Lieutenant governor of the Isle of Man

Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
Fo-chiannoort Vannin Lhiass-chiannoort Vannin
Standard of the Lieutenant Governor
Incumbent Sir John Lorimer since 29 September 2021 (2021-09-29)
Lieutenant Governor
Style	His Excellency
Reports to	Lord of Mann
Residence	Government House, Isle of Man
Nominator	Isle of Man Government
Appointer	Lord of Mann
Term length	5 years
Formation	1773
First holder	Henry Hope
Deputy	First Deemster Andrew Corlett
Salary	£108,208
Website	www.gov.im

Politics of the Isle of Man
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The lieutenant governor of the Isle of Man (Manx: Fo-chiannoort Vannin or lhiass-chiannoort vannin) is the Lord of Mann's official personal representative in the Isle of Man. He has the power to grant royal assent and is styled "His Excellency".

No Manx-born person has ever been appointed lieutenant governor, although Manx-born first deemsters (ex officio deputy governors) have taken on the role temporarily during an interregnum between governors, and during periods when the lieutenant governor is off-island.

The official residence of the governor is Government House, Governor's Road, Onchan.

In the past, the lieutenant governor wielded considerable judicial, fiscal and executive power on the island.^[1] However, the office lost his prerogatives as Head of the Judiciary in 1921,^[2] as Head of Government in 1961,^[3] as president of the Legislative Council in 1980 and finally as president of Tynwald in 1990.^[2] Today the role of lieutenant governor is essentially ceremonial, although certain powers under Isle of Man legislation do still fall to the governor or governor-in-council (a decision on the advice, and with the approval of, the Council of Ministers).