Sir Norman Lloyd-Edwards (born 13 June 1933) served as the

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from 1990 to 2008.

Early life

Lloyd-Edwards comes from Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil, and was educated at

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for Boys, Quakers Yard Grammar School and

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Career

A solicitor and notary public, was a senior partner and consultant with Cartwrights, Adams & Black in Cardiff. He was president of Cardiff Law Society from 1995 to 1996. Joining RNVR in 1952, he spent his National Service in the Royal Navy from 1958 to 1960. Following this, he joined the South Wales Division of the

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. He was awarded Reserve Decoration in 1971 and Bar in 1980, he was appointed commanding officer of HMS ''Cambria'', South Wales Division RNR, in 1981 and promoted to captain in 1982. He retired in 1986. He was appointed naval

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in 1984. Lloyd-Edwards was honorary colonel of Second Battalion

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(TA) 1995–1999; honorary colonel of the newly formed Royal Welsh Regiment, 1999–2003; honorary colonel 160 (Wales) Brigade 2007–11; now honorary colonel of 53 (Wales & Western) Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals. Having previously been chairman of Glamorgan TAVRA, he was president of RFCA Wales 1999–2005 and president No. 1 Welsh Wing, Air Training Corps. He served on Cardiff City Council between 1963 and 1987, and was Deputy Lord Mayor in 1972–73. Sir Norman was Lord Mayor in 1985–86. He contested Rhondda West in 1964 and Cardiff South East in 1966 and 1970 as

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Offices/Affiliations

In 1978, Lloyd-Edwards was appointed Deputy Lieutenant for

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, in 1986 Vice Lord Lieutenant, and, in August 1990, Lord Lieutenant. * Chief Magistrate of the County of South Glamorgan. On 8 June 2008, it was announced that Lloyd-Edwards would retire from the post of Lord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan on his 75th birthday. *President of the Pilot cutter seamark charitable trust, an organisation restoring Swansea's pilot ship first commissioned in 1959. *Vice President of the

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since May 1995. *Chapter Clerk of

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(1975 to 1990); President of the Friends for the Cathedral.

Current roles

*President, City Hospice (formerly George Thomas Hospice), Community Foundation Wales, RNLI,

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(South Wales), Cardiff & Vale Youth Orchestra
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the

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(Wales), and th
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* Chairman of the

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* Chairman, Welsh Chamber Orchestra * Chairman
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* President of the local Branches of the

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; King George's Fund for Sailors; Tall Ships Youth Trust; and of the Ivor Novello Statue Fund * Chairman of Wales Committee Duke of Edinburgh's Award 1981–1996 * Governor of the

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, 2004–2010 * President of South Glamorgan Scouts * Patron of the Wales Festival of Remembrance * Founder Master of the Worshipful Livery Company of Wales for Arts, Science and Technology, 1991–1995 * Chairman of National Rescue Training Council from 1981 to 1996 * Chairman of Gwerin (Royal British Legion) Housing Assoc. 1991–1996 * Chairman of Cardiff Festival of Music * Member of the

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and the BBC Council for Wales * Patron of Cardiff Bay Yacht Club He was awarded the General Service Medal with Northern Ireland Clasp, Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, Reserve Decoration with 1 Clasp (RD),

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with 3 Silver Clasps, and

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Freemasonry

Lloyd-Edwards had a career in English

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(the United Grand Lodge of England is also responsible for Freemasonry in Wales). He has served many years as President of the Masonic Samaritan Fund (a national Masonic health care charity), and in April 2008 it was announced that he would be the new Provincial Grand Master for the Masonic Province of South Wales (Eastern Division), retiring in 2013. Captain Sir Norman Lloyd-Edwards coat of arms

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Honours

He was made a Knight Commander of the

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(KCVO) in 2007. In 1983, Lloyd-Edwards was appointed an Officer of the Venerable Order of St John (OStJ), subsequently made Knight of the same Order (KStJ) in 1988, and in 1996 promoted to the highest grade of the Order, namely Bailiff Grand Cross (GCStJ). He served as Prior of th
Priory of Wales
from 1989 to 2005, and the Deputy Lord Prior of the Order of St John from 2005 to 2011 as one of the Great Officers governing the organisation worldwide. Lloyd-Edwards is also a Grand Officer of Merit in the Companionate of Merit of the Military & Hospitaller Military & Hospitaller Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem. Lloyd-Edwards was appointed a Fellow of University of Wales Cardiff Institute (now

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) in 1995 and the

in 2002. He was awarded an Hon Doctorate by the

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(now

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) in 2008 and Hon LL.D by the

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in 2008.

References

Offices held

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