This is a list of people who have served as

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 responsibilit ...

of West Midlands since the creation of that office on 1 April 1974. *

Charles Ian Finch-Knightley, 11th Earl of Aylesford Charles Ian Finch-Knightley, 11th Earl of Aylesford, (2 November 1918 – 19 February 2008), styled Lord Guernsey between 1940 and 1958, was a British peer. Biography Lord Aylesford was the elder son of Earl of Aylesford, Charles Finch-Knightle ...

1 April 1974 – 1993 * Sir

Robert Richard Taylor Sir Robert Richard Taylor, KCVO, OBE (1932–2008) was a British public administrator, airport manager and Royal Air Force officer. Taylor was born on 14 June 1932 in Birmingham. After attending Yardley Grammar School, he joined the RAF in 195 ...

16 December 1993 – 2007 *

Paul Sabapathy Paul Chandrasekharan Sabapathy is a retired British accountant and business manager, of Indian origin, and was Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands of England, from 2007 until his resignation in September 2015. He was the first non-white Lord ...

, CBE 2007–2015 * Sir John Crabtree OBE, 3 January 2017 – present

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West Midlands 1974 establishments in England {{job-stub