This is a complete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of West Sussex 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 (previously Lord Lieutenant of Sussex) [1]
- 19 May 1975 – 1990: Lavinia Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk[2]
- 23 March 1990 – 1994: Charles Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond[3]
- 29 July 1994 – 1999: Major-General Sir Philip John Newling Ward[4]
- 12 July 1999 – 2008: Hugh Wyatt[5]
- 24 November 2008 - 2022: Dame Susan Pyper[6]
- 23 May 2022 - present: Lady Emma Barnard[7]
- ^ The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973 (S.I. 1973 No.1754)
- ^ "No. 46580". The London Gazette. 22 May 1975. p. 6625.
- ^ "No. 52090". The London Gazette. 28 March 1990. p. 7091.
- ^ "No. 53752". The London Gazette. 3 August 1994. p. 11051.
- ^ "No. 55555". The London Gazette. 16 July 1999. p. 7715.
- ^ "No. 58898". The London Gazette. 28 November 1998. p. 18590.
- ^ "Appointment of Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex: 23 May 2022". GOV.UK.