The Office of High Sheriff of Greater Manchester is the ceremonial position of High Sheriff appointed to Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in North West England.[1][2] The appointment is made by the British monarch, in their capacity as Duke of Lancaster, by pricking the Lites.[3] Created in 1974, the High Sheriff of Greater Manchester has the duty to "protect and assist in upholding the dignity and well being of His Majesty's judges and to represent the Queens executive powers in respect of the administration of justice in the county".[4]

The Office of High Sheriff is normally awarded to people of stature in Greater Manchester who have significantly and positively contributed in some way to the county's community either through voluntary work or through commerce or industry.[2] The High Sheriff of Greater Manchester holds the post for one year and automatically becomes an ex officio trustee of the Greater Manchester High Sheriff's Police Trust during their year of office.[3]

In addition to the role of "Keeper of The King's Peace in the County",[2] foremost duties include looking after the High Court judges when they are sitting in the Manchester Crown Court. However, much of the administration being undertaken by an undersheriff.[1] The post is granted in a ceremony at one of Greater Manchester's Town halls or other prominent venues in April each year.[1][2]

## Contents

* 1 List of sheriffs
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## List of sheriffs[edit]

Each High Sheriff begins their year in office on 1 April.

Year | Sheriff

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1974 | Sir Neville Butterworth[5]
1976 | Colonel Sir Richard Dawnay Martin-Bird[6]
1978 | Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw[7]
1982 | John Nightingale[8]
1983 | Angela Fishwick[9]
1985 | Col. Tom Sherman OBE VRD*[10]
1986 | Col Sir John Timmins, KCVO, OBE[11]
1987 | Col. Arthur Axford OBE[12]
1988 | Alan W Guest Esquire DL[13]
1989 | Col. William M Elder CStJ TD[14]
1990 | Norman Quick of Altrincham[15]
1991 | David Wilson OBE[16]
1994 | Sir John Zochonis[3]
1995 | Edmund Gartside[17]
1996 | Mary Flora MacKinnon Firth[18]
1997 | Warren J. Smith[19]
1998 | John Lee, Baron Lee of Trafford[20]
1999 | Norman K Stoller CBE CStJ[21]
2000 | Major John Noel Abbott TD DL of Alderley Edge[22]
2001 | Lady Joyce Montgomery[23][24]
2002 | Sir Netar Mallick[25]
2003 | Sue Hodgkiss[26]
2004 | Robert Eric Hough[2][26]
2005 | Chief Constable Sir David Wilmot[2]
2006 | Alexandra Burslem[27]
2007 | Michael Oglesby[28]
2008 | Edith Conn[29]
2009 | Christian Wewer DL[30]
2010 | Anil Ruia OBE JP DL of Didsbury[31]
2011 | Christine Lee-Jones[31]
2012 | George Almond of Bromley Cross, Bolton[31]
2013 | Paul Griffiths DL of Lower Peover, Knutsford[32]
2014 | Paul Lee DL of Stanton Avenue, Didsbury[32]
2015 | Sharman Birtles of Audenshaw[33]
2016 | The Lady Smith of Leigh DL
2017 | Kui Man Gerry Yeung[34]
2018 | Dr Robina Shah [35]
2019 | Mark Adlestone, OBE [36]
2020 | Eamonn O'Neal [37]
2021 | Diane Hawkins [38]
2022 | Lorraine Worsley-Carter [39]

## See also[edit]

* Greater Manchester Police
* Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Duke of Lancaster. "Palatinate High Sheriffs". duchyoflancaster.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 April 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
2. ^ a b c d e f Britton, Paul (5 April 2005). "From top cop to High Sheriff". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
3. ^ a b c Greater Manchester High Sheriff's Police Trust. "Our History ..." gmhspolice-trust.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2008.[dead link]
4. ^ "Michael Oglesby is unveiled as High Sheriff of Greater Manchester". bruntwood.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
5. ^ "No. 46249". The London Gazette. 28 March 1974. p. 4008.
6. ^ London Gazette, 23 March 1976
7. ^ "Manchester Politicians, Law & Social Reformers". Manchester UK. Archived from the original on 29 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
8. ^ "Nightingales Solicitors". Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
9. ^ "New Page 1". Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
10. ^ "Greater Manchester Lieutenancy - Col. Tom Sherman OBE VRD* DL". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
11. ^ "Col Sir John Timmins, KCVO, OBE, TD Authorised Biography – Debrett's People of Today, Col Sir John Timmins, KCVO, OBE, TD Profile". Archived from the original on 9 July 2011.
12. ^ "Greater Manchester Lieutenancy - Col. Arthur Axford OBE TD DL". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
13. ^ "No. 51291". The London Gazette. 6 April 1988. p. 4037.
14. ^ http://www.manchesterlieutenancy.org/index.php?page=william-elder. Retrieved 9 February 2011. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
15. ^ "No. 52083". The London Gazette. 22 March 1990. p. 6797.
16. ^ http://www.manchesterlieutenancy.org/index.php?page=david-wilson. Retrieved 9 February 2011. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
17. ^ "Edmund Gartside, Esq, TD, DL Authorised Biography – Debrett's People of Today, Edmund Gartside, Esq, TD, DL Profile". Archived from the original on 9 July 2011.
18. ^ "No. 54345". The London Gazette. 14 March 1996. p. 3832.
19. ^ "Greater Manchester Lieutenancy - the Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester".
20. ^ "Lord Lee of Trafford". Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
21. ^ "Greater Manchester Lieutenancy - Norman K Stoller Esq CBE CSTJ DL". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
22. ^ "No. 55792". The London Gazette. 16 March 2000. p. 2988.
23. ^ "Greater Manchester High Sheriff's Trust | Let's create a Greater Manchester".
24. ^ "Lady Joyce Montgomery DL". Archived from the original on 20 June 2013.
25. ^ "Professor Sir Netar Mallick DL FRCP FRCPI". High Sheriff's Police Trust. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
26. ^ a b Moore, Sheryl (5 October 2004). "Hough is new High Sheriff". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
27. ^ "No. 57921". The London Gazette. 9 March 2006. p. 3375.
28. ^ "Introducing the High Sheriff of Greater Manchester". piccadillymanchester.com. 8 May 2007. Archived from the original on 12 December 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
29. ^ McCathie, Charlie (17 April 2008). "Hats off to the sheriff". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2008.[dead link]
30. ^ "No. 59011". The London Gazette. 19 March 2009. p. 4924.
31. ^ a b c "Greater Manchester 2012/2013". The High sheriff's Association of England and Wales. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
32. ^ a b "Greater Manchester 2014/2015". High Sheriffs Association. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
33. ^ "Queen selects a new High Sheriff for Greater Manchester using ancient ceremony". 25 March 2015.
34. ^ "Greater Manchester 2017/2018". High Sheriffs Association. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
35. ^ "No. 62229". The London Gazette. 15 March 2018. pp. 4814–4814.
36. ^ "Beaverbrooks' Chairman appointed High Sheriff of Greater Manchester". BusinessManchester. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
37. ^ "Former MEN and Granada exec named High Sheriff of Greater Manchester". Prolificnorth. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
38. ^ "New Year message from the High Sheriff of Greater Manchester, Bolton's Diane Hawkins". The Bolton News. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
39. ^ "New High Sheriff of Greater Manchester chosen by the Queen". Manchester Evening News. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.

## External links[edit]

* www.gmhspolice-trust.co.uk, The Greater Manchester High Sheriff's Police Trust.
* www.highsheriffs.com, The Association of High Sheriffs.

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