High Sheriff of Gwent

E711997

The High Sheriff of Gwent is a ceremonial judicial and civic officer appointed annually to represent the British monarch in the county of Gwent, Wales.

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High Sheriff of Gwent canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf High Sheriff
ceremonial office
appliesToJurisdiction Gwent NERFINISHED
appointedBy British monarch NERFINISHED
associatedWith judiciary of Wales
police forces operating in Gwent
voluntary and community sector in Gwent
ceremonialFunction attendance at royal visits in Gwent
representation of the Crown at local events
support for law and order agencies
support for the judiciary within the county
coatOfArmsUsed arms associated with the county of Gwent
comparedWith High Sheriff of Clwyd NERFINISHED
High Sheriff of Dyfed NERFINISHED
High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan NERFINISHED
High Sheriff of South Glamorgan NERFINISHED
High Sheriff of West Glamorgan NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
hasDuty attendance at civic and legal ceremonies in Gwent
promoting community and voluntary services in Gwent
supporting the Crown and the judiciary at county level
hasPart annual list of office holders
hasPredecessorOffice High Sheriff of Monmouthshire NERFINISHED
historicalBasis ancient office of sheriff in England and Wales
honoraryTitle High Sheriff NERFINISHED
inception 1974
jurisdictionType preserved county
languageOfOfficialName English
legalStatus Crown appointment
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Wales NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Europe/London
officeHolderRole ceremonial judicial officer
civic officer
officeScope county‑level
officeType non‑political office
partOf High Sheriffs of Wales NERFINISHED
reasonForInception local government reorganisation in Wales in 1974
replaces High Sheriff of Monmouthshire NERFINISHED
represents British monarch
selectionProcess pricking ceremony by the monarch
subordinateTo Lord Lieutenant of Gwent NERFINISHED
termLength one year

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High Sheriffs of England and Wales hasPart High Sheriff of Gwent