Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey

The Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey is the representative of the British monarch in the Bailiwick of Guernsey

Guernsey

The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown Dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.As well as the island of Guernsey itself, it also includes Alderney, Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou, Burhou, Lihou, Sark and other islets. Although the defence of all these islands is the...

, a Crown dependency

Crown dependency

The Crown Dependencies are possessions of The Crown in Right of the United Kingdom, as opposed to overseas territories or colonies of the United Kingdom. They comprise the Channel Island bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea....

 of the British Crown. The role of the Lieutenant Governor is to act as the de facto head of state

Head of State

Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state...

 in Guernsey and as liaison between the governments of Guernsey and the United Kingdom. The holder of this office is also ex officio a member of the States of Guernsey

States of Guernsey

The States of Guernsey is the parliament of the Island of Guernsey. Some laws and ordinances approved by the States of Guernsey apply to Alderney and Sark as 'Bailiwick-wide legislation' with the consent of the governments of those Islands.When constituted as a legislature, it is officially...

 but may not vote and, by convention, speaks in the Chamber only on appointment and on departure from post.

The Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey is the representative of the British monarch in the Bailiwick of Guernsey

Guernsey

The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown Dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.As well as the island of Guernsey itself, it also includes Alderney, Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou, Burhou, Lihou, Sark and other islets. Although the defence of all these islands is the...

, a Crown dependency

Crown dependency

The Crown Dependencies are possessions of The Crown in Right of the United Kingdom, as opposed to overseas territories or colonies of the United Kingdom. They comprise the Channel Island bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea....

 of the British Crown. The role of the Lieutenant Governor is to act as the de facto head of state

Head of State

Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state...

 in Guernsey and as liaison between the governments of Guernsey and the United Kingdom. The holder of this office is also ex officio a member of the States of Guernsey

States of Guernsey

The States of Guernsey is the parliament of the Island of Guernsey. Some laws and ordinances approved by the States of Guernsey apply to Alderney and Sark as 'Bailiwick-wide legislation' with the consent of the governments of those Islands.When constituted as a legislature, it is officially...

 but may not vote and, by convention, speaks in the Chamber only on appointment and on departure from post. The duties are primarily diplomatic and ceremonial.

The current Lieutenant Governor is Vice-Admiral Sir Fabian Malbon.

The Lieutenant Governor has his own flag in Guernsey, the Union Flag

Union Flag

The Union Flag, also known as the Union Jack, is the flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It retains an official or semi-official status in some Commonwealth Realms; for example, it is known as the Royal Union Flag in Canada...

 defaced with the Bailiwick's coat of arms.

