Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire
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
- Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk 1545 - 22 August 1545
- Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset 10 May 1551 – 22 January 1552
- William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton 1552–?
- Sir William FitzWilliam 1559
- Henry Norris, 1st Baron Norreys 17 September 1586 – 27 June 1601 jointly with
- Sir Francis Knollys 12 September 1586 – 19 July 1596 and
- William Knollys, 1st Earl of Banbury 4 November 1596 – 25 May 1632 jointly with
- Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland 28 March 1628 – 23 August 1643
- Interregnum
- John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace 28 August 1660 – 25 November 1670
- Prince Rupert of the Rhine 7 November 1670 – 29 November 1682
- Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk 16 December 1682 – 2 April 1701
- Montagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of Abingdon 12 May 1701 – 11 June 1702
- William Craven, 2nd Baron Craven 11 June 1702 – 9 October 1711
- George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland 15 May 1712 – 12 November 1714
- Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans 12 November 1714 – 10 May 1726
- Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans 4 March 1727 – 27 July 1751
- George Beauclerk, 3rd Duke of St Albans 30 October 1751 – 18 March 1761
- Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere 18 March 1761 – 16 July 1771
- George Beauclerk, 3rd Duke of St Albans 16 July 1771 – 1 February 1786
- William Craven, 6th Baron Craven 1786 – 26 September 1791
- Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor 1791 – 9 December 1819
- William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven 9 December 1819 – 30 July 1825
- Montagu Bertie, 5th Earl of Abingdon 27 April 1826 – 16 October 1854
- Montagu Bertie, 6th Earl of Abingdon 13 February 1854 – 7 September 1881
- George Craven, 3rd Earl of Craven 7 September 1881 – 7 December 1883
- Ernest Brudenell-Bruce, 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury 16 January 1884 – 18 October 1886
- Robert Loyd-Lindsay, 1st Baron Wantage 12 November 1886 – 10 June 1901
- James Herbert Benyon 26 August 1901 – 14 February 1935
- Arthur Loyd 22 March 1935 – 8 November 1944
- Sir Henry Benyon, 1st Baronet 28 March 1945 – 15 June 1959
- Hon. David John Smith 30 September 1959 – 1976
- John Smith 5 March 1976 – 16 March 1978
- Hon. Gordon William Nottage Palmer 16 March 1978 – 1989
- John Ronald Henderson 4 September 1989 – 9 May 1995
- Sir Philip Wroughton 9 May 1995 – 19 April 2008
- Mary Bayliss 19 April 2008 - 14 January 2015 Deceased 30 March 2019
- James Puxley 15 January 2015 - To date
Vice Lord Lieutenants
- 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 of Maidenhead, Appointed 2016
Current Deputy Lieutenants
- Dr Christina Hill-Williams DL MA FRGS FRSA, appointed 27 July 2005
- Mr Gordon Storey DL, 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
- Christopher Edward Dodson OBE DL DIoD, appointed 29 May 2013
- Khan Mohammad Juna DL, appointed 29 May 2013
- Brigadier Stephen Charles Matthews DL FRSA, appointed 29 May 2013
- Mr Willie Hartley Russell MVO DL, appointed 1 Sep 2016
- Mr Chris Khoo DL, appointed 1 Sep 2016
- Mrs Mary Riall DL, appointed 1 Sep 2016
- Mrs Felicity Rutland DL MA, appointed 1 Sep 2016
- Mr Kiren Sharma MBE DL, appointed 1 Sep 2016
- Mr Christoper Barett DL, appointed 12 Jan 2018
- Mr Richard Bennett DL BA FCMA CGMA,appointed 12 Jan 2018
- CVO DL, appointed 12 Jan 2018
- Dr Peter Durrant MBE DL FSA, appointed 12 Jan 2018
