The Lord-Lieutenant is pleased to appoint The Right Honourable Sir Hugh Robertson KCMG DL as the new Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Kent, on 2nd January 2025.
Lady Colgrain has expressed her gratitude to Brigadier (Retd) Trevor Minter OBE DL who is stepping down as Vice Lord-Lieutenant after four years in the role. His knowledge of both military matters and the voluntary sector has been invaluable and he is held in very high regard across the county.
Lady Colgrain is delighted that Sir Hugh Robertson has accepted her invitation to take over as Vice Lord-Lieutenant. Sir Hugh is well-known and much respected nationally as well as within the county and brings a wealth of experience especially with regard to the Honours system. Like Trevor, he has a distinguished military background and, as chair of the British Olympic Committee, he is a passionate advocate for sport in Kent.
Further information on Sir Hugh’s background can be found in his biography details as below.
The Kent Lieutenancy thanks Trevor for his service and is looking forward to working with Sir Hugh in this new role.
The Right Honourable Sir Hugh Robertson KCMG DL
Sir Hugh Robertson is the Chair of Birmingham International Airport, an Independent Non Executive at Deloitte, where he sits on their UK, European and Global Advisory Boards, and a Member of The International Olympic Committee. He was previously the Chair of The British Olympic Association, an organisation that he led through the Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games, during which Team GB delivered a series of record medal hauls and over 200 Olympic medals in total. He was also Chair of Camelot, the operator of the National Lottery from 2018 – 2023, a period when sales increased from £6.9 – £8.3bn. He is currently an independent member of the House of Lords Appointments Committee (HOLAC) and chaired the Sports Honours Committee for the maximum six year term from 2017 – 2024. Earlier in his career, he was a Kent Member of Parliament from 2001 – 15 and a government Minister as, first, The Minister for the London Olympic and Paralympic Games from 2010 – 13 and, subsequently, The Minister of State at The Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 2013 onwards. He was previously an investment manager at Schroder Investment Management and an army officer seeing active service in Northern Ireland, with the UN in Cyprus, during the First Gulf War and with the UN during the siege of Sarajevo. He has been a Gentleman at Arms since 2015 and was on parade at both the funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II and the Coronation of HM King Charles III and HM Queen Camilla. Hugh is married to Anna, who is a jewellery valuer, and lives near Lynsted. Hugh became a Deputy Lieutenant in 2015 and took over as Vice Lord Lieutenant on 2 January 2025.
