List of presidents of the Institution of Civil Engineers

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Plaque listing the early presidents, on the main staircase at the Institution's headquarters, One Great George Street

This is a list of presidents of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). The president's role is to represent the institution and to promote the profession to the public. The first president was Thomas Telford who had the office bestowed upon him for life in recognition of his contributions to the civil engineering profession. It became a biennial office with the election of Sir William Cubitt in 1849 and an annual office with the election of Sir George Berkley in 1891, which it has remained since.

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On 18 December 1956 Harold Gourley died just six weeks after assuming the office in November. [1] Gourley was the first regularly elected president to die in office (Telford, who was elected president for life, died in office) and the ICE council, who were authorised to fill any vacancy except that of President, were forced to call a Special General Meeting of members. [1] As a result of this meeting, Sir Frederick Arthur Whitaker was elected to the position in February 1957 and was allowed to serve out the remainder of Gourley's term in addition to his own full term. [2] Subsequent deaths-in-office saw Sir Herbert Manzoni succeed Arthur Hartley in February 1960; and Tony Ridley succeed Edmund Hambly in March 1995.

Current practice is for candidates to be nominated by the ICE Presidential Selection Panel. The candidate will then serve as one of several vice-presidents of the institution, becoming senior vice-president in the session preceding their term as president. The candidate is formally elected as president by the ICE council in the January of their senior vice-presidential term. The new president takes office at the start of the ICE session in November, the opening meeting being an address from the incoming president. [3]

The first female president, Jean Venables, was elected in May 2008, and the second, Rachel Skinner, in 2020. The current president is Anusha Shah.

