What is Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man?
[[Image:Flag of the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man.svg|thumb|right|250px|Flag of the Lieutenant-Governor]] {{Politics of the Isle of Man}} The '''Lieutenant Governor''' ({{lang-gv|Fo-chiannoort}}) is the representative on the [[Isle of Man]] of the [[Lord of Mann]], who is currently [[Queen Elizabeth II]]. He/she has the power to grant [[Royal Assent]] and is styled ''His Excellency''. The [[official residence]] of the Governor is [[Government House, Isle of Man|Government House]], Governor's Road, [[Onchan]]. The Lieutenant Governor had all judicial, fiscal (tax raising) and executive power. In about 1900 they had more power over the island than any other Commonwealth leader had in their colony or Dominion. However, he lost his role as Head of the Judiciary and as [[Head of Government]] in 1961, as [[President of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man|President of Legislative Council]] in 1980 and finally as [[President of Tynwald]] in 1990. Today the role of Lieutenant Governor is mainly ceremonial. Some powers under Isle of Man legislation do still fall to the Governor or Governor-in-Council. ==Proposed change to title== In October 2005 [[Tynwald]] wanted to change the title of the [[Lieutenant Governor]] to [[Crown Commissioner]]. This proposal was sent to the British [[Department of Constitutional Affairs]] for submission to the [[Lord of Mann]] [[Elizabeth II]] for approval. However, in April 2006, after much public disapproval, [[Tynwald]] rejected their own proposal and withdrew their request for Royal Assent. Thus the Lieutenant Governor will remain as currently titled. [[File:Lieutenant Governor's Speech, Tynwald Day - geograph.org.uk - 103397.jpg|thumb|left|Lieutenant Governor's Speech, Tynwald Day.]] {{-}} ==List of lieutenant governors== *Henry Hope (1773-1775) *[[Richard Dawson (governor)|Richard Dawson]] (1775-1790) *[[Alexander Shaw (governor)|Alexander Shaw]] (1790-1804) *[[Henry Murray (governor)|Henry Murray]] (1804-1805) *[[Cornelius Smelt]] (1805-1832) *[[Major General]]