New Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, Julie Spence, pictured here on her Land's End to John O'Groats charity bike ride in 2015. (Image: Archant)
Former chief constable Julie Spence has been appointed as the next Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire.
Mrs Spence succeeds Sir Hugh Duberly, who retires in April after 14 years as lord-lieutenant of the county.
Julie Spence was Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire from 2005 to 2010.
Since her retirement from the police, she has served as chairman of the Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust and as a trustee of Ormiston Families which supports young people from disadvantaged communities. She lives in Cambridge with her husband, John.
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