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 43 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 (Vice Lord-Lieutenant)
- 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
- 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
