Vice Lord Lieutenant
The Lord-Lieutenant of a County, with His Majesty’s approbation, may appoint a Lieutenant or Deputy Lieutenant of the County to be Vice Lord-Lieutenant.
A nomination by the Lord-Lieutenant for the appointment of a Vice Lord-Lieutenant is submitted to the Prime Minister in order that the approval of His Majesty The King may be obtained.
The Vice Lord-Lieutenant’s appointment automatically lapses when the Lord-Lieutenant who appointed him, ceases to be Lord-Lieutenant.
The Vice Lord-Lieutenant stands in the place of the Lord-Lieutenant as Custos Rotulorum. The Lord Chancellor will make such arrangements as may be necessary, in the case of prolonged absence or inability to act.
The current Vice LL of Northamptonshire is Mrs Anne Burnett VLL, who was appointed in February 2024.
Anne Burnett was born in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland where her father was a serving officer in the British Army. Due to her army upbringing, she moved around the during her childhood, attending 13 schools, one three times, before her family finally settled in Leicestershire.
Anne read Politics at Durham University and had a successful career in the City as a stockbroker, becoming one of the first Lady Members of the London Stock Exchange. She then became an Investment Manager, running UK Pension Funds and Charitable Funds. Following a move to Tokyo with her husband and two children, she took the opportunity to retire from finance and enjoy ex-pat life. On their return to the UK and keen for some green space around them, the family moved to a farm near Oundle in Northamptonshire which Anne has run for the last 30 years.
Since moving to Northamptonshire, Anne has played an active role in the community, including being a Trustee and Vice Chair of the Northamptonshire Community Foundation, fundraised for and ran a Boxing Club in Kings Heath, Northampton, Chaired the North Northants JAG, and Chaired the Corby choir Deep Roots Tall Trees. In 2014/2015 she was High Sheriff of Northamptonshire and was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant in 2017 and Vice Lord-Lieutenant on 19th February 2024.
In addition, she is a Governor of St Andrew’s Hospital, Northampton, Patron of Teamwork Trust and a Trustee of Creative Oundle.
She is a keen gardener and enjoys walking and skiing.