Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight
Encyclopedia
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant
of the Isle of Wight
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Lord Lieutenant
The title Lord Lieutenant is given to the British monarch's personal representatives in the United Kingdom, usually in a county or similar circumscription, with varying tasks throughout history. Usually a retired local notable, senior military officer, peer or business person is given the post...
of the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
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- 1 April 1974 – 1979: Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of BurmaLouis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of BurmaAdmiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS , was a British statesman and naval officer, and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
(previously Governor of the Isle of Wight) - 1980–1985: Sir John Nicholson, 2nd Baronet
- 25 February 1986 – 1995: David Seely, 4th Baron MottistoneDavid Seely, 4th Baron MottistoneCaptain David Peter Seely, 4th Baron Mottistone CBE KStJ was a British peer.Seely was born in 1920. He was the eldest son of the 1st Baron Mottistone from his second marriage to the Hon. Evelyn Izme Murray daughter of Montolieu Oliphant-Murray, 1st Viscount Elibank and 10th Lord Elibank. He was...
- 18 December 1995 – 2006: Sir Christopher Donald Jack Bland
- 24 October 2006–present: Major-General Martin Spencer White