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^[1]

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
• Current: John R. Holt