List of chancellors of the Queen's University Belfast

A list of chancellors of Queen's University Belfast and its predecessor Queen's College, Belfast.

List

Portrait Chancellor
(Birth–Death)
Term Country Line Ref(s).
President of Queen's College, Belfast
The Reverend
Pooley Shuldman Henry
(1801–1881)
1845 – 1879 United Kingdom
  • Clergyman
  • Academic
[1]
The Reverend
Josias Leslie Porter
(1823–1889)
1879 – 1889 United Kingdom
  • Minister
  • Academic
[1]
The Reverend
Thomas Hamilton
(1842–1926)
1889 – 1908 United Kingdom
  • Clergyman
  • Academic
[1]
Chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast
The Right Honourable
Anthony Ashley-Cooper
(1869–1961)
1908 – 1923 United Kingdom (England)
  • Military Officer
  • Aristocrat
[1]
The Most Honourable
Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart
(1878–1949)
1923 – 1949 United Kingdom
  • Aristocrat
  • Politician
[1]
Lord
Alan Brooke
(1883–1963)
1949 – 1963 United Kingdom – France
  • Military Officer
[1]
Sir
Tyrone Guthrie
(1900–1971)
1963 – 1970 United Kingdom
  • Theatrical Director
[1]
The Right Honourable
Eric Ashby
(1904–1992)
1970 – 1983 United Kingdom (England)
  • Botanist
[1]
Sir
Rowland Wright
(1915–1991)
1984 – 1991 United Kingdom (England) [1][2]
Sir
David Orr
(1922–2008)
1992 – 1998 United KingdomRepublic of Ireland
  • Businessman
  • Philanthropist
[2]
The Honorable
George J. Mitchell
(b. 1933)
1999 – 2009 United States
  • Politician
  • Diplomat
[2]
Kamalesh Sharma
(b. 1941)
2009 – 2015 British RajIndia
  • Diplomat
[3]
Thomas J. Moran
(1952–2018)
2015 – 2018 United States
  • Businessman
  • Academic Administrator
[4]
The Honorable
Hillary Clinton
(b. 1947)
2020 – Incumbent United States
  • Politician
  • Diplomat
  • Lawyer
  • Writer
[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Walker, Brian; McCreavey, Alf (1994). Degrees of Excellence: The Story of Queen's, Belfast, 1845–1995. Belfast: Queen's University Belfast. p. 213. ISBN 0-85389-535-X.
  2. ^ a b c Clarkson, L. A. (2004). A University in Troubled Times: Queen's Belfast, 1945-2000. Dublin: Four Courts Press. p. 195. ISBN 1-85182-862-1.
  3. ^ Queen's University Belfast. "New Chancellor for Queen's". Archived from the original on 12 July 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Dr Tom Moran". Queen's University Belfast. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. ^ Meredith, Robbie (2 January 2020). "Hillary Clinton appointed chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast". BBC News. London: BBC. Retrieved 2 January 2020.