Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran

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This is a list of people who served as

Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland
.

The first Lord Lieutenant, Sir Bryce Knox, had previously been Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire. By virtue of the Lord Lieutenants Order 1975[1] he became Lord Lieutenant for the districts of Cunninghame, Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Kyle and Carrick and Cumnock and Doon Valley in Strathclyde Region. By virtue of the Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996[2] the lieutenancy area was renamed as Ayrshire and Arran.

Years Lord Lieutenant
1975–1991 Sir Bryce Muir Knox[3]
1991–2006 Major Sir Richard Yates Henderson[4]
2006–2017 John Lawrence Duncan[5]
since 2017 Iona Sara McDonald[6]


References

  1. ^ Lord Lieutenants Order 1975.
  2. ^ Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996.
  3. ^ "No. 46237". The London Gazette. 15 March 1974. p. 3401.
  4. ^ "No. 52525". The London Gazette. 7 May 1991. p. 7063.
  5. ^ "No. 58221". The London Gazette. 16 January 2007. p. 537.
  6. ^ UK Government News Release.