First Lord of the Admiralty

The First Lord of the Admiralty (abbrev. FLA) is the honorary title given to Martin A. Lessem, the founder of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc. (TRMN).

Before the adoption of the TRMN Bylaws in 2023, the office of FLA was synonymous with that of President and Chairman of TRMN. Martin Lessem held this position, along with the rank of Admiral of the Fleet, from the founding of TRMN though 2024.

In 2024, Joint Chiefs Directive 2401-01 reestablished the title of First Lord of the Admiralty as an honorary title with purely ceremonial duties, and disestablished the Office of the First Lord of the Admiralty as a TRMN executive body.

History

Former Organization & Mandate

Per the TRMN Membership Handbook, circa 2011:

The First Lord of the Admiralty is the President of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc. and serves as Chairman of the Board. For the work they do, this person is awarded the rank of Admiral of the Fleet. The duties of the First Lord of the Admiralty are as follows (These duties may be expanded as necessary by Admiralty Orders.):
* Day-to-day running of the organization
* Appointment of Officers to the Senior Leadership Positions
* The Official Media Contact of the Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc.
* Responsible for calling and chairing Board Meetings
* Responsible for chairing the Annual Membership Meeting
* The Official Legal Contact of the Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc.

Admiralty House

The top leadership of TRMN were referred to collectively as Admiralty House, named after the canon headquarters building of the Royal Manticoran Navy.

First Lord of the Admiralty

#	Name	Assumed	Relieved
1	AotF Martin Lessem	01 Feb 2008	Incumbent

Former Office of the FLA Staff

• First Lord of the Admiralty: AotF Lord Sir Martin A Lessem, KSK, GCR, GCE, OM, SC, OGL, DSO, Grand Duke of Lynx, Duke of New Scania
• Chief of Staff: VADM Lady Dame Cindy Van Wyhe, KSK, GCE, OM, KDR, MC, SC, Countess Long Beach

Positional Flags for the Office of the First Lord of the Admiralty

First Lord of the Admiralty

Chief of Staff to the First Lord of the Admiralty

Bureau Orders

Main Article: Admiralty Orders

The orders of the First Lord of the Admiralty are known within the organization as Admiralty Orders.

The Policies of the First Lord of the Admiralty can be found here FLA:List of FLA Policies.

There are also orders within the Office of the FLA, listed below.

Order	Effective Date	Subject	Status
Office of the FLA Order 2302-01	02 February 2023	Appointment of Marketing Officer	Active
Office of the FLA Order 2203-01	22 March 2022	Appointment of Staff Communications Officer	Active
Office of the FLA Order 2105-02	07 May 2021	Appointment of Staff Communications Officer	Superseded by OFLAO 2203-01
Office of the FLA Order 2105-01	05 May 2021	Appointment of Staff Intelligence Officer	Active
Office of the FLA Order 2004-01	30 April 2020	Appointment of Deputy Staff Tactical Officer	Active
Office of the FLA Order 2003-01	09 March 2020	Appointment of Staff Intelligence Officer	Superseded by OFLAO 2105-01
Office of the FLA Order 1911-01	01 November 2019	Appointment of Community Outreach Liaison	Active
Office of the FLA Order 1909-01	07 September 2019	Appointment of Staff Communications Officer	Superseded by OFLAO 2105-02
Office of the FLA Order 1908-01	28 August 2019	Appointment of the Assistant to the Office of Queen Elizabeth	Active
Office of the FLA Order 1907-01	22 July 2019	Appointment of the Administrator of the Office of Queen Elizabeth	Active
Office of the FLA Order 1901-02	21 January 2019	Appointment of Staff Tactical Officer	Active
Office of the FLA Order 1901-01	08 January 2019	Appointment of Community Outreach Liaison	Superseded by OFLAO 1911-01

Honorverse

In the context of the Honorverse canon, the First Lord of the Admiralty was the civilian head of the Royal Manticoran Navy, to whom the uniformed Space Lords reported.