List of Lieutenant Governors of Guernsey

Title	Appointed	Name
Serving under Governor of Guernsey:	1770	Lieut-Col. Paulus Aemilius Irving
	1784	Lieut-Col. William Brown
	1793	Maj-Gen. Thomas Dundas
	1793	Colonel James Henry Craig James Henry Craig General Sir James Henry Craig KB was a British military officer and colonial administrator.-Early life and military service:...
	1793	Maj-Gen. John Small John Small John Small may refer to:*John Small , English cricketer*Jack Small , English cricketer*John Small , political figure in Upper Canada...
	1796	Lieut-Gen. Sir Hew Dalrymple Hew Dalrymple Hew Dalrymple may refer to:*Sir Hew Dalrymple, 1st Baronet of Bargeny, Lord North Berwick, judge and politician*Sir Hew Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet , Scottish MP*Sir Hew Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet , Scottish MP...
	|1803	Maj-Gen. Sir John Doyle John Doyle John Doyle may refer to:* Jack Doyle , Irish boxer and actor* Jack Doyle , American baseball player* John Andrew Doyle , English historian... , Bart, GCB, KC
	1816	Maj-Gen. Henry Bailey Henry Bailey Henry Marvin Bailey was an American sport shooter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he won the gold medal in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol competition....
	1821	Maj-Gen. Sir John Colborne, KCB
	1828	Maj-Gen. John Dawes Ross
Lieutenant Governor and Colonel on Staff:	1837	General Sir James Douglas, KCB
	1842	Maj-Gen. Sir William Francis Patrick Napier William Francis Patrick Napier General Sir William Francis Patrick Napier KCB , Irish soldier in the British Army and military historian, third son of Colonel George Napier was born at Celbridge, near Dublin.-Military service:... , KCB
	1848	Lieut-Gen. Sir John Bell, KCB
	1854	Lieut-Gen. William Thomas Knollys
	1856	Lieut-Gen. George Judd Harding, CB
	1859	Maj-Gen. Marcus John Slade
	1864	Maj-Gen. Charles Rochfort Scott
	1869	Lt-Gen. Edward Charles Frome Edward Charles Frome General Edward Charles Frome was a prominent British Army officer and Surveyor-general of South Australia....
	1874	Lt-Gen. Hon. St. George Gerald Foley, CB
	1879	Maj-Gen. Alexander Abercromby Nelson, CB
	1883	Maj-Gen. Henry Andrew Sarel, CB
	1885	John Henry Ford Elkington
	1889	Edward Gascoyne Bulwer
Lieutenant Governor and Commanding the Troops:	1894	Lt-Gen. Nathaniel Stevenson
	1899	Maj-Gen. Michael Henry Saward
	1903	Maj-Gen. Barrington Bulkeley Douglas Campbell, CVO, CB
	1908	Robert Auld
	1911	Edward Owen Fisher Hamilton
	1914	Maj-Gen. Henry Merrick Lawson, CB
	1914	Sir Reginald Clare Hart Reginald Clare Hart General Sir Reginald Clare Hart, VC, GCB, KCVO, Royal Humane Society's Silver Medal , was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:Hart was born at...  VC, GCB, KCVO
	1918	Launcelot Edward Kiggell
	1920	Maj-Gen. Sir John Edward Capper, KCB, KCVO
	1925	Charles John Sackville-West, 4th Baron Sackville Baron Sackville Baron Sackville, of Knole in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1876 for the Honourable Mortimer Sackville-West, with remainder, failing heirs male of his body, to his younger brothers the Hon. Lionel and the Hon. William Edward...
	1929	Maj-Gen. Walter Hore-Ruthven, 9th Baron Ruthven Ruthven (family) The Clan Ruthven is a Lowland Scottish clan.-Origins:The family traces its descent from Thor, who settled in Scotland during the reign of David I of Scotland. Thor was, by tradition son of Sweyn the Viking chief, who was the founder of the Clan Ruthven. The name Ruthven comes from the lands north... , CB, CMG, DSO
	1934	Maj-Gen. Sir Edward Nicholson Broadbent, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO
	1939	Maj-Gen. Alexander Telfer-Smollett, CB, CBE, DSO, MC
	1940	Maj-Gen. John Minshull-Ford, CB, DSO, MC (7 to 20 June 1940)
	1940-1945	German Occupation of the Channel Islands Occupation of the Channel Islands The Occupation of the Channel Islands refers to the military occupation of the Channel Islands by Germany during World War II which lasted from 30 June 1940 until the Liberation on 9 May 1945... - post vacated as part of demilitarisation of the island
Head of the British Military Government:	1945	Charles Gage Stuart
Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief:	1945	Lt-Gen. Sir Philip Neame Philip Neame Lieutenant General Sir Philip Neame VC, KBE, CB, DSO, KStJ was a British Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces... , VC, KBE, CB, DSO
	1953	Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst Thomas Elmhirst Air Marshal Sir Thomas Walker Elmhirst KBE, CB, AFC, DL, RAF was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the first half of the 20th century and the first commander-in-chief of the newly independent Indian Air Force where he organised the funeral of Mahatma Gandhi following his assassination... , KBE, CB, AFC
	1958	Vice-Adm. Sir William Geoffrey Arthur Robson, KBE, CB, DSO, MC
	1964	Lt-Gen. Sir Cyril Frederick Charles Coleman, KCB, CMG, DSO, OBE
	1969	Vice-Adm. Sir Charles Piercy Mills, KCB, CBE, DSC
	1974	Vice-Adm. Sir John Edward Ludgate Martin, KCB, DSC, FNI
	1980	Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter de Lacey Le Cheminant, GBE, KCB, DFC
	1985	Lt-Gen. Sir Alexander Crawford Simpson Boswell, KCB, CBE
	1990	Lt-Gen. Sir Michael Compton Lockwood Wilkins
	1994	Vice-Adm. Sir John Francis Coward, KCB, DSO
	2000	Lt-Gen. Sir John Paul Foley John Paul Foley Lieutenant General Sir John Paul Foley KCB, MBE, MC is a retired British general with a long career in military intelligence. He is the great-grandson of Henry Hodgetts-Foley.... , KCB, OBE, MC
	2005	Vice-Adm. Sir Fabian Malbon, KBE