Past Officers
Past Presidents
The first President was elected in 1953, before which the Chairman headed the Society, and here are the past-Presidents in the history of the Society.
Dates | Presidents |
|---|---|
| 1953-1961 | General the Lord Jeffreys KCB KCVO GMG JP DL |
| 1962-1966 | Field Marshal Sir Francis Festing GCB KBE DSO |
| 1967-1970 | Lieutenant General Sir Ernest Down KBE CB |
| 1971-1977 | General the Lord Bourne GCB KBE CMG |
| 1977-1984 | Admiral Sir Desmond Dreyer GCB CBE DSC |
| 1984-1993 | Air Chief Marshal Sir Ruthven Wade KCB DFC |
| 1994-1999 | General Sir John Archer KCB OBE |
| 1999-2006 | Air Chief Marshal Sir Patrick Hine GCB GBE |
| 2006-2013 | General Sir Roger Wheeler GCB CBE |
Past Chairmen
In 1946 the Council comprised a chairman and three others (one from each Service). There was also a secretary and an honorary treasurer. Here we list past-Chairmen of the Society.
Dates | Chairmen |
|---|---|
| 1946-1947 | Captain Russell Grenfell RN |
| 1947-1948 | Air Commodore L L MacLean |
| 1949-1956 | Captain Sir Henry Digby-Beste CIE OBE RIN |
| 1956-1959 | Admiral Sir Charles Daniel KCB CBE DSO |
| 1959-1964 | Lieutenant General Sir Ernest Down KCB CB |
| 1964-1971 | General the Lord Bourne GCB KBE CMG |
| 1971-1975 | Major General Sir Gerald Duke KBE CB DSO |
| 1975-1982 | Air Marshal Sir Harold Maguire KCB DSO OBE |
| 1982-1989 | Admiral Sir Peter White GBE |
| 1990-2001 | Air Chief Marshal Sir David Evans GCB CBE |
| 2001-2006 | Air Chief Marshal Sir Roger Palin KCB OBE |
| 2006-2011 | Vice Admiral Sir Michael Moore KBE LVO |
| 2011-2014 | Air Marshal Sir Christopher Coville KCB |
| 2014-2017 | Vice Admiral Peter Wilkinson CB CVO |
Past General Secretaries
The first Secretary was appointed in 1948, renamed General Secretary in 1949. Here is a list of past General Secretaries in the history of the Society.
Dates | General Secretaires |
|---|---|
| 1948-1952 | Lieutenant Colonel R W Tobin |
| 1952-1966 | Captain P C Bullock OBE RN |
| 1967-1980 | Rear Admiral F P B Brayne-Nicholls CB DSC |
| 1980-1990 | Major General L W A Gingell CB OBE |
| 1990-1994 | Major General Sir Laurence New CB CBE |
| 1994-2000 | Major General Peter Bonnet CB MBE |
| 2000-2007 | Major General James Gordon CBE |
| 2007-2015 | Major General John Moore-Bick CBE DL |
