Post: | Lord-Lieutenant |
Body: | Greater London |
Insignia: | United-Kingdom-Lord-Lieutenant.svg |
Insigniasize: | 150px |
Incumbent: | Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE |
Incumbentsince: | 25 May 2015 |
Appointer: | King Charles III |
Termlength: | Until the incumbent reaches the age of 75. |
Formation: | 1965 |
Inaugural: | Harold, Earl Alexander of Tunis KG |
Deputy: | Colonel Jane Davis OBE QVRM TD DL |
Salary: | Nil (pro bono) |
Website: | http://greaterlondonlieutenancy.org.uk |
The Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London is the personal representative of the monarch, currently King Charles III, in Greater London.[1]
Each Lord-Lieutenant is assisted in, largely ceremonial, duties by Deputy Lieutenants whom he appoints;[2] the Lieutenancy Office is based at Whitehall, London SW1.
The Lord-Lieutenant is also assisted by a Lord-Lieutenant's Cadet, 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 Lord-Lieutenant. The Lord-Lieutenant's Cadet's are from the county of the Lord-Lieutenant.
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.[3] The ceremonial county of Greater London does not include the City of London, which has its own Commission of Lieutenancy.
From 1965, the following have served as HM Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London: