bashan (2018-2022)

Government offices
Preceded by Jaron Kollek	Governor of the Protectorate of the Bashan 2018-2022	Succeeded by Sir Noam Benhamou
Wurld Organisation of Adventurers and Guides
Preceded by Jaron Kollek	Chief Adventurer of Adventurers Bashan 2018-2022	Succeeded by Sir Noam Benhamou
First Newly created	Chief Guide of Guides Bashan 2018-present	Incumbent
Order of St Joseph
Preceded by Jaron Kollek	Deputy Prior of the Order of St Joseph in the Priory of the Bashan 2018-2022	Succeeded by Sir Noam Benhamou
Honorary titles
Preceded by Jaron Kollek	Colonel-in-Chief Royal Bashan Regiment 2018-2022	Succeeded by Sir Noam Benhamou
Preceded by Jaron Kollek	Colonel-in-Chief King's Own Bashan Light Infantry 2018-2022	Succeeded by Sir Noam Benhamou