The office of
Lord Lieutenant of
Gwent was created on 1 April 1974 as the Monarch's representative covering the newly formed
administrative county
An administrative county was a first-level administrative division in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974, and in Ireland from 1899 until either 1973 (in Northern Ireland) or 2002 (in the Republic of Ireland). They are now abolished, although mos ...
of Gwent. By virtue of S.I 1973/1754, the existing
Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire
This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire. Before the English Civil War, the lieutenancy of Monmouthshire was held by the Lord Lieutenant of Wales, except for the period from 1602 to 1629, when it formed a separate lie ...
became the first Lord Lieutenant of Gwent.
Following the abolition of Gwent in 1996 by the
Local Government (Wales) Act 1994
The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which amended the Local Government Act 1972 to create the current local government structure in Wales of 22 unitary authority areas, referred to as ...
, the area was redefined as a
preserved county
The preserved counties of Wales are the eight current areas used in Wales for the ceremonial purposes of lieutenancy and shrievalty. They are based on the counties created by the Local Government Act 1972 and used for local government and othe ...
. This was subsequently modified to its present area b
S.I 2003/974
Lord Lieutenants of Gwent
*''Before 1974 – see
Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire
This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire. Before the English Civil War, the lieutenancy of Monmouthshire was held by the Lord Lieutenant of Wales, except for the period from 1602 to 1629, when it formed a separate lie ...
''
*Col.
Edward Roderick Hill1 April 1974 –
*
Sir Richard Hanbury-Tenison, of
Clytha Park 25 June 1979 – 22 October 2001
*
Sir Simon Boyle 22 October 2001 – 23 March 2016
*Brigadier Robert Aitken 24 March 2016
References
{{Lord Lieutenancies
Gwent (county)
Caerphilly County Borough
Gwent
Lord-Lieutenants of Gwent
1974 establishments in Wales