The Lord-Lieutenant of Cumbria, Mrs Claire Theresa Hensman, on Tuesday 2 April 2020 appointed the following to be Deputy Lieutenants for the County of Cumbria:
Mrs Caroline Thomson, lives in Abbeytown.
- Has various national roles, currently including – Oxfam, National Gallery, Digital UK, and English National Ballet. Caroline was Chief Operating Officer of the BBC and responsible for bringing the BBC to Media City in Salford.
- Trustee of Tullie House
- Past Trustee of Cumbria Community Foundation.
Commander (SCC) Philip Burns MBE RNR, lives in Barrow.
- Recently retired from BAE Submarines
- Senior Staff officer for the North West for the Sea Cadets and on the National Sea Cadet Advisory Council
- Member of the Cumbria and Lancashire Advisory Committee for the Appointment of Magistrates.
Colonel (Retd) Christopher Sanderson OBE JP, lives near Kendal.
- Chairman of Cumbria Scouts, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Association, and recent Chairman of the Army Benevolent Fund’s Cumbria Committee
- Trustee of the Community Foundation and Armitt Museum
- Current Magistrate
Ms Marcia Reid Fotheringham JP, lives in Brampton.
- High Sheriff for Cumbria 2019/2020
- Past Chairman of the North West Cumbria Magistrates’ Bench
- Past trustee of Safety Net
- Trustee of Tullie House
- Trustee of Cumbria Victims Charitable Trust
- Trustee of Cumbria Community Foundation
- Current Magistrate
Mr Peter Woolaghan, lives near Egremont.
- Chair of the REACT Foundation and a founding director of REACT Engineering
- Founding director of Createc.
HM Lord-Lieutenant for Cumbria, Mrs Claire Hensman, said: “I am delighted to appoint five new Deputy Lieutenants to the county to assist me in my duties as the Lord-Lieutenant of Cumbria. I have a number of Deputy Lieutenants located around the county who have a wealth of experience in connection with voluntary organisations, the Armed Forces and all other aspects of life in Cumbria.”
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is a Crown appointment and one of several deputies to the Lord-Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area.
