LORD-Lieutenant for the Western Isles Donald Martin has announced the appointment of Elizabeth McAtear from Barra as the new Vice-Lord-Lieutenant.
The post, which has been vacant since November 2016, was held by the current Lord Lieutenant since 2013.
Mrs McAtear was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant in 1998 and has served under three Lord Lieutenants over the past 19 years. She took early retirement from the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) in Barra after 25 years as manager. She is a former councillor, former chairwoman of the Board of Lews Castle College (UHI) and former vice chairwoman of the Western Isles NHS Board.