This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of the County Palatine of Chester. Since 1689, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Cheshire.
| Lord Lieutenant | From | Until |
|---|---|---|
| Edward, Earl of Derby | 1569 | 1572 |
| Henry, Earl of Derby | 1572 | 25 September 1593 |
| vacant | ||
| William, Earl of Derby jointly with James, Earl of Derby |
21 December 1607 12 December 1626 |
1642 1642 |
| William, Viscount Saye and Sele | 1642 (Parliamentarian) | |
| Interregnum 1649–1660 | ||
| Charles, Earl of Derby jointly with William, Lord Brereton |
30 July 1660 19 July 1662 |
21 December 1672 April 1664 |
| John, Earl of Bridgewater | 24 January 1673 | 1676 |
| William, Earl of Derby | 11 May 1676 | 8 August 1687 |
| William, Marquess of Powis | 28 February 1688 | 1688 |
| William, Earl of Derby | 17 October 1688 | 23 December 1688 |
| Henry, Earl of Warrington | 12 April 1689 | 2 January 1694 |
| vacant 1694–1695 | ||
| Richard, Earl Rivers | 11 May 1695 | 1703 |
| Hugh, Earl of Cholmondeley | 16 June 1703 | April 1713 |
| Other, Earl of Plymouth | 4 September 1713 | 1714 |
| Hugh, Earl of Cholmondeley | 21 October 1714 | 18 January 1725 |
| George, Earl of Cholmondeley | 7 April 1725 | 7 May 1733 |
| George, Earl of Cholmondeley | 14 June 1733 | 10 June 1770 |
| George, Earl of Cholmondeley | 19 July 1770 | May 1783 |
| George, Earl of Stamford | 29 May 1783 | 23 May 1819 |
| George, Earl of Stamford | 24 June 1819 | 26 April 1845 |
| Richard, Marquess of Westminster | 20 May 1845 | 1867 |
| William, Lord Egerton | 29 January 1868 | 21 February 1883 |
| Hugh, Duke of Westminster | 31 March 1883 | 22 December 1899 |
| Wilbraham, Earl Egerton | 19 March 1900[1] | 1905 |
| Hugh, Duke of Westminster | 19 December 1905 | 1920 |
| Sir William Bromley-Davenport | 15 April 1920 | 1949 |
| Philip, Viscount Leverhulme | 6 September 1949 | 1990 |
| William Arthur Bromley-Davenport | 2 August 1990[2] | 7 March 2010 |
| Thomas David Briggs | 7 March 2010[3] | 25 August 2021 |
| Alexis, Lady Redmond | 25 August 2021 | Present[4] |
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