Deputy Lieutenants

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There are currently 38 Deputy Lieutenants on the active list who support and promote the Lieutenancy in Surrey.

Deputy Lieutenants (DLs) are commissioned by the Lord-Lieutenant, with candidates ‘not disapproved’ by HM The King. Their role is to support and promote the Lieutenancy in Surrey and to represent the Lord-Lieutenant, performing a range of public duties when required.

The maximum establishment of DLs in Surrey is 57. That number is based on the county’s population of around 1.2 million people. There are 44 DLs currently on the active list. Deputy Lieutenants retire at the age of 75 and then join a supplementary list, but carry out fewer duties as a DL.

The DLs in Surrey reflect a broad range of services to the community, cultural and social background, ethnic mix and gender. They are often well known in the locality for their work in the local community or nationally, or for their distinguished service in other fields. This could be through public life, the uniformed services, charitable or volunteering activities.

It goes without saying that, having been chosen on the basis of service already given, a DL is expected to continue to serve the community both within and outside the framework of the Lieutenancy. To underline their willingness to serve, DLs must – before their commissions are signed – give the Lord-Lieutenant a written assurance that each will “to the best of my ability, assist in the performance of any public duty which may be laid upon the Lord-Lieutenant”.

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  • Shahid Azeem DL
  • James Babbington OBE DL
  • Mrs Bridget Biddell DL  
  • CW (Bill) Biddell DL  
  • Dr Helen Bowcock OBE DL
  • Mrs Caroline Breckell MVO DL
  • Captain Andrew Canale MVO DL
  • Mark Carter DL
  • Mrs Mary Creswell DL
  • HH Christopher Critchlow DL 
  • Colonel (Retired) Patrick Crowley MBE DL
  • Mrs Nicola Dawes DL
  • Mrs Neelam Devesher DL
  • Brigadier Paul Evans OBE DL 
  • HH Judge Robert Fraser MVO DL 
  • Colonel AP Guthrie TD DL
  • The Very Rev’d Dianna Gwilliams DL
  • Mrs Johanna (Joosje)Hamilton DL
  • Michael Hayman MBE DL
  • Lt Col Sam Hibbs DL
  • Brigadier Roger Hood QVRM TD DL 
  • Ms Christine Howard DL
  • Ms Perdita Hunt OBE DL
  • Erik Jespersen DL
  • Ms Charlotte Kneer DL
  • Sir Stephen Lamport GCVO DL
  • Peter Lee DL
  • Dr Julie Llewelyn DL
  • Miss Jane Macaulay JP DL
  • Professor Max Lu AO FAA FTSE FLchemE FRSC DL
  • Lady O’Connor (Louise) DL
  • Dame Lynne Owens DCB CBE QPM
  • Brigadier Ingrid Rolland VR
  • Mrs Frances Rutter DL
  • Ms Marilyn Scott DL
  • Dr Vir Seth MB FRCP DL 
  • Major General Aidan Smyth QVRM TD DL
  • Mark Tantam DL
  • Giles Verity DL
  • Timothy Wates DL 
  • Richard Whittington DL
  • Nicholas Wood-Dow DL
  • Sir Graham Wrigley KCMG DL
  • Mrs Mary Zoeller DL
Current Archive
Mrs Caroline Breckell
Mrs Caroline Breckell
MVO DL

Appointed 2015

Surrey

HH Christopher Critchlow
HH Christopher Critchlow
DL

Appointed 2009

Guildford  Borough

Mrs Christine Howard
Mrs Christine Howard
DL

Appointed 2023

Waverley Borough

Mr Tony Guthrie
Mr Tony Guthrie
TD DL FRICS

Appointed 2013

Tandridge District

Nicola Dawes
Nicola Dawes
DL

Appointed 2021

Reigate and Banstead Borough

Perdita Hunt
Perdita Hunt
OBE DL

Appointed 2012

Waverley Borough

Sir Graham Wrigley
Sir Graham Wrigley
KCMG DL

Appointed 2021

Guildford Borough

Shahid Azeem
Shahid Azeem
DL

Appointed 2011

Woking Borough

Peter Lee
Peter Lee
DL

Appointed 2015

Tandridge Borough

Dr Vir Seth
Dr Vir Seth
MB FRCP DL

Appointed 2002

Guildford Borough

Mary Creswell
Mary Creswell
DL

Appointed 2021

Waverley Borough

Neelam Devesher
Neelam Devesher
DL

Appointed 2021

Elmbridge Borough

Bridget Biddell
Bridget Biddell
DL, MRICS, MA

Appointed 2020

Guildford Borough

Major General Aidan Smyth
Major General Aidan Smyth
QVRM, TD, DL

Appointed 2023

Waverley Borough

Timothy Wates
Timothy Wates
DL

Waverley Borough

Joosje Hamilton
Joosje Hamilton
DL

Appointed 2021

Mole Valley District

Brigadier Paul Evans
Brigadier Paul Evans
OBE DL

Appointed 2013

Surrey Heath Borough

Colonel (Ret'd) Patrick Crowley
Colonel (Ret'd) Patrick Crowley
MBE DL

Appointed 2019

Waverley Borough

Brigadier (Ret’d) Roger Hood
Brigadier (Ret’d) Roger Hood
QVRM TD DL

Appointed 2009

Mole Valley District

 Sir Stephen Lamport
Sir Stephen Lamport
GCVO DL

Appointed 2006

Elmbridge Borough

Nicholas Wood-Dow
Nicholas Wood-Dow
DL

Appointed 2012

Spelthorne Borough

Michael Hayman
Michael Hayman
DL

Appointed 2019

Mole Valley District

Frances Rutter
Frances Rutter
DL

Appointed 2021

Surrey Heath Borough

Giles Verity
Giles Verity
DL

Appointed 2021

Runnymede Borough

Dianna Gwilliams
Dianna Gwilliams
DL

Appointed 2021

Guildford Brorough

Richard Whittington
Richard Whittington
DL

Appointed 2017

Surrey Heath Borough

Bill Biddell
Bill Biddell
DL MA

Appointed 2002

Guildford Borough

Helen Bowcock
Helen Bowcock
OBE DL

Appointed 2012

Waverley Borough

HH Judge Robert Fraser
HH Judge Robert Fraser
MVO DL

Appointed 2019

area outside Surrey

Miss Jane Macaulay
Miss Jane Macaulay
JP DL

2019

Professor Max Lu AO FAA FTSE FLchemE
Professor Max Lu AO FAA FTSE FLchemE
FRSC DL

Appointed 2017

Guildford Borough

Mark Carter
Mark Carter
DL

Appointed 2023

Tandridge

Lady O’Connor (Louise)
Lady O’Connor (Louise)
DL

Appointed 2011

Mole Valley District

Mrs Mary Zoeller
Mrs Mary Zoeller
DL

Appointed 2023

Epsom & Ewell

 Dr Julie Llewelyn
Dr Julie Llewelyn
DL

2023

Waverley

Mark Tantam
Mark Tantam
DL

2023

Tandridge District