This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant for the East Riding of Yorkshire. The office was established after the English Restoration in 1660, when a Lord Lieutenant was appointed for each Riding of Yorkshire. Since 1721, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of the East Riding of Yorkshire, and for part of the period also Lieutenants of the Town and County of the Town of Kingston upon Hull. It was abolished on 31 March 1974 with the creation of the county of Humberside, but was re-created upon the abolition of Humberside on 1 April 1996.
Lord Lieutenants of the East Riding of Yorkshire to 1974.
The position was abolished on 31 March 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 and re-established in 1996.
‡His Majesty's Lieutenant of and in the East Riding of the County of York and the Town and County of the Town of Kingston-upon-Hull
† Became Lord Lieutenant of Humberside on 1 April 1974.
Deputy Lieutenants.
A deputy lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire. Deputy lieutenants support the work of the lord-lieutenant. There can be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment does not terminate with the changing of the lord-lieutenant, but they usually retire at age 75.