This is a list of people who have served asLord Lieutenant ofMidlothian (also known asEdinburghshire).

• Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch 17 March 1794 – 11 January 1812^[1]
• Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch 25 January 1812 – 20 April 1819
• William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian 8 June 1819 – 27 April 1824
• George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton 2 June 1824 – 17 July 1827
• Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch 3 January 1828 – 16 April 1884
• Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery 17 May 1884 – 21 May 1929
• Harry Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery 8 October 1929 – 1964^[2]
• Sir Maxwell Inglis, 9th Baronet 4 June 1964 – 1972^[3]
• Sir John Dutton Clerk, 10th Baronet 11 July 1972 – 1992^[4]
• Capt.George Burnett† 31 January 1992 – 2003^[5]
• Patrick Prenter 23 August 2003 – 18 October 2013^[6]
• Sir Robert Maxwell Clerk, 11th Baronet 18 October 2013 – 3 April 2020^[7](Vice Lord-Lieutenant from 2011^[8])
• Lt. Col.Richard Callander 3 April 2020 – 2 April 2025^[9]
• Sarah Barron 2 April 2025 - Present^[10]

† Known as Lord-Lieutenant in Lothian Region (Midlothian District) until 1996.

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• John Borthwick 1832
• Archibald Hope the Younger 1832
• Major Robert Dundas 23 February 1901^[11]
• Major Robert Gordon Gordon-Gilmour 23 February 1901^[11]
• ColonelRobert George Wardlaw Ramsay 23 February 1901^[11]

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• Sainty, J. C."Lieutenants and Lord-Lieutenants of Counties (Scotland) 1794-". Retrieved10 February 2018.

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