Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London

The Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London is the personal representative of the monarch, currently King Charles III, in Greater London.[1]

Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London
Incumbent
Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE
since 25 May 2015
AppointerKing Charles III
Term lengthUntil the incumbent reaches the age of 75.
Inaugural holderHarold, Earl Alexander of Tunis KG
Formation1965
DeputyColonel Jane Davis OBE QVRM TD DL
SalaryNil (pro bono)
Websitehttp://greaterlondonlieutenancy.org.uk

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.


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