Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire

The Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire is the representative of the British Crown covering a lieutenancy area of the county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland.

Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire
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Incumbent
Colonel Peter McCarthy
since 28 March 2019
AppointerQueen Elizabeth II
Term lengthUntil the incumbent reaches the age of 75.
Inaugural holderWilliam McDowall
Formation1794
DeputyHugh McKechnie Currie DL
Websitehttp://www.renfrewshirelieutenancy.org.uk
Renfrewshire within Scotland

The Lord Lieutenant deals with many of the ceremonial functions associated with representing the Sovereign in his area, co-ordinates Royal visits to the county, presents awards, maintains close links with HM Armed Forces and liaises with the Queen's private office on county matters.[1]

The current Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire is, since March 2019, is Colonel Peter McCarthy. He is assisted by up to 26 Deputy Lieutenants, amongst them the Vice Lord Lieutenant, held as of 1 July 2019 by Hugh McKechnie Currie.[2] The Clerk to the Lieutenancy is Mrs Linda Hutchison and is based at the headquarters of East Renfrewshire Council in Giffnock.[3]

The Renfrewshire lieutenancy was formed in 1794 when permanent lieutenancies were appointed by Royal Warrant to all the counties of Scotland. The Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996 defined the area of the Renfrewshire lieutenancy as covering the local government districts of Renfrew, Eastwood and Inverclyde - covering the area of the county of Renfrewshire. Later that year, these districts were altered into unitary council areas named Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and East Renfrewshire.

Current Lord Lieutenant

On 13 March 2019, the Queen announced that Colonel Peter McCarthy would take the position of Lord Lieutenant following the retirement of Guy Clark.[4]

McCarthy was born in 1953 and after attending Welbeck College served as an army officer in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. In 2004, he became an operations director for the British Red Cross. He was previously Vice Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire.[5]

List of Lord Lieutenants of Renfrewshire

Deputy lieutenants

A deputy lieutenant of Renfrewshire is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire. Deputy lieutenants support the work of the lord-lieutenant. There can be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment does not terminate with the changing of the lord-lieutenant, but they usually retire at age 75.

20th Century
  • 18 November 1999: Robert Wight Wilson[9]

References
  • Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lord-Lieutenants of Counties (Scotland) 1794-". Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  1. "Role of Lieutenancy in Renfrewshire". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  2. "Lord-Lieutenants". The Edinburgh Gazette. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  3. "Renfrewshire Lieutenancy :: People". Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  4. "Queen appoints Lord-Lieutenant of Renfrewshire".
  5. "Renfrewshire Lieutenancy :: People". www.renfrewshirelieutenancy.org.uk. Archived from the original on 19 January 2011.
  6. "No. 13652". The London Gazette. 6 May 1794. p. 409.
  7. "No. 58379". The London Gazette. 29 June 2007. p. 9396.
  8. "Queen appoints Lord-Lieutenant of Renfrewshire".
  9. "No. 55677". The London Gazette. 24 November 1999.
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