Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire

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 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.

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.

  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.