Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk

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The Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of Suffolk, responsible for ceremonial duties, promoting civic life, and liaising between the Crown and local communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lord-Lieutenancy
ceremonial office
appliesToJurisdiction Suffolk
appointedBy British monarch
basedOn royal prerogative
category Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lord-Lieutenants of Suffolk
country United Kingdom
hasAssociatedPosition Deputy Lieutenant of Suffolk
Vice Lord Lieutenant
surface form: Vice Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk
hasDuty act as the monarch’s personal representative in Suffolk
liaise between the Crown and local communities
organise and support royal visits to Suffolk
participate in civic and ceremonial events in Suffolk
present honours and awards on behalf of the Crown
promote civic, commercial, voluntary and social activities in Suffolk
support the armed forces and cadet forces in Suffolk
hasJurisdictionOver ceremonial county of Suffolk
hasLegalStatus Crown appointment
hasTitleStyle Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk self-linksurface differs
surface form: Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk
inception 16th century
isGenderNeutralTitle true
isPartOf Lieutenancies of England
surface form: Lieutenancy of England
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Suffolk
officeHolder Clare, Countess of Euston
officeHolderStartTime 2003
precededBy military leaders responsible for county militia
represents British monarch
residence Suffolk
scopeOfWork ceremonial and civic functions in Suffolk
subordinateTo British monarch
symbolizes presence of the Crown in Suffolk
termLength serves until retirement age or resignation
worksWith armed forces units based in Suffolk
charitable and voluntary organisations in Suffolk
local authorities in Suffolk

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Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton heldTitle Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk
Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk
John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk
Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk category Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lord-Lieutenants of Suffolk
Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk hasTitleStyle Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk
Herringswell ceremonialLieutenancy Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk