High Sheriff of Greater Manchester

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 Her Majesty's judges and to represent the Queens executive powers in respect of the administration of justice in the county".[4]

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

See also

References
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  2. Britton, Paul (5 April 2005). "From top cop to High Sheriff". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
  3. Greater Manchester High Sheriff's Police Trust. "Our History ..." gmhspolice-trust.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
  4. "Michael Oglesby is unveiled as High Sheriff of Greater Manchester". bruntwood.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
  5. "No. 46249". The London Gazette. 28 March 1974. p. 4008.
  6. London Gazette, 23 March 1976
  7. "Manchester Politicians, Law & Social Reformers". Manchester UK. Archived from the original on 29 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  8. "Nightingales Solicitors". Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
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  15. "No. 52083". The London Gazette. 22 March 1990. p. 6797.
  16. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/g/7114/Edmund+Travis.aspx
  18. "No. 54345". The London Gazette. 14 March 1996. p. 3832.
  19. http://www.manchesterlieutenancy.org/index.php?page=the-lord-lieutenant
  20. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  22. "No. 55792". The London Gazette. 16 March 2000. p. 2988.
  23. http://www.agreatermanchester.org/live/hspt.nsf/WebPages/0C8AC42EA29627F280257585005D4C58?OpenDocument
  24. "Lady Joyce Montgomery DL". Archived from the original on 20 June 2013.
  25. "Professor Sir Netar Mallick DL FRCP FRCPI". High Sheriff's Police Trust. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
  26. Moore, Sheryl (5 October 2004). "Hough is new High Sheriff". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
  27. "No. 57921". The London Gazette. 9 March 2006. p. 3375.
  28. "Introducing the High Sheriff of Greater Manchester". piccadillymanchester.com. 8 May 2007. Archived from the original on 12 December 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
  29. McCathie, Charlie (17 April 2008). "Hats off to the sheriff". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
  30. "No. 59011". The London Gazette. 19 March 2009. p. 4924.
  31. "Greater Manchester 2012/2013". The High sheriff's Association of England and Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  32. "Greater Manchester 2014/2015". High Sheriffs Association. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  33. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/new-high-sheriff-greater-manchester-8921536
  34. "Greater Manchester 2017/2018". High Sheriffs Association. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  35. "No. 62229". The London Gazette. 15 March 2018. pp. 4814–4814.
  36. "Beaverbrooks' Chairman appointed High Sheriff of Greater Manchester". BusinessManchester. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  37. "Former MEN and Granada exec named High Sheriff of Greater Manchester". Prolificnorth. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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