Governor was appointed to actually carry out the functions of the office. William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, was the last titular Governor of Jersey; since his death in 1856 the Crown has been formally and constitutionally represented in Jersey by the Lieutenant Governor. The States of Jersey Law 2005 abolished any power of the Lieutenant Governor to veto a resolution of the States. In 2010, it was announced that the next Lieutenant Governor would be recommended to the Crown by a Jersey panel, thus replacing the previous system of the appointment being made by the Crown on the recommendation of UK ministers. List of governors of Jersey Governors have been: List of lieutenant governors of Jersey Lieutenant Governors of Jersey have been: See also List of Bailiffs of Jersey References External links Jersey-related lists 1502 establishments in Europe