No.ImageNameTook officeLeft officeRef
1 ThomasTelford.jpg Thomas Telford March 1820September 1834 [4]
2 James walker.jpg James Walker January 1835January 1845 [4]
3 John Rennie (railway engineer).jpg Sir John Rennie January 1845January 1848 [4]
4 Joshua field.jpg Joshua Field January 1848December 1849 [4]
5 WilliamCubitt-a.jpg Sir William Cubitt December 1849December 1851 [4]
6 James meadows rendel.jpg James Meadows Rendel December 1851December 1853 [4]
7 JamesSimpsonengineer.jpg James Simpson December 1853December 1855 [4]
8 Robertstephenson.jpg Robert Stephenson December 1855December 1857 [4]
9 Joseph Locke.jpg Joseph Locke December 1857December 1859 [4]
10 GeorgeParkerBidder.jpg George Parker Bidder December 1859December 1861 [4]
11 JohnHawkshaw.jpg Sir John Hawkshaw December 1861December 1863 [4]
12 John Robinson McClean and family (cropped).jpg John Robinson McClean December 1863December 1865 [4]
13 JohnFowler.jpg Sir John Fowler December 1865December 1867 [4]
14 Sir Charles Hutton Gregory.jpg Sir Charles Hutton Gregory December 1867December 1869 [4]
15 Charles Blacker Vignoles.jpg Charles Blacker Vignoles December 1869December 1871 [4]
16 ThomasHawksley.JPG Thomas Hawksley December 1871December 1873 [4]
17 TEHarrison.jpg Thomas Elliott Harrison December 1873December 1875 [4]
18 StephensonGR.jpg George Robert Stephenson December 1875December 1877 [4]
19 JFBateman.png John Frederic La Trobe Bateman December 1877December 1879 [4]
20 John Collier - William Henry Barlow.jpg William Henry Barlow December 1879December 1880 [4]
21 JamesAbernethy.jpg James Abernethy December 1880December 1881 [4]
22 William george armstrong.jpg Lord Armstrong December 1881December 1882 [4]
23 JamesBrunlees.jpg Sir James Brunlees December 1882December 1883 [4]
24 Joseph Bazalgette by Lock & Whitfield.jpg Sir Joseph Bazalgette December 1883December 1884 [4]
25 FrederickBramwell.png Sir Frederick Bramwell December 1884May 1886 [4]
26 Edward woods engineer.jpg Edward Woods May 1886June 1887 [4]
27 George Barclay Bruce painting at Westminster College, Cambridge.jpg Sir George Barclay Bruce June 1887May 1889 [4]
28 JohnCoode.jpg Sir John Coode May 1889May 1891 [4]
29 Sir George Berkley May 1891May 1892 [4]
30 HAYTER HARRISON01.JPG Harrison Hayter May 1892May 1893 [4]
31 Alfredgiles.jpg Alfred Giles May 1893May 1894 [4]
32 Robert Rawlinson (cropped).jpg Sir Robert Rawlinson May 1894May 1895 [5]
33 BBaker.jpg Sir Benjamin Baker May 1895June 1896 [5]
34 JohnWolfeBarry2.jpg Sir John Wolfe-Barry June 1896April 1898 [5]
35 William Henry Preece.jpg Sir William Henry Preece April 1898November 1899 [5]
36 DouglasFox.jpg Sir Douglas Fox November 1899November 1900 [5]
37 James Mansergh.jpg James Mansergh November 1900November 1901 [5]
38 Charles hawksley by fall.jpg Charles Hawksley November 1901November 1902 [5]
39 John Clarke Hawkshaw (W H Gibbs 1888).jpg John Clarke Hawkshaw November 1902November 1903 [5]
40 Sir William Henry White.jpg Sir William Henry White November 1903November 1904 [5]
41 Molesworth.jpg Sir Guilford Lindsey Molesworth November 1904November 1905 [5]
42 Arbinnie.jpg Sir Alexander Binnie November 1905November 1906 [5]
43 Alexander Kennedy (1847-1928).jpg Sir Alexander Kennedy November 1906November 1907 [5]
44 William matthews.jpg Sir William Matthews November 1907November 1908 [5]
45 James Charles Inglis Vanity Fair 11 March 1908 cropped.png Sir James Charles Inglis November 1908November 1910 [5]
46 Alexander siemens.jpg Sir Alexander Siemens November 1910November 1911 [5]
47 Williamunwin.png William Unwin November 1911November 1912 [5]
48 Robert Elliott-Cooper.jpg Sir Robert Elliott-Cooper November 1912November 1913 [5]
49 Anthony George Lyster, dock engineer.jpg Anthony George Lyster November 1913November 1914 [5]
50 B H Blyth.jpg Benjamin Hall Blyth November 1914November 1915 [5]
51 Alexander Ross engineer 1922.jpg Alexander Ross November 1915November 1916 [5]
52 33665-Sir-Maurice-Fitzmaurice.jpg Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice November 1916November 1917 [5]
53 Harry Edward Jones November 1917November 1918 [5]
54 JAFAspinall.jpg Sir John Aspinall November 1918November 1919 [5]
55 JohnPurserGriffith.jpg Sir John Griffith November 1919November 1920 [5]
56 John Alexander Brodie.jpg John Alexander Brodie November 1920November 1921 [5]
57 William Barton Worthington November 1921November 1922 [5]
58 WilliamMaw.png William Maw November 1922November 1923 [5]
59 Sir Charles Langbridge Morgan November 1923November 1924 [5]
60 Sir basil mott.jpg Sir Basil Mott November 1924November 1925 [5]
61 William Henry Ellis.jpg Sir William Henry Ellis November 1925November 1926 [5]
62 Engineer Frederick Palmer.png Sir Frederick Palmer November 1926November 1927 [5]
63 EFC Trench.jpg Ernest Crosbie Trench November 1927November 1928 [5]
64 Sir Brodie Henderson November 1928November 1929 [5]
65 William wylie grierson.jpg William Grierson November 1929November 1930 [5]
66 Sir George William Humphreys November 1930November 1931 [5]
67 Sir Cyril Kirkpatrick November 1931November 1932 [5]
68 Murdoch macdonald 1922.png Sir Murdoch MacDonald November 1932November 1933 [5]
69 Henry maybury 1926 acme.jpg Sir Henry Maybury November 1933November 1934 [6]
70 Sir Richard Redmayne.jpg Sir Richard Redmayne November 1934November 1935 [6]
71 John Duncan Watson November 1935November 1936 [6]
72 Sir alexander gibb 1927.png Brigadier-General Sir Alexander Gibb November 1936November 1937 [6]
73 Sydney Donkin November 1937November 1938 [6]
