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Sir Jock Spurgeon-Price
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Governor of Cambria
Assumed office
31 January 2020
MonarchAlbert II
Prime MinisterNadia Burnett
LieutenantKenneth Street
Preceded byWilliam Barber
Private Secretary to the Sovereign
In office
2005–2019
MonarchAlbert I
Preceded byBaron Keitling
Succeeded bySir Harry Beresford
MonarchAlbert II
Personal details
Born (1963-08-03) 3 August 1963 (age 60)
Comnock & Holmhead, Cambria
NationalityGallambrian
Spouse
Julie Auchter (m. 1993)
Children3
Alma mater
Military service
AllegianceGallambria
Branch/serviceGallambrian Army Reserve
Years of service1981-1989
RankCaptain
UnitRoyal Cambrian Regiment

Jock Edward Christopher Spurgeon-Price, GCGO, KSO, CTM, KStJ, PC (born 3 August 1963), is the 16th and current Governor of Cambria. He was appointed as Governor on 31 January 2020, after the death of Sir William Barber in the terror attacks in Tamworth. He was previously the Private Secretary to King Albert II from 2005 to 2009.

Early Life

Spurgeon-Price was born in Comnock & Holmhead, Cambria, one of four children to Alec and Hazel Spurgeon-Price; his father served as an Infantry Officer with the 4th Battalion, Royal Highland Regiment. He grew up in the hamlet of Comnock & Holmhead, and was educated at Hopetoun College. Spurgeon-Price graduated from the University of Tamworth in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts (Political Sciences) with honours, and he graduated from the Bromwich School of Government & International Studies with a Masters in International Studies in 1987.

Career

After completing his Masters, Spurgeon-Price joined the Foreign Services Graduate Scheme, after which he took a number of diplomatic postings around the globe. In 2005, he left the Foreign Service and was appointed as Private Secretary to King Albert I and subsequently King Albert II, until he retired from court in 2019. Following the death of Sir William Barber during the 2020 Tamworth Terror Attacks, he was appointed as Governor of the State of Cambria.

Titles, styles and honours

Viceregal styles of
Jock Spurgeon-Price
Reference styleHis Excellency
Spoken styleYour Excellency
  • 3 August 1963 – 1981: Jock Spurgeon-Price
  • 1981 – 1983: Second Lieutenant Jock Spurgeon-Price
  • 1983 – 1987: Lieutenant Jock Spurgeon-Price
  • 1987 – 1989: Captain Jock Spurgeon-Price
  • 1989 – 1997: Jock Spurgeon-Price
  • 1997 – 2000: Jock Spurgeon-Price CTM
  • 2000 – 2005: Jock Spurgeon-Price LGO, CTM
  • 2005 – 2015: The Right Honourable Jock Spurgeon-Price CTM, CGO, PC
  • 2015 – 2019: The Right Honourable Jock Spurgeon-Price KCGO, CTM, PC
  • 2019 – 2020: The Right Honourable Sir Jock Spurgeon-Price GCGO, CTM, KSO, PC
  • 2020 – Present: The Right Honourable Sir Jock Spurgeon-Price GCGO, CTM, KSO, GCStJ, PC

Spurgeon-Price's style and title as Governor in full is: His Excellency The Honourable Jock Spurgeon-Price, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Georgian Order, Companion of the King's Service Order, Companion of the Order of St Thomas and St Michael, Knight of Grace of the Order of St John, Privy Counsel, Governor of the State of Cambria in the Kingdom of Gallambria.

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King Albert II Coronation Medal Ribbon (Gallambria).svg
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Ribbon Name Notes
Royal Georgian Order Ribbon (Gallambria).svg
2019
Knight Commander of the Royal Georgian Order 2015
Commander of the Royal Georgian Order 2005
Lieutenant of the Royal Georgian Order 2000
King's Service Order Ribbon (Gallambria).svg
2019
Order of St Thomas & St Michael Ribbon (Gallambria).svg
Companion of the Order of St Thomas & St Michael 1997
Order of St Joseph of Aroer Ribbon (Gallambria).svg
2020
King Albert Golden Jubilee Medal Ribbon (Gallambria).svg
King Albert I Golden Jubilee Medal 2008
King Albert II Coronation Medal Ribbon (Gallambria).svg
King Albert II Coronation Medal 2013
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1984

Honorary Appointments

Court offices
Preceded by
Baron Keitling
Private Secretary to the King
2005-2019
Succeeded by
Sir Harry Beresford
Government offices
Preceded by
Sir William Barber
Governor of Cambria
2020-present
Incumbent
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Sir William Barber
Lord Prior of the Order of St John
2020-present
Incumbent
Masonic offices
Preceded by
Alfred Wells
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Gallambria
2012-2015
Succeeded by
Glen Campbell