Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey | |
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At His Majesty's Pleasure | |
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The lieutenant governor of Guernsey is the representative of the
The lieutenant governor has his own flag in Guernsey, the
History
The Crown appointed Wardens or Keepers to represent its interests in the Channel Islands. After 1473 separate Wardens were appointed for Guernsey and Jersey, the title of Captain or Governor also being used. Around the early 17th century the title of Governor was settled upon, although those appointed to the position of Governor adopted the practice of appointing a lieutenant to carry out their duties in their absence. By the 19th century the post of Governor of Guernsey had become a sinecure and the position was abolished in 1835. Since then Lieutenant Governors have continued to be appointed.[1]
In 2010 it was announced that the next Lieutenant-Governor would be recommended to the Crown by a Guernsey panel consisting of the Bailiff of Guernsey, the Seigneur of Sark, and the President of the States of Alderney, sitting with a human resources professional.[2] This new system replaced the previous system of the appointment being made by the Crown on the recommendation of UK ministers.[3] The first person selected by this process was former RAF officer Air Marshal Peter Walker, who was sworn in on 15 April 2011.
A roll of honour of the
List of lieutenant governors of Guernsey
1689-1690: Colonel Sidney Godolphin [5]
1704-1708: Sir Edmund Andros
List of lieutenant governors of Guernsey 1770 to date | ||
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Title | Appointed | Name |
Serving under Governor of Guernsey : |
1770 | Lt-Col. Paulus Aemilius Irving |
1784 | Lt-Col. William Brown | |
1793 | Maj-Gen. Thomas Dundas | |
1793 | Col. James Henry Craig | |
1793 | Maj-Gen. John Small | |
1796 | Lt-Gen. Sir Hew Dalrymple
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1803 | Maj-Gen. Sir GCB KC
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1816 | Maj-Gen. Henry Bayly | |
1821 | Maj-Gen. Sir KCB
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1828 | Maj-Gen. John Ross
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Lieutenant Governor and Colonel on Staff: | 1837 | Gen. KCB
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1842 | Maj-Gen. Sir KCB
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1848 | Lt-Gen. KCB
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1854 | Lt-Gen. William Thomas Knollys | |
1856 | Lt-Gen. Sir KCB
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1859 | Maj-Gen. Marcus John Slade[6] | |
1864 | Maj-Gen. Charles Rochfort Scott | |
1869 | Lt-Gen. Edward Charles Frome | |
1874 | Lt-Gen. Hon. CB
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1879 | Maj-Gen. CB
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1883 | Maj-Gen. CB
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1885 | Lt-Gen. CB
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1889 | Gen. Sir KCB
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Lieutenant Governor and Commanding the Troops: | 1894 | Lt-Gen. Nathaniel Stevenson |
1899 | Maj-Gen. Michael Henry Saward | |
1903 | Maj-Gen. CB
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1908 | Maj-Gen. CB
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1911 | Maj-Gen. Sir KCB
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1914 | Maj-Gen. Sir KCB
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1914 | Gen. Sir KCVO
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1918 | Lt-Gen. Sir KCMG
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1920 | Maj-Gen. Sir KCVO
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1925 | Maj-Gen. Sir CMG
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1929 | Maj-Gen. CMG DSO
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1934 | Maj-Gen. Sir | |
1939 | Maj-Gen. | |
1940 | Maj-Gen. (7 to 20 June 1940) | |
1940–45 | German occupation of the Channel Islands – post vacated as part of demilitarisation of the island | |
Head of the British Military Government: | 1945 | Rear-Adm. Charles Gage Stuart DSO DSC |
Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief: | 1945 | Lt-Gen. Sir CB DSO
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1953 | Air Marshal Sir CB AFC
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1958 | Vice-Adm. Sir | |
1964 | Lt-Gen. Sir OBE
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1969 | Vice-Adm. Sir CBE DSC
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1974 | Vice-Adm. Sir KCB DSC
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1980 | Air Chief Marshal Sir KCB DFC
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1985 | Lt-Gen. Sir CBE
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1990 | Lt-Gen. Sir OBE
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1994 | Vice-Adm. Sir KCB DSO
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2000 | Lt-Gen. Sir OBE MC
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2005 | Vice-Adm. Sir KBE
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2011–15 | Air Marshal CBE
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2016 | Vice-Adm. Sir CB[8]
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2022 | Lt-Gen. CBE[9]
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See also
- List of bailiffs of Guernsey
- List of governors of Guernsey
- List of bailiffs of Jersey
- List of lieutenant governors of Jersey
References
- ^ a b "Lieutenant Governors". Royal Court of Guernsey. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ "Sark and Alderney could choose the next Lt-Governor". Guernsey Press. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Guernsey will choose its next Lt-Governor". Guernsey Press. 3 July 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "800 years of history on new roll of honour". Guernsey Press. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ Cruickshanks 1970.
- ^ "No. 22245". The London Gazette. 1 April 1859. p. 1369.
- ^ "No. 34053". The London Gazette. 25 May 1934. p. 3353.
- ^ "New Lt-Governor is a career Navy man". Guernsey Press. 16 February 2016.
- ^ "Guernsey's Lieutenant-Governor: Richard Cripwell to be sworn in". BBC News. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
Sources
- Cruickshanks, Eveline (1970). GODOLPHIN, Sidney (1652–1732), of Thames Ditton, Surr in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (Online ed.). Boydell & Brewer.