Governor of Northern Ireland
The Governor of Northern Ireland (German Gouverneur von Nordirland ) was the supreme representative of the British monarch in Northern Ireland from December 12, 1922 to July 18, 1973. The seat of the governor was Hillsborough Castle near Belfast .
Official history
With the division into Northern Ireland and " Southern Ireland " by the Government of Ireland Act of 1920, a law of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , the post of Governor of Northern Ireland as a representative of the British monarch was created by an additional declaration . The Governor of Northern Ireland was also given the duties of Lord Chancellor of Ireland on December 6, 1921 . Until December 12, 1922, the last Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Edmund FitzAlan-Howard, 1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent acted provisionally. The office of governor was canceled in 1973 in the wake of the escalating conflict in Northern Ireland , and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland finally took over his duties.
List of Governors of Northern Ireland
| № | governor | image | Term of office | monarch | Prime Minister of Northern Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| from | to | |||||
| 1 |
The Duke of Abercorn (1869-1953) |
|
December 12, 1922 | September 6, 1945 |
George V. Edward VIII. George VI. |
Craigavon Andrews Brooke |
| 2 | William Leveson-Gower, 4th Earl Granville (1880-1953) |
|
September 7, 1945 | December 1, 1952 |
George VI. Elizabeth II |
Brooke |
| 3 | John Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst (1895–1970) |
|
December 1, 1952 | December 1, 1964 | Elizabeth II |
Brookeborough O'Neill |
| 4th | John Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine of Rerrick (1893–1980) |
|
December 1, 1964 | November 27, 1968 | Elizabeth II | O'Neill |
| 5 |
The Lord Gray of Naunton (1910-1999) |
|
November 27, 1968 | June 26, 1973 | Elizabeth II |
O'Neill Chichester-Clark Faulkner |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oliver Joseph Burke: The History of the Lord Chancellors of Ireland. - Internet Archive E. Ponsonby, Dublin 1879.
- ↑ Scotland referendum 2014: the impact of independence on the UK Parliament ; UK Parliament analysis of the potential consequences of Scotland leaving the UK, 2014; Retrieved August 26, 2016.