- Mrs Victoria Jane Fishburn DL, appointed 12 Jan 2018
- Mr Adrian Neil Raeburn McAlpine DL FloD, appointed 12 Jan 2018
- Mr Sean Zain Taylor DL, appointed 12 Jan 2018
- Mr Richard Charles Robert Anderson DL, appointed 17 Oct 2019
- Mr Graham EricBarker DL, appointed 17 Oct 2019
- Lt Col Sir Alexander Fergus Matheson of Matheson Bt.LVO DL, appointed 17 Oct 2019
- Mrs Harriet Jane McCalmont DL, appointed 17 Oct 2019
- Mr Andrew Aden Try DL, appointed 17 Oct 2019
Previous Deputy Lieutenants
- Charles Edward Keyser, From 21 May 1901
- Ellis Roger Davies DL of Swallowfield - dates not known
- Frederick Gareth Robert Gimblett of Charvil, appointed 23 August 1988
- Ian Ernest Morgan of Marlow, appointed 23 August 1988
- Stella Winifred Oates of Caversham, appointed 23 August 1988
- Richard Ell Shaw of Windsor, appointed 23 August 1988
- The Honourable Lady Palmer of Mortimer, appointed 9 November 1989
- William Alexander Palmer of Snelsmore Common, appointed 21 August 1992
- David John Simonds DL of Ashampstead, appointed 21 August 1992 "Curr"
- George Raymond Seymour DL of Bucklebury, appointed 21 August 1992
- William Antony Wiseman DL of Twyford, appointed 21 August 1992
- Thomas Edmund Tomlinson of Wokingham, appointed 21 August 1992 "Curr"
- David Alfred William Gardiner of Newbury, appointed 21 August 1992 "Curr"
- Gerald John Ward of Hungerford, appointed 8 November 2000 - Retired 23 September 2008
- Mary Patricia Coldwells of Slough, appointed 8 November 2000
- Stuart Grant Errington of Ascot, appointed 8 November 2000
- Peter Haydn Philips of Cookham, appointed 8 November 2000
- Rosemary Edith Robertson Thomson of Maidenhead, appointed 8 November 2000
- John Roy Trustram Eve of Waltham St. Lawrence, appointed 8 November 2000 - Retired 25 May 2009
- The Hon. Mrs Baylis CVO JP DL Of Swallowfield Deceased 30 March 2019
- Brigadier Michael Aris CBE DL of Tilehurst, appointed 27 July 2005 "Curr"
- David Gibbons MBE DL of Henley on Thames, appointed 27 July 2005 "Curr"
- John Nike OBE DL, appointed 27 July 2005 Deceased 25 December 2016
- James Puxley DL, appointed 27 July 2005 "Curr"
- Beverley Ruddock DL, appointed 27 July 2005
- Michael Todhunter MBE DL, appointed 27 July 2005 "Curr"
- Malcolm Brian Johnston Kimmins CVO DL of Newbury, appointed 4 December 2007 "Curr"
- Roderick Watson DL of Farnham Common, appointed 4 December 2007 "Curr"
- Sir Robert John Madejski OBE DL of Pangbourne, appointed 8 November 2000 "Curr"
- Anthony West DL of Henley on Thames, appointed 4 December 2007 "Curr"
- Jeffrey Branch JP DL MA, appointed 8 March 2010 "Curr"
- John Hugh Miller DL, appointed 8 March 2010 "Curr"
- HH Judge Richard Charles Elly DL MA Hon LLD FRSA of Cookham Dean, appointed 22 June 2011 "Curr"
- Lady Catherine May Stevenson DL of Ascot, appointed 22 June 2011 "Curr"
- Mrs Jacqueline Doris Sylvia Ryder DL of Bracknell, appointed 9 March 2012 "Curr"
- William Richard Hunter Griffith-Jones DL, appointed 22 June 2011 Deceased June 2018
- Mrs Mary Cameron JP DL of Newbury "Curr"
- Baroness Flather JP DL LLB FRSA of Maidenhead "Curr"
- Lady Elizabeth Godsall MBE DL of Twyford "Curr"
- Mr John Handcock CVO DL LLB of Englefield Green "Curr"
- Mr John Miller DL of Padworth "curr"
- Mr William Palmer CBE DL of Snelsmore Common "Curr"
- Mrs Daphne Priestley OBE DL of Ham - Wilts "Curr"
- Mrs Naomi Robinson JP DL of Sonning Common
- Dr Edmund Tomlinson JP DL of Wokingham "Curr"
- Sir Philip Wroughton KCVOP JP DL of Wantage "Curr"
- Andrew Panter MBE DL, appointed 4 December 2007 Deceased 22 June 2020.
- Lt Commander Peter Goodacre RD DL, appointed 22 June 2011 "Curr"
- Mrs Christine Weston JP DL, appointed 4 Dec 2007 "Curr"