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 responsibility ov ...

West Lothian West Lothian (; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, bordering (in a clockwise direction) the City of Edinburgh council area, Scottish Borders, South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire and Falkirk (council area), Falkirk. The modern counci ...

. The office was known as the Lord Lieutenant of

Linlithgowshire West Lothian, also known as Linlithgowshire (its official name until 1925), is a counties of Scotland, historic county in the east central Lowlands of Scotland. until 1925. It is bounded geographically by the River Avon, Falkirk, Avon to the wes ...

until 1921. *

James Hope-Johnstone, 3rd Earl of Hopetoun James Hope-Johnstone, 3rd Earl of Hopetoun FRSE (23 August 1741 – 29 May 1816) was a Scottish peer, politician and military officer. Life Hopetoun was the son of John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun, and his first wife, Lady Anne Ogilvy, daughte ...

17 March 1794 – 29 May 1816 *

John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun General John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun, (17 August 1765 – 27 August 1823), known as The Honourable John Hope from 1781 to 1814 and as Lord Niddry from 1814 to 1816, was a Scottish politician and British Army officer. Military career Hopetoun ...

25 June 1816 – 27 August 1823 * ''vacant'' *

John Hope, 5th Earl of Hopetoun John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Ep ...

23 November 1824 – 8 April 1843 *

Archibald Primrose, 4th Earl of Rosebery Archibald John Primrose, 4th Earl of Rosebery, (14 October 1783 – 4 March 1868), styled Viscount Primrose until 1814, was a British politician. Early life Primrose was born on 14 October 1783. He was the eldest son of Neil Primrose, 3rd Earl ...

20 April 1843 – 1863 *

John Alexander Hope, 6th Earl of Hopetoun John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Ep ...

1 October 1863 – 2 April 1873 *

Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian (7 May 1847 – 21 May 1929) was a British Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from March 1894 to June 1895. Between the death of h ...

5 June 1873 – 21 May 1929 *

Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

8 October 1929 – 5 January 1952 * Henry Moubray Cadell 28 May 1952 – 1964 * Charles Hope, 3rd Marquess of Linlithgow 14 October 1964 – 1985 *

John Douglas, 21st Earl of Morton John Charles Sholto Douglas, 21st Earl of Morton (19 March 1927 – 5 March 2016) was a Scottish hereditary peer, peer and landowner. Douglas was the son of Hon. Charles William Sholto Douglas and Florence Timson, daughter of Edith Theodosia Glyn ...

27 June 1985 – 2002 * Isobel Gunning Brydie 11 June 2002 – 20 Sep 2017 * Moira Niven 20 Sep 2017–Lord Lieutenant for West Lothian: Moira Niven
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References

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Politics of West Lothian