The Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London is the personal representative of the

monarch A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority ...

, currently

King Charles III Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales and, at age 73, became the oldest person to a ...

, in

Greater London Greater may refer to: *Greatness Greatness is a concept of a state of superiority affecting a person or object in a particular place or area. Greatness can also be attributed to individuals who possess a natural ability to be better than al ...

. Each

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 responsibilit ...

is assisted in, largely

ceremonial A ceremony (, ) is a unified ritualistic event with a purpose, usually consisting of a number of artistic components, performed on a special occasion. The word may be of Etruscan origin, via the Latin '' caerimonia''. Church and civil (secular ...

, duties by Deputy Lieutenants whom he appoints; the Lieutenancy Office is based at

Whitehall Whitehall is a road and area in the City of Westminster, Central London. The road forms the first part of the A3212 road from Trafalgar Square to Chelsea. It is the main thoroughfare running south from Trafalgar Square towards Parliament Sq ...

London SW1 The SW (South Western) postcode area, also known as the London SW postcode area, is a group of 20 postcode districts within the London post town in England. The area comprises the South Western operational district (covering the subdivisions of ...

. The

is also assisted by a Lord-Lieutenant's Cadet, one from each branch of the main cadet forces,

Army Cadet Force The Army Cadet Force (ACF), generally shortened to Army Cadets, is a national youth organisation sponsored by the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence and the British Army. Along with the Sea Cadet Corps and the Air Training Corps, the ACF mak ...

Air Training Corps The Air Training Corps (ATC) is a British volunteer-military youth organisation. They are sponsored by the Ministry of Defence and the Royal Air Force. The majority of staff are volunteers, and some are paid for full-time work – including C ...

and

Sea Cadet Corps Sea cadets are members of a sea cadet corps, a formal uniformed youth organisation for young people with an interest in waterborne activities and or the national navy. The organisation may be sponsored in whole or in part by the navy or a naval s ...

. The cadet is selected by the

. The Lord-Lieutenant's Cadet'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

City A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

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 The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the historic centre and constitutes, alongside Canary Wharf, the primary central business district (CBD) of London. It constituted most of London f ...

, 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.

Notes

External links

*
''Burke's Peerage & Baronetage''.
{{London Greater London 1965 establishments in England Local government in London Political office-holders in London London, Greater

List of Lord-Lieutenants of Greater London

See also

Notes

External links