ison ▁and ▁is ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁East ▁Ren f rew shire ▁Council ▁in ▁G iff no ck . ▁ ▁The ▁Ren f rew shire ▁lie uten ancy ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 4 ▁when ▁permanent ▁lie uten an cies ▁were ▁appointed ▁by ▁Royal ▁W arr ant ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁count ies ▁of ▁Scotland . ▁The ▁Lord - L ie uten ants ▁( Sc ot land ) ▁Order ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁defined ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Ren f rew shire ▁lie uten ancy ▁as ▁covering ▁the ▁local ▁government ▁districts ▁of ▁Ren f rew , ▁East wood ▁and ▁In ver c ly de ▁- ▁covering ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Ren f rew shire . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁these ▁districts ▁were ▁alter ed ▁into ▁unit ary ▁council ▁areas ▁named ▁Ren f rew shire , ▁In ver c ly de ▁and ▁East ▁Ren f rew shire . ▁ ▁Current ▁Lord ▁Lieutenant ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁Queen ▁announced ▁that ▁Colonel ▁Peter ▁Mc Car thy ▁would ▁take ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Lord ▁Lieutenant ▁following ▁the ▁ret irement ▁of ▁Guy ▁Clark . ▁ ▁Mc Car thy ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁after ▁att ending ▁Wel beck ▁College ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁army ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Elect rical ▁and ▁Mechan ical ▁Engine ers . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁be ▁became ▁an ▁operations ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁Red ▁Cross . ▁He ▁was ▁previously ▁Vice ▁Lord ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁Ren