The Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard is a UK Government post usually held by the Government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords.[1] The present Captain is The 9th Earl of Courtown, who was appointed to the position in the May ministry in July 2016.
Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard & Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Lords | |
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Style | The Right Honourable |
Appointer | Prime Minister |
Formation | 1485 |
First holder | John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford |
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | Ministry | Ref. | ||
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Bryan Davies The Lord Davies of Oldham |
June 2003 |
May 2010 |
Labour | Blair II | [8] | ||
Blair III | |||||||
Brown | |||||||
David Shutt The Lord Shutt of Greetland |
May 2010 |
May 2012 |
Liberal Democrat | Cameron–Clegg (Con.–L.D.) |
[9] | ||
Richard Newby The Lord Newby |
May 2012 |
May 2015 |
[10] | ||||
John Gardiner The Lord Gardiner of Kimble |
May 2015 |
July 2016 |
Conservative | Cameron II | [11] | ||
Patrick Stopford The Earl of Courtown |
July 2016 |
Incumbent | May I | [12] | |||
May II | |||||||
Johnson I | |||||||
Johnson II | |||||||
Truss | |||||||
Sunak |