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 19 May 1975 – 1990 Lavinia Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk 23 March 1990 – 1994 Charles Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond 29 July 1994 – 1999 Major-General Sir Philip John Newling Ward 1999 – 2008 Hugh Wyatt 2008- Susan Pyper. Wikipedia