The Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London is the personal representative of the monarch, currently King Charles III, in

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Lord-Lieutenant A lord-lieutenant ( ) is the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom. Historically, each lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia. In 1871, the lieutenant's responsibility ...

is assisted in, largely ceremonial, duties by Deputy Lieutenants whom he appoints; the Lieutenancy Office is based at Whitehall, London SW1. The

is also assisted by a

Lord-Lieutenant's Cadet The Lord-Lieutenant's Cadet is seen as the aide and representative of the cadet forces to the British royal family and the Lord-lieutenant in an administrative county of England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland. Typically, one is chosen from ea ...

, one from each branch of the main cadet forces, Army Cadet Force, Air Training Corps and Sea Cadet Corps. The cadet is selected by the

. The

's are from the county of the

. Created under the Administration of Justice Act (1964), this office merged those of Lord-Lieutenant of the County of London (''cr.'' 1889) and the ancient Lord-Lieutenancy of Middlesex. Administration of Justice Act 1964 (c.42), section 18 : "''For the purposes of the Lieutenancy, Greater London other than the

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shall be treated as a county''". The

ceremonial county The counties and areas for the purposes of the lieutenancies, also referred to as the lieutenancy areas of England and informally known as ceremonial counties, are areas of England to which lords-lieutenant are appointed. Legally, the areas i ...

does not include the City of London, which has its own Commission of Lieutenancy.

List of Lord-Lieutenants of Greater London

From 1965, the following have served as HM

: * 1 Apr 1965 – 1966 : Harold, Earl Alexander of Tunis KG; *28 Dec 1966 – 1973 : Sir Gerald Templer KG; *12 Sep 1973 – 1978 : Charles, Baron Elworthy KG; * 1 Jul 1978 – 1986 : Norah, Baroness Phillips JP; *31 Jan 1986 – 1998 : Edwin, Baron Bramall KG; *21 Dec 1998 – 2008 : Peter, Baron Imbert CVO; *27 Apr 2008 – 2015 : Sir David Brewer KG; *29 May 2015 – present : Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE.

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''Burke's Peerage & Baronetage''.
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List of Lord-Lieutenants of Greater London

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