Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
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Guernsey
Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
, a Crown dependency
Crown dependency
The Crown Dependencies are British possessions of the Crown, as opposed to overseas territories of the United Kingdom. They comprise the Channel Island Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey in the English Channel, and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea....
of the British Crown. The role of the Lieutenant Governor is to act as the de facto head of state
Head of State
A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
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
States of Guernsey
The States of Guernsey is the parliament of the island of Guernsey. Some laws and ordinances approved by the States of Guernsey also apply to Alderney and Sark as "Bailiwick-wide legislation" with the consent of the governments of those islands...
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
Union Flag
The Union Flag, also known as the Union Jack, is the flag of the United Kingdom. It retains an official or semi-official status in some Commonwealth Realms; for example, it is known as the Royal Union Flag in Canada. It is also used as an official flag in some of the smaller British overseas...
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
President of the States of Alderney
The President of the States of Alderney is the head of Alderney's legislature, the States of Alderney. The Presidency is the latest of a variety of political positions to govern the island. The current President is Stuart Trought....
, sitting with a human resources professional. This new system replaced the previous system of the appointment being made by the Crown on the recommendation of UK ministers. The person selected by this process was former RAF officer Air Marshal Peter Walker
Peter Walker (RAF officer)
Air Marshal Peter Brett Walker CB CBE is a former Royal Air Force officer who is now Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.-RAF career:Educated at Pocklington School and Durham University, Walker joined the Royal Air Force in 1975. He served as a fighter pilot flying the Phantom FGR2 and Tornado F3...
, who was sworn in on 15 April 2011.
List of Lieutenant Governors of Guernsey
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| Serving under Governor of Guernsey: | 1770 | Lt-Col. Paulus Aemilius Irving |
| 1784 | Lt-Col. William Brown | |
| 1793 | Maj-Gen. Thomas Dundas Thomas Dundas (British Army officer) Major-General Thomas Dundas was a British military officer and Governor of Guadeloupe.-Military Service:Born the son of Thomas Dundas of Fingask, Dundas was educated at Edinburgh High School and entered the army in 1766, rising to Major of the 65th Foot... |
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| 1793 | Col. James Henry Craig James Henry Craig General Sir James Henry Craig KB was a British military officer and colonial administrator.-Early life and military service:... |
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| 1793 | Maj-Gen. John Small John Small (British Army officer) Major-General John Small was a British military officer who was most famous for his leadership in the 84th Regiment of Foot and his involvement in the Battle of Bunker Hill.- Seven Years War :... |
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| 1796 | Lt-Gen. Sir Hew Dalrymple Sir Hew Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, of High Mark General Sir Hew Whitefoord Dalrymple, 1st Baronet was a British Army general and Governor of Gibraltar.-Military career:... |
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| |1803 | Maj-Gen. Sir John Doyle John Doyle (British Army officer) General Sir John Doyle, Bt, GCB, KCH was an officer in the British Army, which he joined in March 1771. He served with distinction in the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars.... , Bt, GCB, KC |
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| 1816 | Maj-Gen. Henry Bayly Henry Bayly (British Army officer) Lieutenant General Sir Henry Bayly GCH was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey. He was the second son of Nicholas Bayly.-Military career:... |
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| 1821 | Maj-Gen. Sir John Colborne John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton Field Marshal John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton, GCB, GCMG, GCH, PC was a British field marshal and colonial governor.-Early service:... , KCB |
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| 1828 | Maj-Gen. John Ross John Ross (British Army officer) Lieutenant General John Ross CB was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.-Military career:Ross got his first commission on 2 June 1793, as an ensign in the 36th Regiment of Foot. He was commissioned a lieutenant in the 52nd Regiment of Foot on 8 May 1796, and captain... |
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| Lieutenant Governor and Colonel on Staff: | 1837 | Gen. Sir James Douglas, KCB |
| 1842 | Maj-Gen. Sir William Francis Patrick Napier William Francis Patrick Napier General Sir William Francis Patrick Napier KCB , Irish soldier in the British Army and military historian, third son of Colonel George Napier was born at Celbridge, near Dublin.-Military service:... , KCB |
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| 1848 | Lt-Gen. Sir John Bell John Bell (British Army officer) General Sir John Bell GCB was a British soldier and magistrate. At the time of his death, he was the senior general of the British Army.-Background:Born at Bonytoun in the county of Fife, he was the son of David Bell... , KCB |
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| 1854 | Lt-Gen. William Thomas Knollys William Thomas Knollys General Sir William Thomas Knollys KCB was a British Army General who reached high office in the 1860s.-Military career:... |
