Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire

Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire
Flag of a Lord Lieutenant in Scotland
Incumbent Colonel Peter McCarthy since 28 March 2019
Appointer	Queen Elizabeth II
Term length	Until the incumbent reaches the age of 75.
Inaugural holder	William McDowall
Formation	1794
Deputy	Hugh McKechnie Currie DL
Website	http://www.renfrewshirelieutenancy.org.uk

The Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire is the representative of the British Crown covering a lieutenancy area of the county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland.

The Lord Lieutenant deals with many of the ceremonial functions associated with representing the Sovereign in his area, co-ordinates Royal visits to the county, presents awards, maintains close links with HM Armed Forces and liaises with the Queen's private office on county matters.^[1]

The current Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire is, since March 2019, is Colonel Peter McCarthy. He is assisted by up to 26 Deputy Lieutenants, amongst them the Vice Lord Lieutenant, held as of 1 July 2019^[update] by Hugh McKechnie Currie.^[2] The Clerk to the Lieutenancy is Mrs Linda Hutchison and is based at the headquarters of East Renfrewshire Council in Giffnock.^[3]

The Renfrewshire lieutenancy was formed in 1794 when permanent lieutenancies were appointed by Royal Warrant to all the counties of Scotland. The Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996 defined the area of the Renfrewshire lieutenancy as covering the local government districts of Renfrew, Eastwood and Inverclyde - covering the area of the county of Renfrewshire. Later that year, these districts were altered into unitary council areas named Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and East Renfrewshire.