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# Ceremony sees new Deputy Lieutenants for Staffordshire formally commissioned
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/ceremony-sees-new-deputy-lieutenants-for-staffordshire-formally-commissioned/
- Published: 2023-07-15T06:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-07-13T15:31:28.000Z
- Description: Twelve new Deputy Lieutenants for Staffordshire have been appointed at a formal commissioning ceremony.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:01, News

Twelve new Deputy Lieutenants for Staffordshire have been appointed at a formal commissioning ceremony.

His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire, Ian James Dudson CBE KStJ, oversaw the event this week.

The deputies will support efforts to promote the county and help it become a better place to live and work.

The new Deputy Lieutenants are:

- Hannah Ault
- Lee Bates BEM
- Karen Dobson OBE
- Colonel Toby H M Gaddum VR
- Ian Greaves
- Reena McCourt
- Charles Julian Mitchell BA MBA
- Josie Morris MBE
- Judy Scott-Moncrieff
- William Simpkin
- Alison Wedgwood
- Simon Davies RRC VR

Ian Dudson CBE KStJ said**:**

> “It is a great pleasure to welcome Staffordshire’s new Deputy Lieutenants and formally present their commissions.   
>  
> “Individually and collectively, they have a broad range of expertise and experience, which will be extremely valuable to the future work of the Lieutenancy across the whole ceremonial county.”  
>  
> His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire, Ian James Dudson CBE KStJ