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| 1856 | Lt-Gen. Sir George Judd Harding George Harding (British Army officer) Lieutenant General Sir George Judd Harding KCB was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.-Military career:Harding was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1802... , KCB |
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| 1859 | Maj-Gen. Marcus John Slade Marcus Slade Lieutenant General Marcus John Slade was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.-Military career:... |
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| 1864 | Maj-Gen. Charles Rochfort Scott Charles Rochfort Scott Major-General Charles Rochfort Scott was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.-Military career:... |
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| 1869 | Lt-Gen. Edward Charles Frome Edward Charles Frome General Edward Charles Frome was a prominent British Army officer and Surveyor-general of South Australia.... |
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| 1874 | Lt-Gen. Hon. St George Gerald Foley St George Gerald Foley General The Hon. Sir St. George Gerald Foley KCB was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.-Military career:... , CB |
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| 1879 | Maj-Gen. Alexander Abercromby Nelson Alexander Nelson (British Army officer) Lieutenant General Sir Alexander Abercromby Nelson KCB JP was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.-Military career:... , CB |
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| 1883 | Maj-Gen. Henry Andrew Sarel Henry Sarel Lieutenant General Henry Andrew Sarel CB was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.-Military career:Educated at Rugby School, Sarel became a cornet with the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers in 1847 and subsequently transferred to the 17th Lancers. He fought with his Regiment... , CB |
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| 1885 | Lt-Gen. John Henry Ford Elkington John Elkington (British Army officer) Lieutenant General John Henry Ford Elkington CB was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.-Military career:... , CB |
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| 1889 | Gen. Sir Edward Gascoyne Bulwer Edward Bulwer (British Army officer) General Sir Edward Earle Gascoyne Bulwer GCB was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.-Military career:... , KCB |
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| Lieutenant Governor and Commanding the Troops: | 1894 | Lt-Gen. Nathaniel Stevenson Nathaniel Stevenson Lieutenant General Nathaniel Stevenson was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.-Military career:Stevenson was commissioned as an ensign in the 1st Regiment of Foot in 1858. In 1863 he was transferred to the 87th Regiment of Foot... |
| 1899 | Maj-Gen. Michael Henry Saward Michael Saward (British Army officer) Major-General Michael Henry Saward was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.-Military career:Saward became a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery in Bengal in 1862. He remained in Bengal throughout his career and was ultimately appointed Assistant Adjustant General of the... |
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| 1903 | Maj-Gen. Barrington Bulkeley Douglas Campbell Barrington Campbell, 3rd Baron Blythswood Major-General Barrington Bulkeley Campbell, 3rd Baron Blythswood, KCB CVO was a British Army officer.-Military career:... , CVO, CB |
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| 1908 | Maj-Gen. Robert Auld Robert Auld (British Army officer) Major General Robert Auld CB was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.-Military career:Auld was commissioned into the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers in 1869... , CB |
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| 1911 | Maj-Gen. Sir Edward Owen Fisher Hamilton Edward Hamilton (British Army officer) Major-General Sir Edward Owen Fisher Hamilton KCB was an officer of the British Army during the late 19th century. Originally a junior officer in the Queen's Royal Regiment, he oversaw signalling in the Indian Army during the late nineteenth century, before commanding a battalion and then a... , KCB |
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| 1914 | Maj-Gen. Sir Henry Merrick Lawson Henry Merrick Lawson Lieutenant General Sir Henry Merrick Lawson KCB was a British Army General during World War I.-Military career:... , KCB |
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| 1914 | Gen. Sir Reginald Clare Hart Reginald Clare Hart General Sir Reginald Clare Hart, VC, GCB, KCVO , was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:Hart was born at Scarriff, County Clare and educated at... VC, GCB, KCVO |
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| 1918 | Lt-Gen. Sir Launcelot Edward Kiggell Launcelot Kiggell Lieutenant General Sir Launcelot Edward Kiggell KCB KCMG was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.-Military career:Kiggell was commissioned into the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in 1882... , KCB, KCMG |
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| 1920 | Maj-Gen. Sir John Edward Capper John Capper Major-General Sir John Edward Capper KCB KCVO was a senior officer of the British Army during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century who served on the North-West Frontier of British India, in South Africa and during the First World War, where he was instrumental in the development of the... , KCB, KCVO |
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| 1925 | Maj-Gen. Sir Charles Sackville-West Charles Sackville-West, 4th Baron Sackville Major-General Charles John Sackville-West, 4th Baron Sackville, KBE, CB, CMG was a British Army general and peer who served throughout the First World War and reached the rank of major general. In 1919, Sackville-West was British Military Representative on the Supreme War Council and from 1920 to... , KBE, CB, CMG |
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| 1929 | Maj-Gen. Lord Ruthven of Freeland, CB, CMG, DSO | |
