Lynda Atkins

Lynda Atkins DL has served as Deputy Lieutenant for Oxfordshire since 2019. She is part of the Lieutenancy Team focused on South Oxfordshire and additionally served as Vice Lord-Lieutenant in 2024-25.

Lynda formerly served in the Royal Air Force and the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (Territorial Army). Her civilian career then began in the National Health Service administration and, from 1995, in the Civil Service in a range of roles within the Department of Health. As a Senior Civil Servant, she became Assistant Director of Performance Management for NHS England in the Southeast. Subsequently Lynda set up her own business, Under the Rainbow Limited, from 2003 to 2019 to provide business support and project management for a wide range of hospital construction projects.

From 2008 to 2019, Lynda served as an independent County Councillor for her hometown of Wallingford. During that time, Lynda became involved with the Armed Forces and was the County Council Military Champion for RAF Benson. She was also a member of Wallingford Town Council and served as Mayor of Wallingford on two occasions. 

Lynda is the National Chair of The Royal British Legion having been elected to the role in May 2025. She previously served as a Trustee and as the National Vice Chair of the RBL. She was appointed Honorary Air Commodore of 606 Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force based at RAF Benson in April 2025.

Lynda is also a Trustee of the Wallingford and District Talking Newspaper and Patron of Forces Support.