This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex since the creation of the post and the county on 1 April 1974. Lord Lieutenants of East Sussex John Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny 1 April 1974 – 9 November 1989 Sir Lindsay Sutherland Bryson 9 November 1989 – 4 May 2000 Phyllida Stewart-Roberts 4 May 2000 – 19 August 2008 Peter Field 19 August 2008 - 17 August 2021 Andrew Blackman 18 August 2021 - References External links Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex Local government in East Sussex Sussex, East 1974 establishments in England