Patrick Holcroft

Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Roy Holcroft CVO OBE (born 17 March 1948) is a former British Army officer and banker who served as Lord-Lieutenant of Worcestershire, the British monarch's personal representative in the county, from 2012 to 2023.

[1] Educated at Downside School, the University of Nottingham (BA, 1972), and at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst,[2] Holcroft served 19 years in the Grenadier Guards, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel, before pursuing a career in the City of London with the UK merchant banking group Robert Fleming & Co. in 1988.

He remained CEO of the group until 2009, becoming a non-executive director until 2012.

[3] He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1987 New Year Honours,[4] Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in the 2013 New Year Honours, Commander of the Order of St John (CStJ) in 2018 and promoted Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the 2022 Birthday Honours.

[5] He is a Trustee or Adviser to the Grenadier Guards, Nuffield Trust for the Forces of the Crown; the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst; the Hedley Foundation, which supports young people, the disabled and the terminally ill; and until 2014 the Lloyd's Patriotic Fund.