The holder of this office is also ex officio a member of the States of Guernsey but may not vote and, by convention, speaks in the Chamber only on appointment and on departure from post.

He has the authority to appointment two members of the board of governors of Elizabeth College and the Priaulx Library.

The Crown appointed Wardens or Keepers to represent its interests in the Channel Islands.

After 1473 separate Wardens were appointed for Guernsey and Jersey, the title of Captain or Governor also being used.

[3] The first person selected by this process was former RAF officer Air Marshal Peter Walker, who was sworn in on 15 April 2011.