KM Group president Edwin Boorman dies - Kent Online He has a long record of working with key public sector partners from local district councils, to parish councils to county councils, Kent Police, schools, universities and health service providers around diversity and community engagement. Kent has many thriving businesses and The Lord-Lieutenant encourages them to apply for The Queens Award for Enterprise. He has been a member of the Universities UK Board since 2017 and is Chair of MillionPlus, the Association for Modern Universities. Founder and Chairman of Checkmate Group, a safety and engineering company based in Kent. Practicing land agent and widely involved in Kents rural economy with chairmanships and trusteeships in a number of related organisations. Honorary Senior Appointed High Sheriff of Kent - Benenden School Served as Chairman of the Kent T.E.C., Canterbury F.E. In the United Kingdom, a deputy lieutenant is a Crown appointment and one of several deputies to the lord lieutenant of a lieutenancy area: an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county. News & Updates - Kent Lieutenancy Department for Constitutional Affairs (now Ministry of Justice): Explanatory notes for Deputy Lieutenants, Process of the appointments of Deputy lieutenants, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Deputy_lieutenant&oldid=1148771294, Ceremonial officers in the United Kingdom, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 8 April 2023, at 06:43. 30 years TA service, including time as Deputy Commander 2 (South East) Brigade. He was founding Director of Tate Britain for twelve years from 1998, before becoming Director of the Art Fund, the national charity for art. Retired Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and one of the Founder Members of their Pre-Hospital Care Faculty. He is also the link DL for the Reserve Forces and Cadets in Kent. Gurvinder Sandher is the Artistic Director of Cohesion Plus and CEO of the KECC (Kent Equality Cohesion Council). She is active in heritage and youth charities. Classical music blog writer and used to present a weekly radio programme on the subject on a local radio station. Gurvinder is also a Kent Ambassador as well as a Non-Executive of the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board. The Lieutenancy of Kent consists of the Lord-Lieutenant, Vice Lord- Lieutenant, and a maximum of 70 other Deputy Lieutenants, approximately one per 25,000 people. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. In the last two years he has been a Director of British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS), Director of British Blind Sport, Chairman of England Karate, Trustee of Regain The Trust for Sports Tetraplegics, Director of The Clay Pigeon Shooting Association (CPSA) and Board Member of Kent County Cricket Club (KCCC) and Board Lead for Safeguarding at Kent Cricket; and Chairman of Trustees of The Mountbatten Memorial Trust, Trustee of The Canterbury Cathedral Trust; Trustee of The Arts Society a national arts education charity; a Trustee of The Creative Dimension Trust (arts education for 14 -18 year olds from deprived areas); a National Trustee of LArche UK (a national charity building homes for and providing care for the mentally impaired); a Vice Patron of Kent Autistic Trust; a governor of The Kings School Canterbury, Junior Kings and Wellesley House School (former chair); Advisory Board Member of St Marys University, London; Chairman of The Wye Future Group (Environmental); Finance Committee Member of The Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales. Tracy Luke taught History for 35 years in Manchester, Germany (Service Childrens Schools), Nottinghamshire and Kent. These include greeting and accompanying royalty and heads of state during official visits to the county, the presentation of honours and awards, participation in citizenship ceremonies, offering advice during the organisation of events and helping community groups raise awareness of and gain recognition for their work.. Professor Rama Thirunamachandran has been the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of Canterbury Christ Church University. Chris is an Operations Manager for a nonferrous metal refinery and has held prominent positions within Kent Army Cadet Force. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". Paul O'Grady has landed a new role after leaving BBC Radio 2 - as a deputy lieutenant of Kent. Educated at the University of Cambridge, Rama has held posts at Kings College London, University of Bristol, Royal Holloway and Keele University as well as Director at the Higher Education Funding Council for England. Susie Warran-Smith was previously the founder and CEO of Breakthrough Funding which was sold to Ernst & Young in 2020 and a non-executive for the Department for Communities and Local Government. Professor of Economics and Law at New York University, School Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics. The Service was attended by, among others, the Lord Lieutenant of Kent (representing HM The Queen), Supreme Court Justice Lord Reed, the Bishop of Dover, the Bishop and Dean of Rochester, a Resident Judge in Kent, the Chief of Police, the Chairman of Kent County Council; and the Mayor of Tunbridge Wells, as well as many Deputy Lieutenants, past . "These include greeting and accompanying royalty and heads of state during official visits to the county, the presentation of honours and awards, participation in citizenship ceremonies, offering advice during the organisation of events and helping community groups raise awareness of and gain recognition for their work.". Her earlier career was mainly in the public sector including nine years as Chief Executive of Medway Council and three as Managing Director of Ashfords Future. For more information contact the Lieutenancy Office: at Lieutenancyoffice@suffolk.gov.uk. A wonderful memory of a fantastic day for Hythe. This website uses basic essential cookies that are required to make the website function. They are Brigadier (Retd) Nick Baveystock, Colonel Christopher. Richard Oldfield was Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Kent from 2011-2020 and High Sheriff from 2008-9. Kent Together - cost of living support Home About the council How the council works The Chairman As the civic and ceremonial head of the authority, the role of the Chairman is to uphold the. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. Former teacher and school Chaplain (lay). Deputy Lieutenants come from all walks of life and all parts of the county. He is a Knight of the Order of Malta. Board Director of Kreston International and Member of the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). Jane is currently a trustee of Huggens College and Together Kent; co-chair of Communities and Partnerships, Canterbury Diocese, and Patron of DAVSS (Domestic Abuse Volunteer Support Services) and Safer Communities Alliance. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. Her final role before retirement was Chief Executive of Local Partnerships LLP, a joint venture between HM Treasury and the Local Government Association. 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He was founding Director of Tate Britain for twelve years from 1998, before becoming Director of the Art Fund, the national charity for art. He has wide experience of delivering large engineering programmes; notably nearly 10 years leading international post conflict reconstruction and development in Southern Iraq and the Balkans. Nicks great love is classical music about which he writes a blog as well as hosting a weekly radio programme on the subject on a local radio station. The appointment as vice-lieutenant does, however, expire on the retirement of the lord lieutenant who made the choice. Nicholas (Nick) Hely-Hutchinson studied at the University of St. Andrews, from where he graduated in 1982 with an M.A. Was Deputy Chairman of the London Olympic Games. Geraldine was born and brought up in Kent. Derek Kammerzell, an assistant police chief in Kent, Wash., was investigated and disciplined after he taped the insignia of an SS officer to his office door in September 2020. These include greeting and accompanying royalty and heads of state during official visits to the county, the presentation of honours and awards, participation in citizenship ceremonies, offering advice during the organisation of events and helping community groups raise awareness of and gain recognition for their work. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. After moving to Kent in 1997, he became heavily involved in the local community becoming a Town Councillor and Chairman of the local Sports Association. This award recognises the vital role played by the thousands of unsung heroes of the voluntary and community world which we in the Lieutenancy believe it is important to celebrate and encourage. The Lord-Lieutenant is HM The Kings personal representative in the county, and is appointed by The King on the advice of the Prime Minister of the day. Read our, {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}. Paul OGrady is a well-known and successful comedian, broadcaster, actor and writer. It does not store any personal data. The Lord Lieutenant leads this influential network of Deputy Lieutenants and provides the organisation for their individual networks to interlock for the benefit of Kents varied communities. On leaving Durham University, Kate founded Theobald Barber Limited, a travel business specialising in bespoke safari holidays to Africa. With over 20 years experience in the sector, he works extensively across Kent in partnership with both voluntary and statutory sectors to promote community cohesion, engagement with diverse communities, eliminate discrimination and tackle inequalities. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Nick Baveystock was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Kent in June 2019 and has been Director General of the Institution of Civil Engineers since 2011. School finance governor at the Sandwich Technology College. He has spent his entire career in the City of London, beginning at stockbrokers Vivian Gray, then as a private client and charity fund manager at Mercury Asset Management. Trustee of Kent Community Foundation, Trustee of Rochester Cathedral Trust, Kent Ambassador and Patron of Hadlow College. Paul O'Grady hopes to 'do Kent proud' as deputy lieutenant Sir Stephen Deuchar has lived in Kent for the past 28 years, and is currently a Trustee of the Turner Contemporary gallery in Margate and a Trustee of the arts organization Creative Folkestone.