Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey

Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
Coat of arms of Guernsey
Flag of the lieutenant governor of Guernsey
Incumbent Lieutenant General Richard Cripwell CB CBE since 15 February 2022
Style	His Excellency
Appointer	Monarch of the United Kingdom
Term length	At His Majesty's Pleasure
Website	www.governmenthouse.gg

Politics of Guernsey
The Crown Duke of Normandy King Charles III Lieutenant Governor Lieutenant General Richard Cripwell CB CBE
Government President of the Policy and Resources Committee Lyndon Trott
Legislature Bailiff Richard McMahon
Judiciary Law of Guernsey Crown Officers Jurat Courts of Guernsey
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The lieutenant governor of Guernsey is the representative of the British monarch in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a Crown dependency of the British Crown. The role of the lieutenant governor is to act as the de facto head of state in Guernsey and as liaison between the governments of Guernsey and the United Kingdom. The holder of this office is also ex officio a member of the States of Guernsey but may not vote and, by convention, speaks in the Chamber only on appointment and on departure from post. The duties are primarily diplomatic and ceremonial. He has the authority to appointment two members of the board of governors of Elizabeth College and the Priaulx Library.^[1]

The lieutenant governor has his own flag in Guernsey, the Union Flag defaced with the Bailiwick's coat of arms.