First Lord of the Admiralty
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| Space Lord: |  AotF Sir Martin Lessem, Grand Duke of Lynx
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| Chief of Staff: |  VADM Dame Cindy Van Wyhe, Countess Long Beach
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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 |
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| 1 | AotF Martin Lessem | 01 Feb 2008 | Incumbent |
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, GCE, OM, KDR, MC, SC, OGL, Countess of Long Beach - Email: COStoFLA@gmail.com
- Staff Intelligence Officer: Captain s. g. Sir Jeremy Davis, KDE - Email: sio@firstlord.trmn.org
- Community Outreach Liaison: Vacant
- Staff Tactical Officer: Commander Dame Jana Otahal, KCR, SC, OG, CGM, QBM - Email: stafftacticalofficer@gmail.com
- Chancellor of the Exchequer: Sir Christopher Hollaway, GCE, OR, NS, CGM, QBM - trmn.exchequer@gmail.com
- Deputy Chancellor of the Exchequer for Taxation: Vacant
- Administrator: Office of the Order of Queen Elizabeth: Lt. Commander Dame Betty Osthoff, KDE, OG, QBM, RM - Email: TRMN.OQE@gmail.com
- Assistant: Office of the Order of Queen Elizabeth: Commander Sir Frank Gonzalez, KDE, OG, MGL, CGM - Email: assist@OQE.trmn.org
- Aide-de-camp: Vacant
Positional Flags for the Office of 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 |
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| 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.[1]