Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside
The office of Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside was created on 1 April 1974, taking over some duties from the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire and Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire. As Merseyside remains part of the Lancashire County Palatine, the Lord Lieutenant is appointed by the monarch in their capacity as Duke of Lancaster. The Lieutenancy area was created on the 1 April 1974, upon the creation of Merseyside itself.
| No. | Lord-Lieutenant | From | Until |
| 1 | Brigadier Sir Douglas Crawford | 1 April 1974 | |
| 2 | Wing Cdr Sir Kenneth Stoddart | 1979 | 1989 |
| 3 | Henry Egerton Cotton | 5 June 1989 | 1992 |
| 4 | Sir Alan William Waterworth | 22 November 1993 | 2006 |
| 5 | Dame Lorna Muirhead | 11 October 2006 | 2017 |
| 6 | Mark Blundell CVO | 13 September 2017 | 15 December 2025 |
| 7 | Peter Daniel Oliver OBE | 16 December 2025 |
Current Deputy Lieutenants
The county's current deputy lieutenants are:- Professor Denise Barrett-Baxendale
- Sir Michael J. Bibby
- Michael P. Braham
- Zia U. Chaudry
- Andrew J. Cooke
- Captain Hugh B. Daglish
- Lady Marina Dalglish
- Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby
- Claire F. Dove
- Paige Earlam
- Canon Ruth Fabby
- John Flamson
- Judith L. Greensmith
- Colonel Charles T. Hillock
- Dr Ruth Hussey
- Elaine Inglesbey-Burke
- Dr Nicholas M. Jedynakiewicz
- Nigel Lanceley
- Stephen Maddox
- Lesley Martin-Wright
- Ian S. Meadows
- Anne P. Morris
- Professor Sir Jonathan M. Murphy
- Professor Sir Howard J. Newby
- Peter Oliver OBE
- Robert T.H. Owen
- Dr Roger N. Phillips
- Professor Gerald M. Pillay
- John Roberts
- Rebecca Ross-Williams
- David Steer
- Max Steinberg
- Professor Ian G. Tracey
- Colonel Mark C.H. Underhill
- Nicholas A. Wainwright
- Professor Nigel Weatherill
- Allan D. Williams
- Brian Wong
- Peter D. Woods
- Stephen Yip
Former
Former Deputy Lieutenants have included:- Brigadier Selwyn Lloyd
- Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel Alan S. Eccles
- Lieutenant Colonel Charles H. Elston
- Major Henry B. Chrimes
- Air Commodore Jack Broughton
- Richard A. Foster
- William D. Fulton
- Professor Philip N. Love
- Harry Rimmer
- Sir James Sharples
- Anthony W. Shone
- Colonel Martin G.C. Amlôt
- Angela A. Jones
- Dr John E. Roberts
- John N. Rushbrooke
- Pauline L. Burrows
- Alan J. Chic
- Sir David C. Clarke
- Frank Field, Baron Field of Birkenhead
- John R. Flamson
- Stephen B. L. Yip
- Wally Brown
- Professor Michael Brown
- James C.M. Davies
- Professor Sir Ian Gilmore
- Professor Sir Mark Hedley
- Roger Morris
- Edward Perry
- Abila Pointing