Susan Cunliffe-Lister (Lord Lieutenant)

The Honourable Dame Elizabeth Susan Cunliffe-Lister, DCVO (née Whitelaw; born 1944), commonly known by her middle name Susan, served as the Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire from 2005 until her retirement in 2019.

Born in 1944, she is the daughter of the Conservative politician William Whitelaw, who was created Viscount Whitelaw in 1983. In 1966, she married Nicholas Cunliffe-Lister, who became Earl of Swinton in 2006; they divorced in 1996, but she continues to use her married name. She is a gardener and managed the Burton Agnes Hall estate in Yorkshire from 1989 until 2008. She was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1996, served as High Sheriff of the Riding in the 2001–02 year, and became its Lord Lieutenant in 2005.[1][2]

In the 2019 New Year Honours, Cunliffe-Lister was appointed a Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order [3] by The Queen in recognition of her many years of service as the Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire.

References
  1. "Cunliffe-Lister, Hon. Mrs (Elizabeth) Susan", Who's Who (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. "Lord Lieutenant", East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. "The Royal Victorian Order", The London Gazette, 29 December 2018 (notice 3175891). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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