Lieutenant governor of the Isle of Man
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The lieutenant governor of the Isle of Man (Manx: Fo-chiannoort Vannin or lhiass-chiannoort vannin) is the Lord of Mann's official personal representative in the Isle of Man. He has the power to grant royal assent and is styled "His Excellency".
Lieutenant governor of the Isle of Man | |
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Fo-chiannoort Vannin Lhiass-chiannoort Vannin | |
Lieutenant Governor | |
Style | His Excellency |
Reports to | Lord of Mann |
Residence | Government House, Isle of Man |
Nominator | Isle of Man Government |
Appointer | Lord of Mann |
Term length | 5 years |
Formation | 1773 |
First holder | Henry Hope |
Deputy | First Deemster Andrew Corlett |
Salary | £108,208 |
Website | www.gov.im |
No Manx-born person has ever been appointed lieutenant governor, although Manx-born first deemsters (ex officio deputy governors) have taken on the role temporarily during an interregnum between governors, and during periods when the lieutenant governor is off-island.
The official residence of the governor is Government House, Governor's Road, Onchan.
In the past, the lieutenant governor wielded considerable judicial, fiscal and executive power on the island.[1] However, the office lost his prerogatives as Head of the Judiciary in 1921,[2] as Head of Government in 1961,[3] as president of the Legislative Council in 1980 and finally as president of Tynwald in 1990.[2] Today the role of lieutenant governor is essentially ceremonial, although certain powers under Isle of Man legislation do still fall to the governor or governor-in-council (a decision on the advice, and with the approval of, the Council of Ministers).