This is a list of those who have held the position ofLord Lieutenant ofCumbria.Cumbria was formed on 1 April 1974 by combiningCumberland andWestmorland, the area ofLancashire North of the Sands part of theLonsdale Hundred and the formerSedbergh Rural District of theWest Riding of Yorkshire.
The position of Lord Lieutenant ofCumbria has existed since the creation of thenon-metropolitan andceremonial county of Cumbria in 1974 which saw the abolition of the former lieutenancies ofCumberland andWestmorland. As well as Cumberland and Westmorland Cumbria also includes former parts ofLancashire and theWest Riding of Yorkshire.
The non-metropolitan county of Cumbria was abolished on 1 April 2023 and replaced with two unitary authorities known asCumberland andWestmorland and Furness. The two new unitary authorities continue to constitute aceremonial county named "Cumbria" for the purpose oflieutenancy andshrievalties, being presided over by a Lord Lieutenant of Cumbria and aHigh Sheriff of Cumbria.[1][2]
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SeeLord Lieutenant of Cumberland andLord Lieutenant of Westmorland for Lord Lieutenants of those counties before 1974.
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