High Sheriff of Greater Manchester

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The Office of High Sheriff of Greater Manchester is the ceremonial position of High Sheriff appointed to Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in North West England. [1] [2] The appointment is made by the British monarch, in their capacity as Duke of Lancaster, by pricking the Lites. [3] Created in 1974, the High Sheriff of Greater Manchester has the duty to "protect and assist in upholding the dignity and well being of His Majesty's judges and to represent the Queens executive powers in respect of the administration of justice in the county". [4]

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The Office of High Sheriff is normally awarded to people of stature in Greater Manchester who have significantly and positively contributed in some way to the county's community either through voluntary work or through commerce or industry. [2] The High Sheriff of Greater Manchester holds the post for one year and automatically becomes an ex officio trustee of the Greater Manchester High Sheriff's Police Trust during their year of office. [3]

In addition to the role of "Keeper of The King's Peace in the County", [2] foremost duties include looking after the High Court judges when they are sitting in the Manchester Crown Court. However, much of the administration being undertaken by an undersheriff. [1] The post is granted in a ceremony at one of Greater Manchester's Town halls or other prominent venues in April each year. [1] [2]

List of sheriffs

Each High Sheriff begins their year in office on 1 April.

YearSheriff
1974Sir Neville Butterworth [5]
1975Douglas Edwards of Mere [6]
1976Colonel Sir Richard Dawnay Martin-Bird [7]
1978Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw [8]
1982John Nightingale [9]
1983Angela Fishwick [10]
1985Col. Tom Sherman * [11]
1986Col. Sir John Timmins [12]
1987Col. Arthur Axford [13]
1988Alan W. Guest [14]
1989Col. William M. Elder [15]
1990Norman Quick of Altrincham [16]
1991David Wilson [17]
1994 Sir John Zochonis [3]
1995Edmund Gartside [18]
1996Mary Flora MacKinnon Firth [19]
1997Warren J. Smith [20]
1998 John Lee, Baron Lee of Trafford [21]
1999 Norman K. Stoller [22]
2000Major John Noel Abbott of Alderley Edge [23]
2001Lady Joyce Montgomery [24] [25]
2002Sir Netar Mallick [26]
2003 Sue Hodgkiss [27]
2004 Robert Eric Hough [2] [27]
2005Sir David Wilmot [2]
2006 Alexandra Burslem [28]
2007 Michael Oglesby [29]
2008 Edith Conn [30]
2009Christian Wewer [31]
2010Anil Ruia of Didsbury [32]
2011Christine Lee-Jones [32]
2012George Almond of Bromley Cross, Bolton [32]
2013Paul Griffiths of Lower Peover, Knutsford [33]
2014 Paul Lee of Stanton Avenue, Didsbury [33]
2015Sharman Birtles of Audenshaw [34]
2016Lady Smith of Leigh
2017Kui Man Gerry Yeung [35]
2018Dr Robina Shah [36]
2019Mark Adlestone [37]
2020Eamonn O'Neal [38]
2021Diane Hawkins [39]
2022Lorraine Worsley-Carter [40]
2023Mary-Elizabeth Walker [41]

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