List of chancellors of the Queen's University Belfast

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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
No image available.svg The Reverend
Pooley Shuldman Henry
(1801–1881) 		1845–1879
(c. 33/34 years) 		United Kingdom
  • Clergyman
  • Academic
 [1]
Josias Leslie Porter Hooke (cropped).jpg The Reverend
Josias Leslie Porter
(1823–1889) 		1879–1889
(c. 10 years) 		United Kingdom
[1]
No image available.svg The Reverend
Thomas Hamilton
(1842–1926) 		1889–1908
(c. 19 years) 		United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
  • Clergyman
  • Academic
 [1]
Chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast
Lord Shaftsbury (cropped).jpg The Right Honourable
Anthony Ashley-Cooper
(1869–1961) 		1908–1923
(c. 15 years) 		United Kingdom (England)
  • Military Officer
  • Aristocrat
 [1]
Charles 7th Marquess of Londonderry by John Lavery.jpg The Most Honourable
Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart
(1878–1949) 		1923–1949
(c. 16 years) 		United Kingdom
  • Aristocrat
  • Politician
 [1]
1st Viscount Alanbrooke 1947.jpg Lord
Alan Brooke
(1883–1963) 		1949–1963
(c. 14 years) 		United Kingdom – France
  • Military Officer
 [1]
Sir
Tyrone Guthrie
(1900–1971) 		1963–1970
(c. 7 years) 		United Kingdom
  • Theatrical Director
 [1]
The Right Honourable
Eric Ashby
(1904–1992) 		1970–1983
(c. 13 years) 		United Kingdom (England)
  • Botanist
 [1]
No image available.svg Sir
Rowland Wright
(1915–1991) 		1984–1991
(c. 7 years) 		United Kingdom (England)
[1] [2]
No image available.svg Sir
David Orr
(1922–2008) 		1992–1998
(c. 6 years) 		United Kingdom – Republic of Ireland
  • Businessman
  • Philanthropist
 [2]
GeorgeJMitchellPortrait.jpg The Honorable
George J. Mitchell
(b. 1933) 		1999–2009
(9 years and 329 days) 		United States
  • Politician
  • Diplomat
 [2]
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague and Foreign Office Minister Lord Howell meeting Kamalesh Sharma, Commonwealth Secretary-General in London, 6 October 2011. (6217705546) (cropped).jpg Kamalesh Sharma
(b. 1941) 		2009–2015
(5 years and 137 days) 		British Raj – India
  • Diplomat
 [3]
No image available.svg Thomas J. Moran
(1952–2018) 		2015–2018
(3 years and 109 days) 		United States
  • Businessman
  • Academic Administrator
 [4]
Clinton Meets With Kohout (cropped).jpg The Honorable
Hillary Clinton
(b. 1947) 		2020–present
(2 years and 30 days) 		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.
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