Former Presidents of Oxford University Liberal Club and Oxford University Liberal Democrats
This is a list of Presidents of Oxford University Liberal Club, and its successors under various names, including the present-day Oxford University Liberal Democrats. Founded in 1913, it is the oldest of the political clubs at the University of Oxford.
Presidents of Oxford University Liberal Club, 1913-1970
Year |
Term |
President |
College |
|---|---|---|---|
1913 |
Trinity |
Mark Jackson |
Magdalen |
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1919 |
Michaelmas |
Nevil “Alec” Beechman |
Balliol |
1920 |
Hilary |
Nevil “Alec” Beechman |
Balliol |
1920 |
Trinity |
Nevil “Alec” Beechman |
Balliol |
1920 |
Michaelmas |
Edward Marjoribanks |
Christ Church |
1921 |
Hilary |
Basil Herbert |
Christ Church |
1921 |
Trinity |
Basil Herbert |
Christ Church |
1921 |
Michaelmas |
J.B. Woodruff |
? |
1922 |
Hilary |
J.B. Woodruff |
? |
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1926 |
Trinity |
Roger Fulford |
Worcester |
Break in records |
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1927 |
Hilary |
Dingle Foot |
Balliol |
Break in records |
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1930 |
Hilary |
John Foot |
Balliol |
Break in records |
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1934 |
Trinity |
Honor Balfour |
Oxford High School |
1934 |
Michaelmas |
Michael Foot |
Wadham |
1935 |
Hilary |
Frank Byers |
Christ Church |
1935 |
Trinity |
Muir Hunter |
Christ Church |
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1936 |
Michaelmas |
Raymond Walton |
Balliol |
1937 |
Hilary |
Alan Wood |
Balliol |
1937 |
Trinity |
The Hon. Rufus Noel-Buxton (Joint President) |
Balliol |
1937 |
Michaelmas |
Eric Allison |
Brasenose |
1938 |
Hilary |
Derman Christopherson |
University |
1938 |
Trinity |
Peter Stuart |
Exeter |
1938 |
Michaelmas |
John Wilson |
Oriel |
1939 |
Hilary |
Peter Twinn |
Brasenose |
1939 |
Trinity |
Robert Shackleton |
Oriel |
1939 |
Michaelmas |
George Grey |
Hertford |
1940 |
Hilary |
Diana Gloag |
Somerville |
1940 |
Trinity |
James Comyn |
New |
1940 |
Michaelmas |
Kenneth Jones |
University |
1941 |
Hilary |
Basil Wigoder |
Oriel |
1941 |
Trinity |
Lewis Clarke |
Jesus |
1941 |
Michaelmas |
Madeleine Bishop |
Somerville |
1942 |
Hilary |
John Smith |
St Catherine's |
1942 |
Trinity |
Betty Evans |
Westfield |
1942 |
Michaelmas |
Douglas Verney |
Oriel |
1943 |
Hilary |
Daphne Park |
Somerville |
1943 |
Trinity |
Archibald Dunn |
New |
1943 |
Michaelmas |
Kenneth Lamb |
Queen's |
1944 |
Hilary |
John Long |
Queen's |
1944 |
Trinity |
Alan Gibson |
Queen's |
1944 |
Michaelmas |
Keith Dewhurst |
Trinity |
1945 |
Hilary |
Graeme Moodie |
Queen's |
1945 |
Trinity |
Pamela Brisbane |
Westfield |
1945 |
Michaelmas |
Arnold Hever |
Queen's |
1946 |
Hilary |
Anthony Long |
Hertford |
1946 |
Trinity |
Henry Palmer |
Queen's |
1946 |
Michaelmas |
Anthony Seabrook |
Oriel |
1947 |
Hilary |
John Frankenberg |
Balliol |
1947 |
Trinity |
John Stobbs |
Pembroke |
1947 |
Michaelmas |
Patrick Furnell |
Trinity |
1948 |
Hilary |
Bernard Dann |
Wadham |
1948 |
Trinity |
Arthur Mildon |
Wadham |
1948 |
Michaelmas |
Elizabeth Graham |
Somerville |
1949 |
Hilary |
Brian Law |
St John's |
1949 |
Trinity |
Keith Kyle |
Magdalen |
1949 |
Michaelmas |
Anne Chesney |
Somerville |
1950 |
Hilary |
Jeremy Thorpe |
Trinity |
1950 |
Trinity |
John Edwards |
Merton |
1950 |
Michaelmas |
Michael Turner Bridger |
Lincoln |
1951 |
Hilary |
Richard Blackmore |
Wadham |
1951 |
Trinity |
John Thompson |
St John's |
1951 |
Michaelmas |
Philip Watkins |
Brasenose |
1952 |
Hilary |
