Lord Lieutenant of Caithness


The Lord Lieutenant of Caithness is the British monarch's personal representative in an area defined since 1975 as consisting of the local government district of [Caithness (local government district, Highland (local government area)|Highland region)|Caithness], in Scotland. This definition was renewed by the Lord-Lieutenants Order 1996. Previously, the area of the lieutenancy was the county of Caithness, which was abolished as a local government area by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The district was created under the 1973 act as a district of the two-tier Highland region and abolished as a local government area under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1994, which turned the Highland region into a unitary council area.

List of Lord-Lieutenants of Caithness

Deputy lieutenants

A deputy lieutenant of Caithness is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Caithness. Deputy lieutenants support the work of the lord-lieutenant. There can be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment does not terminate with the changing of the lord-lieutenant, but they usually retire at age 75.

19th Century