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Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands
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This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands since the creation of that office on 1 April 1974.
- Charles Ian Finch-Knightley, 11th Earl of Aylesford 1 April 1974 – 1993[1]
- Sir Robert Richard Taylor 16 December 1993 – 2007[2]
- Paul Sabapathy 2007–2015[3][4]
- Sir John Crabtree 3 January 2017 – present[5]
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