March 1976 – 16 March 1978 Hon. 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–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 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 DL of Maidenhead, Appointed 2016, retired 4 August 2020 Graham Eric Barker DL of Bray, Appointed 5 August 2020. Current Deputy Lieutenants Deputy Lieutenants traditionally support the Lord-Lieutenant. There are several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment does not terminate with the changing of the Lord-Lieutenant, but they usually retire at age 75. Berkshire currently (February 2023) has 35 Deputy Lieutenants in addition to the Lord-Lieutenant and Vice Lord-Lieutenant. Dr Christina Hill-Williams DL MA FRGS FRSA, appointed 27 July 2005 Professor Susanna Rose JP DL, appointed 4 December 2007 Paul Dick OBE JP DL, appointed 8 March 2010 Harry Merton Henderson DL, appointed 8 March 2010 Hugo Vickers DL, appointed 8 March 2010 Mrs Sarah Patricia Scrope DL, appointed 22 June 2011 HH Judge Zoë Philippa Smith DL, appointed 22 June 2011 Simon Peter Carter DL, 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 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 High Sheriff 2021-22. Mr Kiren Sharma MBE DL, appointed 1 Sep 2016 Mrs Felicity Rutland DL MA, appointed 1 Sep 2016. Mr Christoper Barrett DL, appointed 12 Jan 2018 Mr Richard Bennett DL BA (ECON) FCMA CGMA, appointed 12 Jan 2018 Lord Brownlow CVO DL, appointed 12 Jan 2018 Dr Peter Durrant MBE DL FSA, appointed 12 Jan 2018 Mr Sean Zain Taylor DL, appointed 12 Jan 2018 Mr Richard Charles Robert Anderson DL, appointed 17 Oct 2019 Lt Col Sir Alexander Fergus Matheson of Matheson Bt.LVO