Mr William James Baxter QPM DL has been appointed as His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of County Tyrone. The King made the appointment, with Mr Baxter succeeding Sir Robert William Lowry Scott KCVO OBE, who retired on 17th June 2026.
Mr Baxter served in the RUC/PSNI from 1973 until his retirement in 2003, holding the rank of Superintendent and serving as District Commander in Omagh from 1997. He was also Sheriff for County Tyrone in 2013 and is President of the Royal British Legion in Newtownstewart.
He has served as a Deputy Lieutenant of County Tyrone for 14 years. Mr Baxter lives in County Tyrone with his wife, Pearl.