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 (Parliamentary from 1642) 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 (deceased) 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 David John Smith 30 September 1959 – 1976 John Smith 5 March 1976 – 16 March 1978 Gordon William Nottage Palmer 16 March 1978 – 1989 John Ronald (Johnny) Henderson 4 September 1989 – 9 May 1995 Sir Philip Wroughton 9 May 1995 – 19 April 2008 Mary Bayliss 19 April 2008 – 14 January 2015 James Puxley 15 January 2015–23 October 2023 Andrew Try 23 October 2023–To date
Vice Lord Lieutenants
The Lord-Lieutenant appoints one Vice Lord-Lieutenant for the county. This appointment ceases when the Lord-Lieutenant retires.
Captain Edward Nicholas Canning Beaumont 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, Appointed 2015
Jeffrey Branch of Maidenhead, Appointed 2016, retired 4 August 2020
Graham Eric Barker of Bray, Appointed 5 August 2020.