Sir Norman Lloyd-Edwards (born 13 June 1933) served as the Lord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan from 1990 to 2008.
Lloyd-Edwards comes from Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil, and was educated at Monmouth School for Boys, Quakers Yard Grammar School and the University of Bristol.
A solicitor and notary public, was a senior partner and consultant with Cartwrights, Adams & Black in Cardiff. He was president of Cardiff Law Society from 1995 to 1996.
Joining RNVR in 1952, he spent his National Service in the Royal Navy from 1958 to 1960. Following this, he joined the South Wales Division of the Royal Naval Reserve. He was awarded Reserve Decoration in 1971 and Bar in 1980, he was appointed commanding officer of HMS Cambria, South Wales Division RNR, in 1981 and promoted to captain in 1982. He retired in 1986. He was appointed naval ADC to HM The Queen Elizabeth II in 1984.
Lloyd-Edwards was honorary colonel of Second Battalion Royal Regiment of Wales (TA) 1995–1999; honorary colonel of the newly formed Royal Welsh Regiment, 1999–2003; honorary colonel 160 (Wales) Brigade 2007–11; now honorary colonel of 53 (Wales & Western) Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals. Having previously been chairman of Glamorgan TAVRA, he was president of RFCA Wales 1999–2005 and president No. 1 Welsh Wing, Air Training Corps.
He served on Cardiff City Council between 1963 and 1987, and was Deputy Lord Mayor in 1972–73. Sir Norman was Lord Mayor in 1985–86. He contested Rhondda West in 1964 and Cardiff South East in 1966 and 1970 as Conservative Candidate.
In 1978, Lloyd-Edwards was appointed Deputy Lieutenant for South Glamorgan, in 1986 Vice Lord Lieutenant, and, in August 1990, Lord Lieutenant.
Chief Magistrate of the County of South Glamorgan. On 8 June 2008, it was announced that Lloyd-Edwards would retire from the post of Lord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan on his 75th birthday.
President of the Pilot cutter seamark charitable trust, an organisation restoring Swansea's pilot ship first commissioned in 1959.
Vice President of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama since May 1995.
Chapter Clerk of Llandaff Cathedral (1975 to 1990); President of the Friends for the Cathedral.
President, City Hospice (formerly George Thomas Hospice), Community Foundation Wales, RNLI, Royal British Legion (South Wales), Cardiff & Vale Youth Orchestra, Welsh Music Guild, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award (Wales), and the United Services Mess
Chairman of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales
Chairman, Welsh Chamber Orchestra
President, The Insole Court Trust
President of the local Branches of the National Trust; King George's Fund for Sailors; Tall Ships Youth Trust; and of the Ivor Novello Statue Fund
Chairman of Wales Committee Duke of Edinburgh's Award 1981–1996
Governor of the English Speaking Union, 2004–2010