Andrew Alexander |
St John's |
1952 |
Trinity |
Alan Deyermond |
Pembroke |
1952 |
Michaelmas |
Bruce Burton |
Jesus |
1953 |
Hilary |
John Collins |
Queen's |
1953 |
Trinity |
Richard Hoskins |
Queen's |
1953 |
Michaelmas |
Roger Booth |
Jesus |
1954 |
Hilary |
Clifford Joseph |
St John's |
1954 |
Trinity |
Philip Lewis |
Corpus Christi |
1954 |
Michaelmas |
John King-Farlow |
Christ Church |
1955 |
Hilary |
Quintin Iwi |
New |
1955 |
Trinity |
David Penwarden |
Keble |
1955 |
Michaelmas |
Alan Share |
Merton |
1956 |
Hilary |
David Hilton |
Queen's |
1956 |
Trinity |
John Robinson |
Keble |
1956 |
Michaelmas |
Sarah Myers |
St Hugh's |
1957 |
Hilary |
John Cohn |
Christ Church |
1957 |
Trinity |
Tom Crowther |
Keble |
1957 |
Michaelmas |
John Crossley |
Keble |
1958 |
Hilary |
Sylvia Hargreaves |
St Hugh's |
1958 |
Trinity |
Roger Billings |
Exeter |
1958 |
Michaelmas |
John Mitton |
Brasenose |
1959 |
Hilary |
David Franks |
Brasenose |
1959 |
Trinity |
Marjorie Williams |
Lady Margaret Hall |
1959 |
Michaelmas |
Charles Frieze |
Queen's |
1960 |
Hilary |
Paul Foot |
University |
1960 |
Trinity |
Philip Cowen |
Corpus Christi |
1960 |
Michaelmas |
Michael Falchikov |
Oriel |
1961 |
Hilary |
Nigel Lister |
St Peter's |
1961 |
Trinity |
John Howe |
Merton |
1961 |
Michaelmas |
Malcolm Brahams |
Balliol |
1962 |
Hilary |
Christopher Mott |
Christ Church |
1962 |
Trinity |
Paul Tyler |
Exeter |
1962 |
Michaelmas |
Peter Selman |
Queen's |
1963 |
Hilary |
Garth Pratt |
Corpus Christi |
1963 |
Trinity |
Richard Littlejohns |
Keble |
1963 |
Michaelmas |
George Kiloh |
Christ Church |
1964 |
Hilary |
Jeremy Beloff |
St Catherine's |
1964 |
Trinity |
Jim Cousins |
New |
1964 |
Michaelmas |
Will Pinching |
St John's |
1965 |
Hilary |
Ian Morison |
Lincoln |
1965 |
Trinity |
Charles Scanlan |
Balliol |
1965 |
Michaelmas |
Helen Rushworth |
St Antony's |
1966 |
Hilary |
Alan Butt Philip |
St John's |
1966 |
Trinity |
Ronald Cohen |
Exeter |
1966 |
Michaelmas |
Donald Hamilton |
Balliol |
1967 |
Hilary |
Ken Addison |
St Peter's |
1967 |
Trinity |
Anthea Brown |
St Hugh's |
1967 |
Michaelmas |
John Grey |
Magdalen |
1968 |
Hilary |
Donald Brims |
Keble |
1968 |
Trinity |
Roger Clarke |
Hertford |
1968 |
Michaelmas |
Paul Cavadino |
Balliol |
1969 |
Hilary |
Stephen Walkley |
New |
1969 |
Trinity |
Guy Harkin |
Hertford |
1969 |
Michaelmas |
Mike Flanagan |
Pembroke |
1970 |
Hilary |
Jennifer Shepherd |
St Hilda's |
1970 |
Trinity |
Michael Keating |
Pembroke |
1970 |
Michaelmas |
Andy Popper |
Oriel |
Presidents of Oxford Union of Liberal Students, 1971-1976
In Hilary Term 1971, the Oxford University Liberal Club changed its name to the Oxford Union of Liberal Students.
Year |
Term |
President |
College |
|---|---|---|---|
1971 |
Hilary |
Neil Hickman |
Worcester |
1971 |
Trinity |
Alan Sherwell |
Queen's |
1971 |
Michaelmas |
Stephen Postle |
St John's |
1972 |
Hilary |
Mike Austerberry |
Worcester |
1972 |
Trinity |
Glyn Jones |
Worcester |
1972 |
Michaelmas |
Stephen Cheshire |
Queen's |
1973 |
Hilary |
Oliver Elphick |
Exeter |
1973 |
Trinity |
Anthony Sturman |
Queen's |
1973 |
Michaelmas |
Paul Ryder |
Worcester |
1974 |
Hilary |
Richard Pyne |
Keble |
1974 |
Trinity |
Richard Pyne |
Keble |
1974 |
Michaelmas |
David Croft |
Magdalen |
1975 |
Hilary |
Paul Seddon |
University |
1975 |
Trinity |
Francis Cave |
Magdalen |
1975 |
Michaelmas |
Tim Bick |
Lincoln |
1976 |
Hilary |
Ewan Ferlie |
Balliol |
Chairs of Oxford Students' Liberal Society, 1976-1987
In Trinity Term 1976, the Oxford Union of Liberal Students changed its name to the Oxford Students' Liberal Society. The role of President was renamed Chair.
