Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
The Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey is the representative of the British monarch in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a dependency of the British Crown. The role of the Lieut-Governor is to act as the de facto head of state in Guernsey and as liaison between the governments of Guernsey and the United Kingdom. The holder of this office is also ex officio a member of the States of Guernsey but may not vote and, by convention, speaks in the Chamber only on appointment and on departure from post. The duties are primarily diplomatic and ceremonial.
The Lieutenant Governor has his own flag in Guernsey, the Union Flag defaced with the Bailiwick's coat of arms.
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.[1] This new system replaced the previous system of the appointment being made by the Crown on the recommendation of UK ministers.[2] The person selected by this process was former RAF officer Air Marshal Peter Walker, who was sworn in on 15 April 2011.
List of Lieutenant Governors of Guernsey
| 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 | |
| 1803 | Maj-Gen Sir John Doyle | |
| 1816 | Maj-Gen Henry Bayly] | |
| 1821 | Maj-Gen Sir John Colborne | |
| 1828 | Maj-Gen John Ross | |
| Lieut-Governor and Colonel on Staff: | 1837 | Gen James Douglas |
| 1842 | Maj-Gen Sir William Francis Patrick Napier | |
| 1848 | Lt-Gen John Bell | |
| 1854 | Lt-Gen William Thomas Knollys | |
| 1856 | Lt-Gen Sir George Harding | |
| 1859 | Maj-Gen Marcus Slade | |
| 1864 | Maj-Gen Charles Rochfort Scott | |
| 1869 | Lt-Gen Edward Charles Frome | |
| 1874 | Lt-Gen Hon St George Gerald Foley | |
| 1879 | Maj-Gen Alexander Nelson | |
| 1883 | Maj-Gen Henry Sarel | |
| 1885 | Lt-Gen John Elkington | |
| 1889 | Gen Sir Edward Bulwer | |
| Lieut-Governor and Commanding the Troops: | 1894 | Lt-Gen Nathaniel Stevenson |
| 1899 | Maj-Gen Michael Saward | |
| 1903 | Maj-Gen Barrington Campbell | |
| 1908 | Maj-Gen Robert Auld | |
| 1911 | Maj-Gen Sir Edward Hamilton | |
| 1914 | Maj-Gen SirHenry Merrick Lawson | |
| 1914 | Gen Sir Reginald Clare Hart | |
| 1918 | Lt-Gen Sir Launcelot Kiggell | |
| 1920 | Maj-Gen Sir John Capper | |
| 1925 | Maj-Gen Sir Charles Sackville-West | |
| 1929 | Maj-Gen Walter Hore-Ruthven | |
| 1934 | Maj-Gen Sir Edward Broadbent | |
| 1939 | Maj-Gen Alexander Telfer-Smollett | |
| 1940 | Maj-Gen John Minshull-Ford | |
| 1940-1945 | 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 |
| Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief: | 1945 | Lt-Gen Sir Philip Neame |
| 1953 | Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst | |
| 1958 | Vice-Adm Sir Geoffrey Robson | |
| 1964 | Lt-Gen Sir Charles Coleman | |
| 1969 | Vice-Adm Sir Charles Mills | |
| 1974 | Vice-Adm Sir John Martin | |
| 1980 | Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Le Cheminant | |
| 1985 | Lt-Gen Sir Alexander Boswell | |
| 1990 | Lt-Gen Sir Michael Wilkins | |
| 1994 | Vice-Adm Sir John Coward | |
| 2000 | Lt-Gen Sir John Paul Foley | |
| 2005 | Vice-Adm Sir Fabian Malbon | |
| 2011 | Air Marshal Peter Walker |
