Sir Martin Dunne,
KCVO (born 1938) is a British public servant.
Educated at
Eton College
Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, C ...
and
Christ Church, Oxford
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, he is the son of the politician
Philip Dunne,
MC, and brother of Sir
Thomas Raymond Dunne
Sir Thomas Raymond Dunne, (born 24 October 1933) was the Lord Lieutenant of Hereford and Worcester from 1977, then (after the historic counties were restored) from 1998 the Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire until 2001 and the Lord Lieutenant of H ...
(himself the father of
Philip Dunne, another politician).
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''Who's Who
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'' (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
Dunne served as
High Sheriff of Warwickshire
This is a list of sheriffs and high sheriffs of the English county of Warwickshire.
The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most ...
for the 1982–83 year and was appointed a
deputy lieutenant for the county in 1993. In 1997, he was appointed
Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire
This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire. Since 1728, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Warwickshire.
Lord Lieutenants of Warwickshire
*Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick 1569†...
and served in the office until 2010, when he retired.
On retirement as
lord lieutenant
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, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the
Royal Victorian Order
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.
Supplement to the London Gazette
', 29 December 2012 (issue 60367), p. 3
References
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Living people
1938 births
People educated at Eton College
Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
Lord-Lieutenants of Warwickshire
Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
High Sheriffs of Warwickshire