First Lord of the Admiralty

The First Lord of the Admiralty is the President of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc..

The founding and current First Lord is Martin A. Lessem, who holds the rank of Admiral of the Fleet.

Organization & Mandate

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
• The issuing of regulations in the form of Admiralty Orders
• Chair of the Peerage Board
• Chair of the Promotion Board
• Issuer of the Monarch’s Warrant
• Appointment of Officers to the Senior Leadership Position
• The Official Media Contact of the Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc.
• Responsible for calling and chairing the Tri-Annual Leadership Board Meeting
• Responsible for chairing the Annual Membership Meeting
• The Official Legal Contact of the Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc.

History

First Lord of the Admiralty

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

FLA Staff

• First Lord of the Admiralty: AotF Lord Sir Martin A Lessem, KSK, GCR, GCE, SC, DSO, CGM, Grand Duke of Lynx, Duke of New Scania - Email: firstlord@trmn.org
• Chief of Staff: VADM Lady Dame Cindy Van Wyhe, GCE, KCR, MC, SC, OG, CGM, Baroness of Long Beach - Email: cos@firstlord.trmn.org
• Staff Intelligence Officer: Vacant - Email: sio@firstlord.trmn.org
• Staff Communications Officer: Vacant - Email: sco@firstlord.trmn.org
  • Community Outreach Liaison: Vacant - Email: outreach@trmn.org
• Staff Tactical Officer: Commander Jana Otahal, KCR, SC, OG, CGM - Email: sto@firstlord.trmn.org
  • Deputy Staff Tactical Officer: Lt. Commander William Karnesky, KDE, OG, CBM - Email: dsto@firstlord.trmn.org
• Ombudsman: Chief Petty Officer Sir Anton Peterson, KR, ME, OG, CBM, RMN - Email: ombudsman@trmn.org
• Judge Advocate General: RADM Lord Sir Matthew William Parker, QCB, KSK, OM, KDE, MC, SC, OGL, Baron of Camera Stellata - Email: Jag@trmn.org
• Chancellor of the Exchequer: Sir Christopher Hollaway, KE - CoE@firstlord.trmn.org
  • Deputy Chancellor of the Exchequer for Taxation: Admiral Lady Dame Chrissy Killian, KSK, CGM, Countess of Fontana Flats - exchequer@trmn.org
  • Administrator: Office of the Order of Queen Elizabeth: Lt. Commander Betty Osthoff, KDE, OG - Email: admin@OQE.trmn.org
    • Assistant: Office of the Order of Queen Elizabeth: Commander Frank Gonzalez, KDE, OG, MGL, CGM - Email: assist@OQE.trmn.org
• Aide-de-camp: Vacant

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 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	Active
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	Active
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.