| 1934 | Maj-Gen. Sir Edward Nicholson Broadbent Edward Broadbent (British Army officer) Major-General Sir Edward Nicholson Broadbent KBE CB CMG DSO was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.-Military career:... , KBE, CB, CMG, DSO |
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| 1939 | Maj-Gen. Alexander Telfer-Smollett Alexander Telfer-Smollett Major-General Alexander Patrick Drummond Telfer-Smollett CB CBE DSO MC DL was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.-Military career:... , CB, CBE, DSO, MC |
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| 1940 | Maj-Gen. John Minshull-Ford John Minshull-Ford Major-General John Randle Minshull-Ford CB DSO MC was a British Army officer who briefly served as Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey before the German Occupation in 1940.-Military career:... , CB, DSO, MC (7 to 20 June 1940) |
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| 1940-1945 | German Occupation of the Channel Islands Occupation of the Channel Islands The Channel Islands were occupied by Nazi Germany for much of World War II, from 30 June 1940 until the liberation on 9 May 1945. The Channel Islands are two British Crown dependencies and include the bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey as well as the smaller islands of Alderney and Sark... - post vacated as part of demilitarisation of the island |
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| Head of the British Military Government: | 1945 | Rear-Adm. Charles Gage Stuart Charles Gage Stuart Rear-Admiral Charles Gage Stuart DSO DSC was the Royal Navy officer who, at the end of World War II, became Head of the Military Government of Guernsey.-Naval career:Stuart joined the Royal Navy in 1906... , DSO, DSC |
| Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief: | 1945 | Lt-Gen. Sir Philip Neame Philip Neame Lieutenant General Sir Philip Neame VC, KBE, CB, DSO, KStJ was a British Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces... , VC, KBE, CB, DSO |
| 1953 | Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst Thomas Elmhirst Air Marshal Sir Thomas Walker Elmhirst KBE, CB, AFC, DL, RAF was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the first half of the 20th century and the first commander-in-chief of the newly independent Indian Air Force where he organised the funeral of Mahatma Gandhi following his assassination... , KBE, CB, AFC |
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| 1958 | Vice-Adm. Sir Geoffrey Robson, KBE, CB, DSO, DSC | |
| 1964 | Lt-Gen. Sir Charles Coleman, KCB, CMG, DSO, OBE | |
| 1969 | Vice-Adm. Sir Charles Mills Charles Mills (Royal Navy officer) Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Piercy Mills KCB CBE DSC was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Governor of Guernsey.-Naval career:Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Mills joined the Royal Navy in 1932.... , KCB, CBE, DSC |
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| 1974 | Vice-Adm. Sir John Edward Ludgate Martin John Martin (Royal Navy officer) Vice Admiral Sir John Edward Ludgate Martin KCB DSC was a former Royal Navy officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.-Naval career:... , KCB, DSC |
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| 1980 | Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter de Lacey Le Cheminant Peter Le Cheminant Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter de Lacy Le Cheminant GBE KCB DFC & Bar was Vice-Chief of Defence Staff.-Military career:Educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey and the RAF College, Cranwell, Le Cheminant was commissioned into the Royal Air Force in 1939... , GBE, KCB, DFC |
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| 1985 | Lt-Gen. Sir Alexander Boswell Alexander Boswell (British Army officer) Lieutenant General Sir Alexander Crawford Simpson Boswell KCB CBE DL is a former British Army officer. He joined the Army as junior officer in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders shortly after the Second World War, and after a series of regimental and staff postings was second-in-command of his... , KCB, CBE |
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| 1990 | Lt-Gen. Sir Michael Compton Lockwood Wilkins Michael Wilkins Lieutenant General Sir Michael Compton Lockwood Wilkins KCB OBE was a senior Royal Marines officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.-Military career:Wilkins joined the Royal Marines in 1951... , KCB, OBE |
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| 1994 | Vice-Adm. Sir John Francis Coward John Coward (Royal Navy officer) Vice Admiral Sir John Francis Coward KCB DSO is a former Royal Navy officer who became Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies.-Naval career:... , KCB, DSO |
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| 2000 | Lt-Gen. Sir John Paul Foley John Paul Foley Lieutenant General Sir John Paul Foley KCB, OBE, MC, DL is a retired British general with a long career in military intelligence. He is the great-grandson of Henry Hodgetts-Foley.-Military career:... , KCB, OBE, MC |
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| 2005 | Vice-Adm. Sir Fabian Malbon Fabian Malbon Vice Admiral Sir Fabian Malbon KBE was the Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey from 2005 to 2011.-Naval career:Educated at Brighton Hove and Sussex Grammar School, Malbon joined the Royal Navy in 1965. He went on to command the frigates HMS Torquay and HMS Brave. He was made Commander of the 9th... , KBE |
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| 15 April 2011 | Air Marshal Peter Walker Peter Walker (RAF officer) Air Marshal Peter Brett Walker CB CBE is a former Royal Air Force officer who is now Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.-RAF career:Educated at Pocklington School and Durham University, Walker joined the Royal Air Force in 1975. He served as a fighter pilot flying the Phantom FGR2 and Tornado F3... , CB, CBE |