Service Description: The Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight is Major General Martin White CB CBE JP. The Lord-Lieutenant is an honorary office appointed by Her Majesty The Queen on the advice of the Prime Minister. He is the permanent representative of the Crown on the Isle of Wight. The post is non-political and unpaid.
Answer: The Clerk to the Lieutenancy, also an honorary appointment, is the chief executive to the Isle of Wight Council, presently Steve Beynon. However, the day-to-day support to the Lord-Lieutenant is co-ordinated from County Hall by the Deputy Clerk to the Lieutenancy, Mrs Gillian Phenix. Her main duties on behalf of the Lord-Lieutenant include; arranging royal visits and attendance at garden parties, organising medals and award ceremonies, co-ordinating participation in civic, voluntary and social activity within the Lieutenancy and liaison with the military and ex-service organisations.