Jock Spurgeon-Price
Sir Jock Spurgeon-Price GCGO CTM KSO MC KCStM ED PC | |
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| Lord Lieutenant of Cambria | |
| Assumed office 31 January 2020 | |
| Monarch | Albert II |
| Prime Minister | Nadia Burnett |
| Lieutenant | Kenneth Street |
| Preceded by | William Barber |
| Private Secretary to the Sovereign | |
| In office 2005–2019 | |
| Monarch | Albert I |
| Preceded by | Baron Keitling |
| Succeeded by | Sir Harry Beresford |
| Monarch | Albert II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 August 1963 Comnock & Holmhead, Cambria |
| Nationality | Gallambrian |
| Spouse | Julie Auchter (m. 1993) |
| Children | 3 |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Gallambria |
| Branch/service | Gallambrian Army Reserve |
| Years of service | 1981-1996 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Royal Cambrian Regiment |
Jock Edward Christopher Spurgeon-Price, GCGO, CTM, KSO, MC, ED, PC (born 3 August 1963), is the 16th and current Lord-Lieutenant of Cambria. He was appointed as Lord-Lieutenant 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 Cambrian 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 Lord Lieutenant of Cambria.
Titles, styles and honours
Titles
| Viceregal styles of Jock Spurgeon-Price | |
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| Reference style | His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant |
| Spoken style | Lord-Lieutenant |
- 3 August 1963 – 1981: Jock Spurgeon-Price
- 1981 – 1983: Second Lieutenant Jock Spurgeon-Price
- 1983 – 1987: Lieutenant Jock Spurgeon-Price
- 1987 – 1991: Captain Jock Spurgeon-Price
- 1991 – 1996: Captain Jock Spurgeon-Price MC
- 1996 – 2000: Jock Spurgeon-Price CTM, MC, ED
- 2000 – 2005: Jock Spurgeon-Price LGO, CTM, MC, ED
- 2005 – 2015: The Right Honourable Jock Spurgeon-Price CTM, CGO, MC, ED, PC
- 2015 – 2019: The Right Honourable Jock Spurgeon-Price KCGO, CTM, MC, ED, PC
- 2019 – 2020: The Right Honourable Sir Jock Spurgeon-Price GCGO, CTM, KSO, MC, ED, PC
- 2020 – Present: The Right Honourable Sir Jock Spurgeon-Price GCGO, CTM, KSO, MC, KStM, ED, PC
The Lord-Lieutenant's style and title in full is: The Right Honourable, Sir Jock Spurgeon-Price, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Georgian Order, Companion of the King's Service Order, Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St Thomas & St Michael, Military Cross, Knight of Justice of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St Mary of El-Gannim, Privy Counsellor, His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Cambria.
Honours and awards
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Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Georgian Order | 2019 |
| Knight Commander of the Royal Georgian Order | 2015 | |
| Commander of the Royal Georgian Order | 2005 | |
| Lieutenant of the Royal Georgian Order | 2000 | |
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Companion of the Order of St Thomas & St Michael | 1997 |
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Companion of the King's Service Order | 2019 |
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Military Cross | 1991 |
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Knight of Justice of the Order of St Joseph | 2020 |
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Gallambrian Active Service Medal (1975) | 1991 clasps:
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Cambrian Loyalists Militia Medal | 1991 - Mentioned in Dispatches |
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King Albert I Golden Jubilee Medal | 2008 |
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King Albert II Coronation Medal | 2013 |
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Efficiency Decoration | 1993 |
Honorary Appointments
Gallambrian Army 31 January 2020: Regimental Colonel of the Royal Cambrian Regiment- Order of St Mary 31 January 2020: Deputy Prior of the Order of St Mary
Royal Gallambrian Air Force 31 January 2020: Honorary Air Commodore of the Air Training Corps
| Court offices | ||
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| Preceded by Baron Keitling |
Private Secretary to the King 2005-2019 |
Succeeded by Sir Harry Beresford |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Huw de Jersey, 3rd Viscount de Jersey |
Lord-Lieutenant of Cambria 2020-present |
Incumbent |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by Sir William Barber |
Deputy Prior of the Order of St Mary 2020-present |
Incumbent |
| Masonic offices | ||
| Preceded by Alfred Wells |
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Gallambria 2012-2015 |
Succeeded by Glen Campbell |