Summary
Jennifer Mary Tolhurst (born 1951) is the current Lord-Lieutenant of Essex.[1][2] She has been in the position since 5 August 2017.
Jennifer Tolhurst | |
|---|---|
 Tolhurst (left) with the then Prince of Wales in March 2022 | |
| Lord Lieutenant of Essex | |
| Assumed office 5 August 2017 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Preceded by | John Petre, 18th Baron Petre |
| High Sheriff of Essex | |
| In office 2005–2006 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jennifer Mary Tolhurst 1951 (age 72–73) Northern Ireland |
| Spouse |
Philip Tolhurst
(m. 1972) |
| Children | 3 |
Biography edit
Tolhurst started the Danbury and Little Baddow branch of the NSPCC and chaired the Prince's Youth Business Trust in Essex. She was a magistrate and vice chairman of the governors of New Hall School. She remains vice-president of the Essex Community Foundation, serves on Essex University Court, is an assessor for the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service and is vice-chairman of the Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committee. She was High Sheriff of Essex in 2005.[3]
Tolhurst lives in Danbury with her husband, Philip. They have three grown-up children and seven grandchildren.
She succeeded Lord Petre, 18th Baron of the Petre family, whose ancestral family home is at Ingatestone Hall, who had been the lord-lieutenant of Essex for the previous fifteen years but stood down after turning 75 – the customary age of retirement for the Sovereign's representatives.
References edit
- ^ Prime Minister's Office (22 June 2017). "Lord-Lieutenant of Essex: Jennifer Tolhurst". UK Government Digital Service. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Martino, Matthew. "Jennifer Tolhurst DL appointed as Lord-Lieutenant of Essex". Essex-TV. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Appointment of Sheriffs". The London Gazette. 29 March 2005. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
This article incorporates text published under the British Open Government Licence v3.0: Prime Minister's Office (22 June 2017). "Lord-Lieutenant of Essex: Jennifer Tolhurst". UK Government Digital Service. Retrieved 13 January 2019.