This is a complete list of people who have served as

Lord Lieutenant A lord-lieutenant ( ) is the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom. Historically, each lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia. In 1871, the lieutenant's responsibility ...

West Sussex West Sussex is a county in South East England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the shire districts of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex, and the boroughs of Crawley and Worthing. Covering an ar ...

since the creation of the office and the county on 1 April 1974: *1 April 1974 – 31 January 1975:

Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk (30 May 1908 – 31 January 1975), styled Earl of Arundel and Surrey until 1917, was a British peer and politician. He was the eldest surviving son of Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of ...

(previously

Lord Lieutenant of Sussex This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Sussex. From 1677 until 1974, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Sussex. Lord Lieutenants of Sussex to 1974 *Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel 1551–? ''jointly with'' ...

) *19 May 1975 – 1990:

Lavinia Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk Lavinia Mary Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk (''née'' Strutt; 22 March 1916 – 10 December 1995) was a British noblewoman. Life Born Lavinia Mary Strutt, she was the only daughter of Algernon Strutt, 3rd Baron Belper, and his wife, Eva. ...

*23 March 1990 – 1994:

Charles Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond, 10th Duke of Lennox, 10th Duke of Aubigny, 5th Duke of Gordon (19 September 1929 – 1 September 2017), styled Lord Settrington until 1935 and Earl of March and Kinrara between 1935 and 1989, w ...

*29 July 1994 – 1999:

Major-General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

Sir Philip John Newling Ward *12 July 1999 – 2008:

Hugh Wyatt Hugh Rowland Wyatt, CVO (born 18 November 1933) was the Lord Lieutenant of West Sussex from 1999 to 2008. He succeeded the late Major General Sir Philip Ward. He also served as High Sheriff of West Sussex from 1995 to 1996. Career Wyatt was edu ...

*24 November 2008 - 2022: Dame Susan Pyper *23 May 2022 - present: Lady Emma Barnard

References

{{Lord Lieutenancies Sussex, West Politics of West Sussex 1974 establishments in England