Lord Lieutenant of Orkney
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This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Orkney.
- Patrick Neale Sutherland Graeme 8 April 1948 – 26 September 1958
- Robert Scarth 15 January 1959 – 18 May 1966
- Col Henry William Scarth of Breckness 29 July 1966 – 19 May 1972
- Col Sir Robert Macrae 2 August 1972 – 1990
- Brig Malcolm Dennison 26 April 1990 – 30 August 1996
- George Marwick 28 April 1997 – 2007
- Anthony Trickett 12 March 2007{{London Gazette|issue=58292|page=4860|date=3 April 2007}} – 2013
- James William (Bill) Spence 18 Feb 2014 – 20 January 2020{{cite web |title=Lord-Lieutenant for Orkney: Mr James William Spence |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lord-lieutenant-for-orkney-mr-james-william-spence |website=GOV.UK |access-date=7 June 2020 |date=18 February 2014}}{{cite web |title=Bill thanked as he retires as Lord-Lieutenant |url=https://www.orkney.gov.uk/OIC-News/Bill-thanked-as-he-retires-as-Lord-Lieutenant.htm |website=Orkney Island Government |access-date=7 June 2020 |date=22 January 2020}}
- Elizabeth Elaine Grieve (Elaine) 29 January 2020 – present