Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire

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The Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, responsible for arranging royal visits and promoting civic, voluntary, and community activities.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Lord-Lieutenancy
ceremonial county office
person
appliesToJurisdiction Berkshire
appointedBy British monarch
associatedWith Berkshire County Council
Royal Berkshire Regiment
local authorities in Berkshire
category Lord-Lieutenants of Berkshire
ceremonialCounty Berkshire
country United Kingdom
duty liaison between Crown and local armed forces units
participation in civic ceremonies
presentation of honours and awards on behalf of the Crown
support for local charities
support for local community organisations
support for local voluntary services
hasDeputy Deputy Lieutenant of Berkshire
historicalFunction local military leadership
oversight of county militia
honoraryMilitaryRole links with local units of the armed forces
inception 16th century
jurisdictionType ceremonial county
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn South East England
modernFunction purely ceremonial role
nominatedBy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
officeHoldersInclude James Puxley
partOf Lieutenancies of England
positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire
precededBy Sheriff of Berkshire
reportsTo British monarch
represents British monarch
residenceRequirement must reside in Berkshire
responsibility arranging royal visits to Berkshire
promotion of civic activities in Berkshire
promotion of community activities in Berkshire
promotion of voluntary activities in Berkshire
role monarch’s personal representative in Berkshire
scopeOfActivities civic life in Berkshire
community life in Berkshire
voluntary sector in Berkshire
seat Berkshire
startTime 2015
style Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Berkshire
termLength serves until retirement age or resignation

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire ("Lord-Lieutenants of Berkshire")
category
Berkshire, England
ceremonialCountyFor
Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire ("Deputy Lieutenant of Berkshire")
hasDeputy
James Puxley
positionHeld
Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire
relatedPosition
Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire ("Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Berkshire")
style

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