| 1991 | L J Weaver CBE |
| 1990 | L J Weaver CBE |
| 1989 | F Turner FEng |
| 1988 | Dr J Parnaby CBE FEng |
| 1987 | M R Hoffman |
| 1986 | A K Gill FEng |
| 1985 | Sir Alan Veale FEng |
| 1984 | Professor M G Farley |
| 1983 | A R Houseman CBE |
| 1982 | Sir Robert Telford CBE DL |
| 1981 | Dr R L Lickley |
| 1980 | Dr Howard Hicks |
| 1979 | Sir Sydney Bacon CB |
| 1978 | J E Reeve |
| 1977 | Dr H Peter Jost CBE |
| 1976 | Dr G S Brosnan |
| 1975 | Dr G S Brosnan |
| 1974 | Brian P Smith |
| 1973 | Ronald G Hooker |
| 1972 | B C Harrison CBE |
| 1971 | B C Harrison CBE |
| 1970 | A L Stuchbery CBE |
| 1969 | A L Stuchbery CBE |
| 1968 | Sir Eric Mensforth |
| 1967 | Sir Eric Mensforth |
| 1966 | R H S Turner |
| 1965 | R H S Turner |
| 1964 | R Ratcliffe CB MBE |
| 1963 | R Ratcliffe CB MBE |
| 1962 | Harold Burke |
| 1961 | Harold Burke |
| 1960 | G Ronald Pryor |
| 1959 | G Ronald Pryor |
| 1958 | The Rt Hon The Earl of Halsbury |
| 1957 | The Rt Hon The Earl of Halsbury |
| 1956 | E W Hancock |
| 1955 | Sir Leonard Lord KBE |
| 1954 | Sir Walter Puckey |
| 1953 | Sir Walter Puckey |
| 1952 | Sir Cecil Weir KCMG KBE MC DL |
| 1951 | Major-General K C Appleyard CBE DL |
| 1950 | Major-General K C Appleyard CBE DL |
| 1949 | Herbert Schofield |
| 1948 | Herbert Schofield |
| 1947 | Norman Rowbotham CBE |
| 1946 | Norman Rowbotham CBE |
| 1945 | Sir Robert McLean |
| 1944 | Sir Robert McLean |
| 1943 | Sir Ernest Lemon |
| 1942 | Sir Ernest Lemon |
| 1941 | Sir George Bailey |
| 1940 | Sir George Bailey |
| 1939 | Sir George Bailey |
| 1938 | The Rt Hon Lord Nuffield |
| 1937 | The Rt Hon Lord Nuffield |
| 1936 | The Rt Hon Lord Sempill AFC |
| 1935 | The Rt Hon Lord Sempill AFC |
| 1934 | Sir Walter Kent |
| 1933 | Sir Walter Kent |
| 1932 | Sir Herbert Austin |
| 1931 | Sir Herbert Austin |
| 1930 | Tom Thorneycroft |
| 1929 | Tom Thorneycroft |
| 1928 | Sir Alfred Herbert KBE |
| 1927 | Sir Alfred Herbert KBE |
| 1926 | R H Hutchison |
| 1925 | R H Hutchison |
| 1924 | W L Fisher |
| 1923 | J D Scaife |
| 1922 | Max Lawrence |
| 1921 | Max Lawrence |
We’re upgrading our contact centre to make it quicker and easier for you to speak to the right member of our team.
From Thursday, 30 to Friday, 31 October, our phone lines will be temporarily unavailable while we upgrade our systems. For any urgent enquiries during this time, please email membership@theiet.org and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
From Monday, 3 November, we’re moving to one central phone number for all enquiries - which will be 0333 049 9123. This change will make it easier to reach the right team quickly and improve your experience.
Thank you for your patience as we improve how we connect with you.