Eliana Golan

Her Excellency The Honourable Eliana Golan אליענה גולן OSE KSM PC KC
4th Governor of the Bashan Protectorate
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 April 2018
Monarch	Albert II
Prime Minister	Nadia Burnett
Lieutenant	Ari Issac
Preceded by	Jaron Kollek
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

Eliana Golan, OSE, KSM, PC, KC, (née Cantor; Yehud: אליענה גולן; born 5 May 1973), is a Bashani lawyer who is the 4th and current Governor of the Bashan Protectorate, serving since 12 April 2018. 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 in international 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.

Titles, styles and honours

Titles

Viceregal styles of Eliana Golan
Reference style	Her Excellency
Spoken style	Your Excellency

The Governor's style and title in full is: Her Excellency The Honourable Eliana Golan, Companion of the Order of the Star of Eyal, Dame of Grace of the Order of St John, Privy Counsel, King's Counsel, Governor of the Gallambrian Protectorate of the Bashan

Honours and awards

Ribbon	Name	Notes
		2017
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	King's Service Medal	2005
	King Albert II Coronation Medal	2013
	National Service Medal	1993

Honorary Appointments

• Order of St John 12 April 2018: Deputy Prior of the Order of St Mary for the Priory of the Bashan
• Bashan Defence Regiment 12 April 2018: Regimental Colonel-in-Chief

Government offices
Preceded by Jaron Kollek	Governor of the Bashan Protectorate 2018-present	Incumbent
Honorary titles
Preceded by Jaron Kollek	Deputy Prior of the Order of St Mary in the Priory of the Bashan 2018-present	Incumbent