Year |
Term |
Chair |
College |
|---|---|---|---|
1976 |
Trinity |
Peter Brook |
New |
1976 |
Michaelmas |
Henry Tinsley |
Worcester |
1977 |
Hilary |
Mark Rathbone |
Worcester |
1977 |
Trinity |
Stephen Hey |
Lincoln |
1977 |
Michaelmas |
Helen Goodman |
Somerville |
1978 |
Hilary |
Sam Howison |
Wadham |
1978 |
Trinity |
Nick Amor |
Magdalen |
1978 |
Michaelmas |
David Powell |
Queen's |
1979 |
Hilary |
Rachel Hetherington |
Somerville |
1979 |
Trinity |
Jeremy Shaw |
Queen's |
1979 |
Michaelmas |
David Bye |
Exeter |
1980 |
Hilary |
John Inkpin |
Merton |
1980 |
Trinity |
Lynda Powell |
St Catherine's |
1980 |
Michaelmas |
Peter Cooper |
Trinity |
1981 |
Hilary |
Patrick Forbes |
Pembroke |
1981 |
Trinity |
Brent Smith |
Pembroke |
1981 |
Michaelmas |
Neil Schofield |
Christ Church |
1982 |
Hilary |
Ian Gambles |
Balliol |
1982 |
Trinity |
Adrian Van Klaveren |
St John's |
1982 |
Michaelmas |
Maria Leek |
Exeter |
1983 |
Hilary |
Martin Horwood |
Queen's |
1983 |
Trinity |
Mary Pring |
Somerville |
1983 |
Michaelmas |
Dave Brown |
Merton |
1984 |
Hilary |
Tim Pitt-Payne |
Worcester |
1984 |
Trinity |
Helena Djurkovic |
Pembroke |
1984 |
Michaelmas |
Mark Stephens |
Lincoln |
1985 |
Hilary |
Frances Thirlway |
Balliol |
1985 |
Trinity |
James Forder |
Keble |
1985 |
Michaelmas |
Martin Downs |
Pembroke |
1986 |
Hilary |
Clifford Darton |
Lincoln |
1986 |
Trinity |
Ian Garrett |
St Catherine's |
1986 |
Michaelmas |
Neil Kitchener |
Queen's |
1987 |
Hilary |
Dan Maldoom |
Lincoln |
Presidents of Oxford Students' Alliance Society, 1987-1988
In Trinity Term 1987, the Oxford Students' Liberal Society merged with the Oxford University Social Democratic Club (founded in 1981) to form the Oxford Students' Alliance Society. This merger pre-dated the national merger of the Liberal Party and the SDP by over a year. The merged society was led by a President.
Year |
Term |
President |
College |
|---|---|---|---|
1987 |
Trinity |
Adrian Taylor |
Trinity |
1987 |
Michaelmas |
Evan Harris |
Wadham |
1988 |
Hilary |
Paul Bromfield |
Pembroke |
Presidents of Oxford University Social and Liberal Democrats, 1988-1989
In Trinity Term 1988, the Oxford Students' Alliance Society changed its name to the Oxford University Social and Liberal Democrats, in line with the then-name of the newly-merged national party.
Year |
Term |
President |
College |
|---|---|---|---|
1988 |
Trinity |
Clare Gibbons |
St Hilda's |
1988 |
Michaelmas |
Tom Winnifrith |
Hertford |
1989 |
Hilary |
Kate Williams |
St Hugh's |
1989 |
Trinity |
Oliver White |
Brasenose |
1989 |
Michaelmas |
Jon Rule |
University |
Presidents of Oxford University Liberal Democrats, 1990-2012
In Hilary Term 1990, the Oxford University Social and Liberal Democrats shortened their name to the Oxford University Liberal Democrats, in line with the national party.