74 William James Eames Binnie November 1938November 1939 [6]
75 Sir Clement Hindley November 1939November 1940 [6]
76 Sir Leopold Halliday Savile November 1940November 1941 [6]
77 Sir Charles Inglis.jpg Sir Charles Inglis November 1941November 1942 [6]
78 Sir John Edward Thornycroft November 1942November 1943 [6]
79 Sir David Anderson November 1943November 1944 [6]
80 Francis Wentworth-Shields November 1944November 1945 [6]
81 Sir Thomas Peirson Frank November 1945November 1946 [6]
82 Sir William Halcrow November 1946November 1947 [nb 1] [6]
83 Sir Roger Gaskell Hetherington November 1947November 1948 [6]
84 Sir Jonathan Davidson November 1948November 1949 [6]
85 Vernon Robertson November 1949November 1950 [6]
86 Sir William Glanville November 1950November 1951 [6]
87 Sir Allan Stephen Quartermaine November 1951November 1952 [6]
88 Henry Cronin November 1952November 1953 [6]
89 Wilfred Shepherd-Barron November 1953November 1954 [6]
90 David Mowat Watson November 1954November 1955 [6]
91 William Kelly Wallace November 1955November 1956 [6]
92 Harold Gourley November 1956January 1957 [6]
93 Sir Frederick Arthur Whitaker January 1957November 1958 [6]
94 Alfred Pippard November 1958November 1959 [6]
95 Arthur Hartley November 1959February 1960 [6]
96 Sir Herbert Manzoni February 1960November 1961 [6]
97 Sir George Matthew McNaughton November 1961November 1962 [6]
98 Reginald William Mountain November 1962November 1963 [6]
99 Sir Harold Harding November 1963November 1964 [6]
100 Sir Robert Wynne-Edwards November 1964November 1965 [8]
101 James Arthur Banks November 1965November 1966 [8]
102 Sir Ralph Freeman November 1966November 1967 [8]
103 Sir Hubert Shirley-Smith November 1967November 1968 [8]
104 John Holmes Jellett (cropped).jpg John Holmes Jellett November 1968November 1969 [8]
105 Angus Fulton November 1969November 1970 [8]
106 Sir Angus Paton November 1970November 1971 [8]
107 George Ambler Wilson November 1971November 1972 [8]
108 Roger Le Geyt Hetherington November 1972November 1973 [8]
109 Sir Kirby Laing November 1973November 1974 [8]
110 Sir William Gordon Harris November 1974November 1975 [8]
111 Sir Norman Rowntree November 1975November 1976 [8]
112 John Walter Baxter November 1976November 1977 [8]
113 Sir Alan Muir Wood November 1977November 1978 [8]
114 Reginald Coates November 1978November 1979 [8]
115 William George Nicholson Geddes November 1979November 1980 [8]
116 Peter Arthur Cox November 1980November 1981 [8]
117 Ian MacDonald Campbell November 1981November 1982 [8]
118 John Vernon Bartlett November 1982November 1983 [8]
119 James Anthony Gaffney November 1983November 1984 [8]
120 John Anthony Derrington November 1984November 1985 [8]
121 Donald Reeve November 1985November 1986 [8]
122 David Gwilym Morris Roberts November 1986November 1987 [9]
123 Sir William Francis November 1987November 1988 [9]
124 Alastair Craig Paterson November 1988November 1989 [9]
125 Peter Frank Stott November 1989November 1990 [9]
126 Roy Thomas Severn November 1990November 1991 [9]
127 Robin Lee Wilson November 1991November 1992 [9]
128 Michael Norman Tizard Cottell November 1992November 1993 [9]
129 Stuart Mustow November 1993November 1994 [9]
130 Edmund Hambly November 1994March 1995 [9]
131 Tony Ridley March 1995November 1996 [9]
132 David Green November 1996November 1997 [9]
133 Alan Cockshaw November 1997November 1998 [9]
134 Roger Norman Sainsbury November 1998November 1999 [9]
135 George Fleming November 1999November 2000 [9]
136 Sir Joseph Dwyer November 2000November 2001 [9]
137 Mark Whitby November 2001November 2002 [9]
138 Adrian Long November 2002November 2003 [9]
139 Douglas Oakervee November 2003November 2004 [9]
140 Colin Clinton November 2004November 2005 [9]
141 Gordon Grier Thomson Masterton November 2005November 2006 [9]
142 Quentin John Leiper November 2006November 2007 [9]
143 David Orr CBE.jpg David Malcolm Orr November 2007November 2008 [9]
144 Jean Venables November 2008November 2009 [9]
145 Paul William Jowitt November 2009November 2010 [9]
146 Peter Hansford.jpg Peter Hansford November 2010November 2011 [9]
147 Richard Coackley.png Richard Coackley November 2011November 2012 [9]
148 Barry Clarke November 2012November 2013 [9]
149 Geoff French November 2013November 2014 [9]
150 David Balmforth November 2014November 2015 [9]
151 John Armitt.png Sir John Armitt November 2015November 2016 [10]
152 Tim Broyd November 2016November 2017 [11]
153 Official portrait of Lord Mair crop 3.jpg Robert Mair, Baron Mair November 2017November 2018 [12]
154 Andrew Wyllie November 2018November 2019 [13]
155 Paul Sheffield [nb 2] November 2019November 2020 [15]
156 Rachel Skinner November 2020November 2021 [16]
157 Ed McCann November 2021November 2022 [17]
158 Keith Howells November 2022November 2023 [18]
159 Anusha Shah November 2023Incumbent [19]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The election of Asa Binns by Council to serve as president from November 1946 was announced on 4 June that year, however Binns died on 2 July so never took up the office [7]
  2. ↑ Andrew Wolstenholme was originally selected as president for the 2019-2020 session and was appointed vice-president in anticipation of this. However, he resigned in April 2018, having been appointed a managing director at BAE Systems which he considered would leave him too little time to fulfil his role at the ICE. The ICE Council selected Paul Sheffield in his stead. [14]

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