Sir John Gutch, KCMG, OBE (12 July 1905[1] – 11 February 1988) was a British colonial administrator.
His career in the Colonial Service began in 1928, with his appointment as an Assistant District Commissioner in the Gold Coast (now Ghana).
He was one of the survivors of the King David Hotel bombing in Jerusalem on 22 July 1946.
[2] From September 1955 to January 1961, he was Governor of the Solomon Islands and High Commissioner for the Western Pacific.
[3] During his term, the Solomon Islands took their first steps towards self-government, with the establishment of the first Legislative Council.