page_title: Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
hierarchical_section_title: Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
caption_attribution_description: English: Lieutenant Governor's Speech, Tynwald Day.
context_page_description: The Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man is the British monarch's official personal representative in the Isle of Man. He has the power to grant royal assent and is styled "His Excellency".
  In recent times the governor has been either a retired diplomat or a senior military officer. No Manx-born person has ever been appointed lieutenant governor, although Manx-born first deemsters 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 judicial, fiscal and executive power on the island, and around 1900 had more power than any other governor in the British Empire. However, the office lost his prerogatives as Head of the Judiciary in 1921, as Head of Government in 1961, as president of the Legislative Council in 1980 and finally as president of Tynwald in 1990. 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.
context_section_description: The Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man (Manx: Fo-chiannoort Vannin or Lhiass-chiannoort Vannin) is the British monarch's official personal representative in the Isle of Man. He has the power to grant royal assent and is styled "His Excellency".
  In recent times the governor has been either a retired diplomat or a senior military officer. 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 judicial, fiscal and executive power on the island, and around 1900 had more power than any other governor in the British Empire. However, the office lost his prerogatives as Head of the Judiciary in 1921, as Head of Government in 1961, as president of the Legislative Council in 1980 and finally as president of Tynwald in 1990. 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).
caption: Lieutenant Governor's Speech, Tynwald Day.
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