PATRONS

1974 – 2004	HRH Princess Alice Duchess of Gloucester
2004 –	HRH Prince Richard Duke of Gloucester

 

PRESIDENTS

1911 – 1935	Lady Eleanor Sandhurst (also Chairman)
1935 – 1937	Countess of Strafford
1937 – 1974	HRH Princess Alice Duchess of Gloucester
1974 – 1976	Mrs T Schofield
1976 – 1985	Mrs A Badenoch
1985 – 1997	Mrs (later Lady) A Dawson
1997 – 2008	Mrs Joyce Malpas
2008 –	Mrs Ann Wickham BEM

The Lady Mayoress of London is a Vice-President of the Guild during the Lord Mayor of London’s year in office.
 

CHAIRMEN

The Council and the Executive Committee were formed in 1935 and operated side-by-side until the Guild’s Constitution changed in 1974, when they merged to form the current Management Committee.

COUNCIL

1935 – 1939	Countess of Strafford
1939 – 1944	Maria, Lady Bowlby
1944 – 1951	The Lady Ismay
1951 – 1953	Mrs Paget-Cooke
1953 – 1957	The Lady Ismay
1957 – 1961	Mrs Spence
1961 – 1967	Mrs M Perrin
1967 – 1970	Lady R Bodley-Scott
1970 – 1974	Mrs N Oswald

 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

1935 – 1939	Maria, Lady Bowlby
1939 – 1944	Mrs H Wilson
1944 – 1948	Mrs G Evans
1948 – 1951	Mrs Spence
1951 – 1953	Mrs R Bodley-Scott
1953 – 1957	Mrs Hamblen-Thomas
1957 – 1960	Mrs A Franklin
1960 – 1963	Mrs O Tubbs
1963 – 1967	Mrs N Oswald
1967 – 1969	Mrs A Badenoch
1969 – 1972	Mrs T Schofield
1972 – 1974	Mrs J Robinson

 

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

1974 – 1977	Mrs Anne Dawson
1977 – 1980	Mrs Mary McNab Jones
1980 – 1983	Mrs Pauline Hirst
1983 – 1986	Mrs Gill Linnett
1986 – 1989	Mrs Caroline Shand
1989 – 1992	Mrs Joyce Malpas
1992 – 1995	Mrs Ann Wickham
1995 – 1998	Mrs Alison Shepherd
1998 – 2000	Miss Janet Bradshaw
2000 – 2004	Mrs Ann Wickham
2004 – 2007	Dr Audrey Tucker
2007 – 2012	Professor Christopher Hudson
2012 – 2016	Mr Andrew Phillips
2016 – 2019	Mr Patrick Jennings
2019 – 2020	Ms Valeria Locatelli & Mr Ian McDowell
2020 – 2021	Mr Ian McDowell
2021 – 2024	Mr Christopher Hayward
2024 –	Mr Stephen Edmondson