•
Henry Neville, 5th Earl of Westmorland 1552–? •
Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon 2 August 1586 – 1595 •
vacant •
Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset 4 February 1615 – 20 November 1617 •
Richard Neile, Bishop of Durham 20 November 1617 – 10 December 1627 •
vacant •
John Howson, Bishop of Durham 13 October 1628 – 6 February 1632 •
Thomas Morton, Bishop of Durham 30 July 1632 – 1642 •
Sir Henry Vane 1642 (
Parliamentary) •
Interregnum •
Thomas Belasyse, 2nd Viscount Fauconberg 27 July 1660 – 1661 •
John Cosin 13 September 1661 – 15 January 1672 • In commission 18 April 1672 – 19 November 1674 •
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle •
William Widdrington, 2nd Baron Widdrington •
Edward Villiers •
Sir Christopher Conyers, 2nd Baronet •
Sir Ralph Cole, 2nd Baronet •
Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet •
Sir George Vane •
Sir James Clavering, 1st Baronet •
Henry Lambton •
John Tempest •
William Blakeston •
Cuthbert Carre •
Ralph Davison •
Sir Francis Bowes •
Nathaniel Crew, 3rd Baron Crew, Bishop of Durham 19 November 1674 – 1689 •
Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough 27 February 1690 – 1712 •
Nathaniel Crew, 3rd Baron Crew, Bishop of Durham 8 May 1712 – 1714 •
Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough 16 December 1714 – 17 December 1721 •
William Talbot, Bishop of Durham 10 January 1722 – 10 October 1730 •
Edward Chandler, Bishop of Durham 11 December 1730 – 20 July 1750 •
vacant •
Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington 21 March 1753 – 6 March 1758 •
Henry Vane, 2nd Earl of Darlington 11 July 1758 – 8 September 1792 •
William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland 26 November 1792 – 29 January 1842 •
Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry 7 April 1842 – 6 March 1854 •
George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham 31 March 1854 – 27 November 1879 •
George Vane-Tempest, 5th Marquess of Londonderry 15 January 1880 – 6 November 1884 •
John Lambton, 3rd Earl of Durham 2 December 1884 – 18 September 1928 •
Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry 14 June 1928 – 1949 •
John Lawson, 1st Baron Lawson 28 April 1949 – 1958 •
Christopher Vane, 10th Baron Barnard 20 October 1958 – 19 October 1964 •
Sir James Fitzjames Duff 18 February 1964 – 24 April 1970 •
John Vane, 11th Baron Barnard 1 October 1970 – 21 April 1988 •
David James Grant 21 April 1988 – 30 January 1997 •
Sir Paul Nicholson 30 January 1997 – 7 March 2013 •
Susan Snowdon 8 March 2013 – present •
Michael Butterwick (2026 announced) ==Deputy lieutenants==