High Sheriff of South Glamorgan

Last updated April 09, 2024

The office of High Sheriff of South Glamorgan was established in 1974 as part of the creation of the county of South Glamorgan in Wales following the Local Government Act 1972. Together with the High Sheriff of West Glamorgan and the High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan, the office effectively replaced that of the High Sheriff of Glamorgan.

High Sheriffs of South Glamorgan

Before 1974 – See High Sheriff of Glamorgan
1974: Colonel Kenneth Morgan of Llantrithyd
1975: Anthony S. Martyn of St. Nicholas
1976: Joseph G. Gaskell of Dinas Powis
1977: Francis E. S. Hayes of Llansannor
1978: Christopher Michael Brain Of Peterson-Super-Ely
1979: John Leonard, Baron Leonard of Cardiff (Excused); Harold E. Williams of Penarth
1980: Thomas Henry Keen, of Bonvilston (Excused); Henry Gethin Lewis of Sutton Mawr
1981: Colonel Sir Christopher Peterson of Cardiff
1982: Ivan Dale Owen of Penarth
1983: Ian Eric Colston of Boverton, Llantwit Major
1984: Cecil H. Rapport of Cardiff
1985: W. Emrys Evans of Dinas Powis
1986: Sir Brooke Charles Boothby, 15th Baronet, of Ffonmon
1987: Sir Donald Walters of Cardiff
1988: Dudley H. Fisher of Cardiff
1989: Christopher Pollard of Penarth
1990: Brian K. Thomas of Cardiff
1991: Michael J. Clay D.L. of Cowbridge
1992: Alastair O. Golley, of Dinas Powis
1993: Commander John M.D. Curteis of St. Hilary
1994: Joanna Cory of Penllyn
1995: J. Wynford Evans of St. Fagans
1996: Ralph Philip Vincent Rees of Radyr^[1]
1997: John Phillips of Ystradowen
1998: David M. Jones, of Cowbridge
1999: Mrs. Meriel Watkins of Penarth^[2]
2000: Michael Charles Eddershaw of Llansannor^[3]
2001: Lieutenant Colonel Rhodri Llewellyn Traherne of Coedarhydyglyn ^[4]
2002: Colin J. Richards of St. Nicholas ^[5]
2003: Josephine Homfray of Cowbridge^[6]
2004: Fiona Natalie Peel of Cardiff^[7]
2005: Derek Ivor Rapport of Cardiff ^[8]
2006: Lady Monjulee Webb ^[9]
2007: Paul Williams ^[10]
2008: Brian Idris Rees of Llandaff ^[11]
2009: Professor Anthony J Hazell of Penarth ^[12]
2010: Margaret Anne Campbell ^[13]
2011: Roger G Thomas ^[14]
2012: Arun Midha ^[15]
2013: M A Meredith ^[16]
2014: David Ward Jenkins ^[17]
2015: Professor Heather Vivienne Stevens of The Waterloo Foundation, Cardiff^[18]
2016: Professor John Williams of Cardiff^[19]
2017: Gilbert Campbell Lloyd of Llandaff, Cardiff ^[20]
2018: Brian Charles Lakin of Walterston, near Barry^[21]
2019: Dr Isabel Mary Graham, Peterston-super-Ely, Cardiff ^[22]
2020: Andrew Rhys Howell of St Mellons, Cardiff ^[23]
2021: Peter Richard Dewey of St Nicholas, Vale of Glamorgan^[24]
2022: Rosaleen Moriarty-Simmonds of Cardiff^[25]
2023: David Rhys Hughes James of Radyr, Cardiff^[26]
2024: Janey Elizabeth Howell of Cardiff^[27]

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References

Former High Sheriffs of South Glamorgan

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↑ "No. 62229". The London Gazette. 15 March 2018. p. 4814.
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[1] "No. 54345". The London Gazette . 14 March 1996. p. 3832.

[2] "No. 55428". The London Gazette . 12 March 1999. p. 2938.

[3] "No. 55792". The London Gazette . 16 March 2000. p. 2988.

[4] "No. 56155". The London Gazette . 22 March 2001. p. 3254.

[5] "No. 56531". The London Gazette . 9 April 2002. p. 4284.

[6] "No. 56884". The London Gazette . 21 March 2003. p. 3604.

[7] "No. 57230". The London Gazette . 29 March 2004. p. 3128.

[8] "No. 57598". The London Gazette . 29 March 2005. p. 3762.

[9] "No. 57921". The London Gazette . 9 March 2006. p. 3376.

[10] "No. 58266". The London Gazette . 7 March 2007. p. 3313.

[11] "No. 58639". The London Gazette. 13 March 2008. pp. 3947–3948.

[12] "No. 59011". The London Gazette. 19 March 2009. p. 4924.

[13] "No. 59364". The London Gazette . 18 March 2010. p. 4707.

[14] "No. 59729". The London Gazette . 17 March 2011. p. 4995.

[15] "No. 60087". The London Gazette . 15 March 2012. p. 5223.

[16] "No. 60447". The London Gazette . 14 March 2013. p. 5101.

[17] "No. 60799". The London Gazette . 6 March 2014. p. 4635.

[18] "No. 61177". The London Gazette . 23 March 2015. p. 5242.

[19] "No. 61759". The London Gazette . 17 March 2016. p. 5942.

[20] "No. 61868". The London Gazette . 10 March 2017. p. 5262.

[21] "No. 62229". The London Gazette. 15 March 2018. p. 4814.

[22] "No. 62586". The London Gazette . 15 March 2019. p. 4643.

[23] "No. 62943". The London Gazette . 13 March 2020. p. 5162.

[24] "No. 63290". The London Gazette . 12 March 2021. p. 4778.

[25] "No. 63644". The London Gazette . 18 March 2022. p. 5082.

[26] "No. 63990". The London Gazette . 10 March 2023. p. 4634.

[27] "No. 64345". The London Gazette . 14 March 2024. p. 5286.

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