Attend VIPs
Our Patrons
HRH Queen Mother 1953 – 2002
Our Presidents
Ian St. John Lawson Johnston, 2nd Baron Luke of Bedfordshire KCVO TD DL JP 1949 – 1952
William Henry Beveridge, 1st Baron Beveridge of Tuggal KCB 1952 – 1962
Rt. Hon. Lord Shawcross QC GBE PC KC 1962 – 1972
Sir David Barran 1972 – 1977
The Hon. Dowager Viscountess Monckton of Brenchley CBE 1977 – 1978
The Rt. Hon. Lord Aberdere 1978 - 1985
The Rt. Hon. Baroness Macleod of Borve DL JP 1985 – 1989
The Rt. Hon. Lord Fraser of Carmyllie PC QC BA(Hons) LLM(Hons) 1989 – 2013
The Rt. Hon. Lord Patel of Dunkeld KT FMedSchi FRSE 2014 – 2019
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff 2019 - Present
Our Vice Presidents
Sir Archibald Gordon Forbes GCB
The Rt. Hon. Iain Macleod 1966 – 1970
The Rt. Hon. Baroness Macleod of Borve DL JP 1985 - 1999
The Rt. Hon. Baroness Robson of Kiddington JP 1995 – 1998
Lady Aird CVO 1995 - 2011
Mr. Ian MacDonald 1996 – 2003
Mr. Oliver J. Rowell 2000 – 2002
Baroness Miller of Hendon MBE JP 2003 - 2014
Mrs. Rose Reid BEM 2003 - 2015
The Rt. Hon. Baroness Jay of Paddington 2003 – present
Mrs. Ann Davies 2004 - present
Sir William Wells KBE 2004 – present
Rabbi Baroness Neuberger DBE 2006 - 2011
Baroness Emerton of Tunbridge Wells GCStJ FRCN DBE DL 2006 – present
Dame Elizabeth Hoodless DBE 2006 – present
Mrs. Pamela Morton OBE 2011 – present
The Rt. Hon. Lord Patel of Dunkeld KT FMedSchi FRSE 2012 - 2014
Mrs. Margaret Walker 2012 - present
The Rt. Hon. Lord Jones of Alyn and Deeside PC 2013 – present
Our Chairmen
Mr. J. Percy Wetenhall 1949 – 1962
The Hon. Dowager Viscountess Monckton of Brenchley CBE 1962 – 1974
The Rt. Hon. Baroness Macleod of Borve DL JP 1974 – 1985
The Rt. Hon. Baroness Robson of Kiddington JP 1986 - 1994
The Rt. Hon. Baroness Jay of Paddington 1994 – 1997
Baroness Miller of Hendon MBE JP 1998 – 2003
Baroness Emerton of Tunbridge Wells DBE DL 2003 – 2006
Mrs. Sue Norman 2006 – 2007
Mrs. Pamela Morton OBE 2007 – 2011
Mr. Richard Harries 2011 - 2014
Mr. Charles Perry 2014 - 2018
Mrs Bridget Foley 2018 - Present
Our Chief Executives
Brigadier Terry DSO (Secretary-General) 1968 – 1970
Brigadier Freddie Rushmore (Secretary-General) 1970 - 1980
Mr. Gordon Pallister (Secretary-General) 1980 – 1987
Mr. Jim Goddard (Director) 1987 – 1992
Mr. Roy Leason (Director) 1992 – 1994
Mr. Mike Conway (CEO) 1995 – 2001
Mr. David Wood OBE BA(Hons) AKC PCC Chartered FCIPD, MInstF MBIFM (CEO) 2002 – present