Lord Lieutenant of Hereford and Worcester

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The office of Lord-Lieutenant of Hereford and Worcester was created when the county of Hereford and Worcester was formed in 1974 through the merger of the former counties (and lieutenancy areas) of Herefordshire and Worcestershire. It was abolished in 1998 when Herefordshire and Worcestershire reverted into two separate ceremonial counties.

Hereford and Worcester former English county

Hereford and Worcester was an English county created on 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 from the areas of the former administrative county of Herefordshire, most of Worcestershire and the county borough of Worcester. An aim of the Act was to increase efficiency of local government: the two counties are among England's smaller and less populous counties, particularly after the same Act transferred some of Worcestershire's most urbanised areas to the West Midlands.

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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire. Before the English Civil War, the lieutenancy of Herefordshire was always held by the Lord Lieutenant of Wales, but after the Restoration, its lieutenants were appointed separately. Since 1714, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Herefordshire.

Lord Lieutenants of Hereford and Worcester 1974-1998

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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire. Since 1719, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Worcestershire.

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Sir Thomas Raymond Dunne, was the Lord Lieutenant of Hereford and Worcester from 1977, then from 1998 the Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire until 2001 and the Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire until 2008.

Susan Bligh, Countess of Darnley CStJ, is the current Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire, having been appointed to the position on 24 October 2008.

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References

  1. The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973 (1973/1754)
  2. London Gazette, issue no.47724, 14 July 1977