Year |
Term |
President |
College |
|---|---|---|---|
1990 |
Hilary |
Lynn Anthony |
Jesus |
1990 |
Trinity |
James Rattue |
Balliol |
1990 |
Michaelmas |
Roger Giess |
Keble |
1991 |
Hilary |
Roger Giess |
Keble |
1991 |
Trinity |
James Moore |
Christ Church |
1991 |
Michaelmas |
Michelle Church |
Brasenose |
1992 |
Hilary |
Peter Rothery |
University |
1992 |
Trinity |
James Sanderson |
Christ Church |
1992 |
Michaelmas |
Ian Glen |
Exeter |
1993 |
Hilary |
Angus Ritchie |
Magdalen |
1993 |
Trinity |
Mark Egan |
University |
1993 |
Michaelmas |
Aidan Thompson |
Magdalen |
1994 |
Hilary |
Andrew Sweeting |
University |
1994 |
Trinity |
Gordon Woods |
St John's |
1994 |
Michaelmas |
Richard Renaut |
St Anne's |
1995 |
Hilary |
Liz Truss |
Merton |
1995 |
Trinity |
Alan Renwick |
Merton |
1995 |
Michaelmas |
Nick John |
University |
1996 |
Hilary |
Roger Crouch |
St John's |
1996 |
Trinity |
Senay Boztas |
Exeter |
1996 |
Michaelmas |
Tim Ward |
University |
1997 |
Hilary |
James Chard |
Lady Margaret Hall |
1997 |
Trinity |
Andrew Hazelwood |
Lady Margaret Hall |
1997 |
Michaelmas |
Neil Carberry |
Lady Margaret Hall |
1998 |
Hilary |
Philip Reicherstorfer |
Mansfield |
1998 |
Trinity |
Alison Hughes |
Somerville |
1998 |
Michaelmas |
Kate Treleaven |
Exeter |
1999 |
Hilary |
Jane Blumer |
St Hilda's |
1999 |
Trinity |
Nina Percival |
Wadham |
1999 |
Michaelmas |
Lucinda Johnson |
St Hilda's |
2000 |
Hilary |
Nicholas Graham |
Christ Church |
2000 |
Trinity |
Laura Davies |
Keble |
2000 |
Michaelmas |
Daniel Griliopoulos |
Magdalen |
2001 |
Hilary |
Sonia Sodha |
St Hilda's |
2001 |
Trinity |
Adam Killeya |
Balliol |
2001 |
Michaelmas |
Robin Gray |
St Benet's Hall |
2002 |
Hilary |
Philip Thompson |
St John's |
2002 |
Trinity |
Chris Hanretty |
St Anne's |
2002 |
Michaelmas |
Louise Radnovsky |
University |
2003 |
Hilary |
Christopher Williams |
Somerville |
2003 |
Trinity |
Tom Wainwright |
St John's |
2003 |
Michaelmas |
Dave White |
Wadham |
2004 |
Hilary |
Steve Harper |
Corpus Christi |
2004 |
Trinity |
Tom Lavercome |
University |
2004 |
Michaelmas |
Jonathan Bochensky |
Regent's Park |
2005 |
Hilary |
Kate Mieske |
Wadham |
2005 |
Trinity |
Frederik Herzberg |
Merton |
2005 |
Michaelmas |
Joseph Chick |
Corpus Christi |
2006 |
Hilary |
Sam Rowlands |
Worcester |
2006 |
Trinity |
John Colgan |
Queen's |
2006 |
Michaelmas |
Julian Naden Robinson |
Christ Church |
2007 |
Hilary |
Chris Stanley |
St Catherine's |
2007 |
Trinity |
Alex Worsnip |
St Anne's |
2007 |
Michaelmas |
Katherine Wall |
Lady Margaret Hall |
2008 |
Hilary |
Joseph Ammoun |
St Edmund Hall |
2008 |
Trinity |
Martin Nelson |
Lady Margaret Hall |
2008 |
Michaelmas |
Johnny Medland |
Queen's |
2009 |
Hilary |
James Schneider |
Trinity |
2009 |
Trinity |
Mark Mils |
St Edmund Hall |
2009 |
Michaelmas |
Hengameh Ziai |
St John's |
2010 |
Hilary |
Emily Baxter (Co-Chair) |
New |
2010 |
Trinity |
David Freeborn (Co-Chair) |
St Hugh's |
2010 |
Michaelmas |
David Freeborn (Co-Chair) |
St Hugh's |
2011 |
Hilary |
Ed Watson (Co-Chair) |
Oriel |
2011 |
Trinity |
James King (Co-Chair) |
University |
2011 |
Michaelmas |
Robin McGhee (Co-Chair) |
St Anne's |
2012 |
Hilary |
Benjamin Maconick (Co-Chair) |
Keble |
2012 |
Trinity |
Oliver Park (Co-Chair) |
University |
2012 |
Michaelmas |
Mairi Robertson (Co-Chair) |
Lady Margaret Hall |
References
- James Rattue, Kissing Your Sister: A History of the Oxford University Liberal Club, 1913-1993 (Umbra, Oxford, 1993)
- List of OULC and OULD Presidents at the Friends of OULD website
See also
- List of Presidents of the Oxford Union
- Former Presidents of Oxford University Conservative Association
- Former Presidents of Cambridge University Liberal Club and Chairs of Cambridge Student Liberal Democrats