Past elected presidents of the Oxford Union are listed below, with their college and the year/term in which they served. Iterum indicates that a person was serving a second term as president (which is not possible under the current Union rules).
These are the Presidents as listed [1]
These are the presidents as listed: [1] [12] [13]
Year | Michaelmas | Hilary | Trinity |
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1826 | — | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
1826–27 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
1827–28 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
1828–29 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
1829–30 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1830–31 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
Year | Michaelmas | Hilary | Trinity |
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1875–76 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1876–77 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
1877–78 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1878–79 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1879–80 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1880–81 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1881–82 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1882–83 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1883–84 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1884–85 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1885–86 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1886–87 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1887–88 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1888–89 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1889–90 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1890–91 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1891–92 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1892–93 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1893–94 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1894–95 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1895–96 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1896–97 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1897–98 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1898–99 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1899–1900 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Year | Michaelmas | Hilary | Trinity |
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1975–76 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1976–77 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1977–78 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1978–79 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1979–80 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1980–81 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1981–82 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1982–83 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1983–84 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1984–85 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1985–86 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1986–87 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1987–88 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1988–89 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1989–90 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1990–91 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1991–92 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1992–93 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1993–94 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1994–95 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1995–96 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1996–97 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1997–98 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1998–99 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1999–2000 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Year | Michaelmas | Hilary | Trinity |
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2000–01 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2001–02 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2002–03 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2003–04 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2004–05 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2005–06 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2006–07 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2007–08 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2008–09 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2009–10 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2010–11 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2011–12 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2012–13 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2013–14 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2014–15 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2015–16 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2016–17 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2017–18 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2018–19 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2019–20 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2020–21 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2021–22 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2022–23 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2023–24 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2024–25 | ![]() | ![]() |
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