Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire

{{short description|Civil post in Bedfordshire, England}}

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{{Use British English|date=July 2013}}

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| termlength = Until retirement or age 75

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| first = William Parr

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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire. Since 1711, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Bedfordshire.

{{Incomplete list|date=August 2008}}

• William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton 1549–1551
• Oliver St John, 1st Baron St John of Bletso 1560–1569
• Henry Grey, 6th Earl of Kent 12 September 1586– 31 January 1615
• Charles Grey, 7th Earl of Kent 25 February 1615– 28 September 1623 jointly with
• Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent 27 July 1621 – 31 October 1627 jointly with
• Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland 9 May 1625 – 25 March 1667 jointly with
• Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent 29 January 1629 – 21 November 1639
• Oliver St John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke 1639–1646 (Parliamentary)
• Robert Bruce, Lord Bruce of Whorlton 1646 (Parliamentary; nominated by House of Lords)
• Henry Grey, 10th Earl of Kent 1646 (Parliamentary; nominated by House of Commons)
• Interregnum
• Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury 26 July 1660 – 20 October 1685
• Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury 26 November 1685 – 10 May 1689
• William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford 10 May 1689 – 7 September 1700
• Lord Edward Russell 22 November 1700 – 27 November 1701
• Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford 27 November 1701 – 26 May 1711
• Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent 14 September 1711 – 5 June 1740
• vacant
• John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford 21 May 1745 – 5 January 1771The London Gazette, [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/8435/pages/2 issue 8435, 25 May 1745]
• John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory 6 February 1771 – 13 February 1818
• Thomas de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey 17 March 1818 – 14 November 1859The London Gazette, [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/17334/pages/349 issue 17334, 21 February 1818]
• Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford 7 December 1859 – 14 May 1861The London Gazette, [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/22332/pages/4585 issue 22332, 2 December 1859]
• Francis Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper 7 June 1861 – 18 July 1905The London Gazette, [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/22569/pages/4867 issue 22569, 26 November 1861]
• Beauchamp Mowbray St John, 17th Baron St John of Bletso 30 October 1905 – 10 May 1912The London Gazette, [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27849/pages/7249 issue 27849, 31 October 1905]
• Samuel Howard Whitbread 16 July 1912 – 8 January 1936The London Gazette, [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28629/pages/5417 issue 28629, 23 July 1912]
• George Lawson Johnston, 1st Baron Luke 8 January 1936 – 23 February 1943London Gazette, [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34241/pages/230 issue no.34241, 10 January 1936]
• Sir Dealtry Charles Part 15 May 1943 – 7 June 1957London Gazette, [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/36039/pages/2531 issue no.36039, 1 June 1943]
• Simon Whitbread 7 June 1957 – 26 April 1978London Gazette, [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/41095/pages/3431 issue no.41095, 7 June 1957]
• Hanmer Cecil Hanbury 26 April 1978 – 5 January 1991London Gazette, [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/47522/supplements/5008 issue no.47522, 28 April 1978]
• Sir Samuel Whitbread 28 February 1991 – 22 February 2012London Gazette, [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/52466/pages/3477 issue no.52466, 5 March 1991]
• Helen Nellis 22 February 2012 – 2022[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/L-60067-1538590 London Gazette]
• Susan Lousada 7 September 2022 - present