The position of

Lord Lieutenant A lord-lieutenant ( ) is the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom. Historically, each lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia. In 1871, the lieutenant's responsibility ...

North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...

was created on 1 April 1974. Since 1996 the position has included the areas south of the

River Tees The River Tees (), in Northern England, rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the North Pennines and flows eastwards for to reach the North Sea between Hartlepool and Redcar near Middlesbrough. The modern day history of the river has be ...

in the former county of

Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

. Upon the dissolution of Cleveland, Lord Gisborough was made joint lord-lieutenant of North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire is the largest lieutenancy region in England, that in 2018, had a population of over 1,135,000. *1 April 1974 – 1987:

Oswald Phipps, 4th Marquess of Normanby Oswald Constantine John Phipps, 4th Marquess of Normanby, (29 July 1912 – 30 January 1994), styled Earl of Mulgrave until 1932, was a British peer and philanthropist for blind people. Early life The eldest son of Constantine Phipps, 3rd Ma ...

(previously Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire) *1987–1999:

Sir Marcus Worsley, 5th Baronet Sir (William) Marcus John Worsley, 5th Baronet, (6 April 1925 – 18 December 2012), was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as a Member of Parliament in four parliaments between 1959 and 1974, and served as High Sheriff and L ...

, ''with a lieutenant'': :*1996–2001:

Richard Chaloner, 3rd Baron Gisborough (Thomas) Richard John Long Chaloner, 3rd Baron Gisborough (born 1 July 1927), is a British peer. Chaloner was born at Hurworth Old Hall, Darlington, the son of Thomas Chaloner, 2nd Baron Gisborough, and Esther Hall. He succeeded his father as Ba ...

(formerly

Lord Lieutenant of Cleveland This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Cleveland from the county's creation in 1974 until the abolition of the Lord Lieutenancy in 1997: *1974–1979: Major Cecil Crosthwaite *1979–1981: Colonel John Pounder *1 ...

) *1999–2014:

James Dugdale, 2nd Baron Crathorne Charles James Dugdale, 2nd Baron Crathorne, (born 12 September 1939) was Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire from 1999 until 2014. He is also one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the ...

*2014–2018:

Barry Dodd Barry John Dodd (2 October 1947 – 30 May 2018) was an entrepreneur who ran a graphics company, GSM Group. He was appointed as the Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire in September 2014. Dodd was killed in a helicopter crash in North Yorksh ...

*2018–:

Johanna Ropner Johanna Ropner (née Stroyan) is a businessperson and the lord lieutenant for North Yorkshire. Life Ropner, the second of three children, was born on 3 January 1963 to Colin Strathearn Ropner Stroyan and Caroline Jane Brownlow. She attended N ...

References

External links

Official website of the Lieutenancy
Yorkshire, North * 1974 establishments in England {{job-stub