Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire

This is a list of those who have held the position of Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire:

The post was created on 1 April 1974, covering the new metropolitan county of South Yorkshire. This area had previously been covered by the West Riding lieutenancy.

There is also one Vice Lord Lieutenant and a host of Deputy Lord Lieutenants.

Lord Lieutenants

 * 1974 – 1985: Gerard F. Young
 * 1985 – 1996: J. Hugh Neill
 * 1996 – 2003: Richard Lumley, 12th Earl of Scarbrough
 * 2004 – 2015: David B. Moody
 * 2015 – 2021: Andrew J. Coombe,
 * November 2021: Professor Dame Hilary Chapman

Vice Lord Lieutenants

 * 1981–1990: Roger Inman
 * 1990–1996: Richard A. Lumley, 12th Earl of Scarbrough
 * 1997–2010: Peter W. Lee
 * 2010–2016: Dr R. J. G. Bloomer
 * 2016–: John R. Holt
 * –2024: Anthony Pedder is to step down on 29 June 2024, and will be replaced by Jane Marshall.