Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard

Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard
&
Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Lords
Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard ; &; Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Lords
	Incumbent; The Baroness Wheeler; since 10 July 2024
Style	The Right Honourable
Appointer	Prime Minister
Formation	1485
First holder	John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford

The Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard is a UK Government post usually held by the Government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords.^[1] The present Captain is The Baroness Wheeler, who was appointed to the position in the Starmer ministry in July 2024.

1485–present

15th century

1485: John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford
1486–1509: Sir Charles Somerset (created Baron Herbert 26 November 1506)

16th century

1509: Sir Thomas Darcy
1509: Sir Henry Marney
1512: Sir Henry Guildford
1513: Sir John Gage
1516: Sir Henry Marney
1530: Sir William Kingston
1539: Sir Anthony Wingfield
1550: Sir Thomas Darcy (created Baron Darcy of Chiche 5 April 1551)
1551: Sir John Gates
1553: Sir Henry Jerningham
1557: Sir Henry Bedingfield
1558: Sir Edward Rogers
1558: Sir William St Loe
1566: Sir Francis Knowlys
1572: Sir Christopher Hatton
1586: Sir Henry Goodier
1586: Sir Walter Raleigh
1592: John Best (During Raleigh's imprisonment in the Tower)
1597–1603: Sir Walter Raleigh

17th century

1603: Sir Thomas Erskine (created Lord Dirletoun 8 June 1604 and Viscount Fentoun 18 March 1606)
1617: Henry Rich (created Baron Kensington 5 March 1623 and Earl of Holland 24 September 1624)
1632: George Hay
1635: The Earl of Morton
1644: The Earl of Norwich
1649: Interregnum
1660: The Earl of Norwich
1662: The Viscount Grandison
1689–1702: Viscount Mandeville (succeeded as 4th Earl of Manchester 16 March 1683)

	Term of office		Party	Ministry	Ref.
Donald Howard The Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal	November 1931	January 1934	Conservative	National Government II (Con.–Lib–Nat Lab–Nat Lib)
Arthur Chichester The Lord Templemore	January 1934	August 1945		National Government II (Con.–Lib–Nat Lab–Nat Lib)
				National Government III (Con.–Nat Lab–Nat Lib)
				National Government IV (Con.–Nat Lab–Nat Lib)
				Chamberlain (War Ministry) (Con.–Nat Lab–Nat Lib)
				Churchill (War Ministry) (Con.–Lib–Lab-Nat Lab–Nat Lib)
				Churchill (Caretaker) (Con.–Nat Lib-Ind)
Alexander Walkden The Lord Walkden	August 1945	July 1949	Labour	Attlee I
George Shepherd The Lord Shepherd	July 1949	October 1949
George Lucas The Lord Lucas of Chilworth	October 1949	March 1950
George Bingham The Earl of Lucan	March 1950	June 1951		Attlee II
George Archibald The Lord Archibald	June 1951	November 1951		Attlee II
William Onslow The Earl of Onslow	November 1951	October 1960	Conservative	Churchill III
				Eden
				Macmillan I
				Macmillan II
Peter Legh The Lord Legh	October 1960	September 1962		Macmillan II
John Goschen The Viscount Goschen	September 1962	December 1964		Macmillan II
John Goschen The Viscount Goschen	September 1962	December 1964		Douglas-Home
Frank Bowles The Lord Bowles	December 1964	June 1970	Labour	Wilson II
John Goschen The Viscount Goschen	June 1970	November 1971	Conservative	Heath
Bertram Bowyer The Lord Denham	November 1971	March 1974	Conservative	Heath
David Kenworthy The Lord Strabolgi	March 1974	May 1979	Labour	Wilson III
				Wilson IV
				Callaghan
Andrew Hill The Lord Sandys	May 1979	October 1982	Conservative	Thatcher I
David Cunliffe-Lister The Earl of Swinton	October 1982	September 1986		Thatcher I
				Thatcher II
				Thatcher III
Andrew Davidson The Viscount Davidson	September 1986	December 1991		Thatcher III	^[2]
Andrew Davidson The Viscount Davidson	September 1986	December 1991		Major I	^[2]
Michael Bowes-Lyon The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne	December 1991	July 1994		Major I	^[3]
Michael Bowes-Lyon The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne	December 1991	July 1994		Major II	^[3]
Arthur Gore The Earl of Arran	July 1994	January 1995			^[4]
Richard Fletcher-Vane The Lord Inglewood	January 1995	July 1995			^[5]
Nicholas Cavendish The Lord Chesham	July 1995	May 1997			^[6]
Andrew McIntosh The Lord McIntosh of Haringey	May 1997	June 2003	Labour	Blair I	^[7]

21st century

Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Party	Ministry	Ref.
Bryan Davies The Lord Davies of Oldham	June 2003	May 2010	Labour	Blair II	^[8]
				Blair III
				Brown
David Shutt The Lord Shutt of Greetland	May 2010	May 2012	Liberal Democrat	Cameron–Clegg (Con.–L.D.)	^[9]
Richard Newby The Lord Newby	May 2012	May 2015	Liberal Democrat	Cameron–Clegg (Con.–L.D.)	^[10]
John Gardiner The Lord Gardiner of Kimble	May 2015	July 2016	Conservative	Cameron II	^[11]
Patrick Stopford The Earl of Courtown	July 2016	July 2024		May I	^[12]
				May II
				Johnson I
				Johnson II
				Truss
				Sunak
Margaret Wheeler The Baroness Wheeler	July 2024	Incumbent	Labour	Starmer	^[13]

References

J. Haydn, The Book of Dignities
C. Cook and B. Keith, British Historical Facts 1830–1900
D. Butler and G. Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900–2000

^ "Captains of the Yeoman of the Guard". Archived from the original on 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
^ Roth, Andrew (2012-08-27). "Viscount Davidson obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
^ "Parliamentary career for Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne – MPs and Lords – UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
^ "Contact information for The Earl of Arran – MPs and Lords – UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
^ "Contact information for Lord Inglewood – MPs and Lords – UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
^ "Parliamentary career for Lord Chesham – MPs and Lords – UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
^ "Parliamentary career for The Lord McIntosh of Haringey – MPs and Lords – UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
^ "Lord Davies of Oldham". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
^ "Lord Shutt of Greetland". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
^ "Lord Newby". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
^ "Lord Gardiner of Kimble". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
^ "The Earl of Courtown". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
^ "Ministerial Appointments: July 2024y". gov.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

[Yeo-1] "Captains of the Yeoman of the Guard". Archived from the original on 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2010-01-20.

[2] Roth, Andrew (2012-08-27). "Viscount Davidson obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-02-21.

[3] "Parliamentary career for Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne – MPs and Lords – UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-08.

[4] "Contact information for The Earl of Arran – MPs and Lords – UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-08.

[5] "Contact information for Lord Inglewood – MPs and Lords – UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-08.

[6] "Parliamentary career for Lord Chesham – MPs and Lords – UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-08.

[7] "Parliamentary career for The Lord McIntosh of Haringey – MPs and Lords – UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-08.

[8] "Lord Davies of Oldham". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

[Parli-9] "Lord Shutt of Greetland". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

[10] "Lord Newby". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

[11] "Lord Gardiner of Kimble". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

[12] "The Earl of Courtown". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

[13] "Ministerial Appointments: July 2024y". gov.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

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Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard & Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Lords

Incumbent The Baroness Wheeler since 10 July 2024
Style	The Right Honourable
Appointer	Prime Minister
Formation	1485
First holder	John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford