Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire

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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire. Since 1689, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Berkshire.

Lord Lieutenants of Berkshire

Vice Lord Lieutenants

The Lord Lieutenant appoints one Vice Lord Lieutenant for the county. This appointment ceases when the Lord Lieutenant retires.

  • Captain The Honourable Edward Nicholas Canning Beaumont MVO from Ascot, Appointed 9 November 1989
  • Sir William Benyon of Englefield, 1994–2005
  • Lady Elizabeth Godsal, Retired 04 Jan 2011
  • James Puxley of Welford Park, Appointed 04 Jan 2011–2015
  • Anthony West of Remenham DL, Appointed 2015
  • Jeffrey Branch DL of Maidenhead, Appointed 2016, retired 4 August 2020
  • Graham Eric Barker DL of Bray, Appointed 5 August 2020.[8]

Current Deputy Lieutenants

Deputy Lieutenants traditionally support the Lord-Lieutenant. There are several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment does not terminate with the changing of the Lord-Lieutenant, but they usually retire at age 75. Berkshire currently (December 2018) has 33 Deputy Lieutenants in addition to the Lord Lieutenant and Vice Lord Lieutenant.

  • Dr Christina Hill-Williams DL MA FRGS FRSA, appointed 27 July 2005
  • Professor Susanna Rose JP DL, appointed 4 December 2007
  • The Rt Hon Baron Iliffe of Yattendon DL, appointed 4 December 2007
  • Paul Dick OBE JP DL, appointed 8 March 2010
  • Dr Carolyn Jane Boulter JP DL MA, appointed 8 March 2010
  • Harry Merton Henderson DL, appointed 8 March 2010
  • Ramnik Saund JP DL, appointed 8 March 2010
  • Hugo Vickers DL, appointed 8 March 2010
  • Richard Gareth Griffiths DL, appointed 22 June 2011
  • Mrs Sarah Patricia Scrope DL, appointed 22 June 2011
  • HH Judge Zoë Philippa Smith DL, appointed 22 June 2011
  • Simon Peter Carter DL of Streatley on Thames, appointed 9 March 2012
  • General Sir Charles Redmond Watt KCB KCVO CBE DL, appointed 9 March 2012
  • Charles David Brims DL, appointed 29 May 2013 [9]
  • Khan Mohammad Juna DL, appointed 29 May 2013 [9]
  • Brigadier Stephen Charles Matthews DL FRSA, appointed 29 May 2013 [9]
  • Mr Willie Hartley Russell MVO DL, appointed 1 Sep 2016 [10] High Sheriff 2021-22.
  • Mr Kiren Sharma MBE DL, appointed 1 Sep 2016 [10]
  • Mrs Felicity Rutland DL MA, appointed 1 Sep 2016.[11]
  • Mr Christoper Barett DL, appointed 12 Jan 2018 [12]
  • Mr Richard Bennett DL BA (ECON) FCMA CGMA, appointed 12 Jan 2018 [12]
  • Lord Brownlow CVO DL, appointed 12 Jan 2018 [12]
  • Dr Peter Durrant MBE DL FSA, appointed 12 Jan 2018 [12]
  • Mr Adrian Neil Raeburn McAlpine DL FloD, appointed 12 Jan 2018 [12]
  • Mr Sean Zain Taylor DL, appointed 12 Jan 2018 [12]
  • Mr Richard Charles Robert Anderson DL, appointed 17 Oct 2019[13]
  • Lt Col Sir Alexander Fergus Matheson of Matheson Bt.LVO DL, appointed 17 Oct 2019 [13]
  • Mrs Harriet Jane McCalmont DL, appointed 17 Oct 2019 [13]
  • Mr Andrew Aden Try DL, appointed 17 Oct 2019 [13]
  • Mrs Lindsay Beard JP DL, appointed 22 June 2021 [14]
  • Mrs Carol Jackson-Doerge DL, appointed 22 June 2021 [14]
  • Mrs Geraldine Lejeune OBE DL, appointed 22 June 2021 [14]
  • Mrs Lucy Zeal DL, appointed 22 June 2021 [14]

Previous Deputy Lieutenants

A deputy lieutenant of Berkshire is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire. Deputy lieutenants support the work of the lord-lieutenant. There can be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment does not terminate with the changing of the lord-lieutenant, but they usually retire at age 75.

18th Century

  • 20 August 1799: John Willes, Esq.[15]
  • 20 August 1799: James Croft, Esq.[15]
  • 20 August 1799: John Huddleston, Esq.[15]
  • 20 August 1799: Thomas William Ravenshaw, Esq.[15]
  • Mr Chris Khoo DL, appointed 1 Sep 2016 [10] Deceased 1 November 2022[16]

References

  1. ^ "No. 27350". The London Gazette. 30 August 1901. p. 5737.
  2. ^ The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973 (S.I. 1973 No.1754)
  3. ^ London Gazette, issue no.47496, 21 March 1978
  4. ^ London Gazette, issue no.51866, 8 September 1989
  5. ^ London Gazette, issue no.54033, 12 May 1995
  6. ^ "Lord-Lieutenant for the Royal County of Berkshire". Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
  7. ^ "Lord-Lieutenant for Berkshire: James Puxley". Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  8. ^ http://berkshirelieutenancy.org/news[dead link]
  9. ^ a b c "No. 60519". The London Gazette. 29 May 2013. p. 10555.
  10. ^ a b c "No. 61693". The London Gazette. 1 September 2016. p. 18748.
  11. ^ "No. 61693". The London Gazette. 1 September 2016. p. 18748.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "No. 62177". The London Gazette. 18 January 2018. p. 982.
  13. ^ a b c d "No. 62800". The London Gazette. 17 October 2019. p. 18716.
  14. ^ a b c d "Lieutenancy of Berkshire | Deputy Lieutenant Commissions | the Gazette".
  15. ^ a b c d "No. 15181". The London Gazette. 10 September 1799. p. 925.
  16. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lieutenancy update 3 November 2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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