# List of presidents of the Cambridge Union

This is a list of presidents of the Cambridge Union since its foundation in 1815.

## 1815–1916

| Year | Term | President | College |
| 1815 | Lent | Mr E. Gambier | Trinity |
| 1815 | Easter | Lord Normanby | Trinity |
| 1815 | Michaelmas | The Hon. C. J. Shore | Trinity |
| 1816 | Lent | Mr G. Stainforth | Trinity |
| 1816 | Easter | Mr E. Leycester | St John's |
| 1816 | Michaelmas | Mr R. Whitcombe | Trinity |
| 1817 | Lent | Mr W. Whewell | Trinity |
| 1817 | Easter | Mr C. Thirlwall | Trinity |
| 1817 | Michaelmas | Mr H. J. Rose | Trinity |
| 1818 | Lent | Mr B. H. Malkin | Trinity |
| 1818 | Easter | Mr T. Thorp | Trinity |
| 1818 | Michaelmas | Mr T. Baines | Trinity |
| 1819 | Lent | Mr T. Platt | Trinity |
| 1819 | Easter | Mr S. Hawkes | Trinity |
| 1819 | Michaelmas | Mr J. Cooper | Trinity |
| 1820 | Lent | Mr E. D. Rhodes | Sidney Sussex |
| 1820 | Easter | Mr E. Whiteley | Jesus |
| 1820 | Michaelmas | Mr T. Sheepshanks | Trinity |
| 1821 | Lent | Mr E. Strutt | Trinity |
| 1821 | Easter | Mr J. Punnett | Clare |
| 1821 | Michaelmas | Mr J. Furnival | Queens' |
| 1822 | Lent | Mr C. Austin | Jesus |
| 1822 | Easter | Mr C. Villiers | St John's |
| 1822 | Michaelmas | Mr W. H. Ord | Trinity |
| 1823 | Lent | Mr W. Blunt | King's |
| 1823 | Easter | Mr G. O. Townsend | King's |
| 1823 | Michaelmas | Mr J. J. Rawlinson | Trinity |
| 1824 | Lent | Mr R. C. Hildyard | St Catharine's |
| 1824 | Easter | Mr A. J. Cockburn | Trinity Hall |
| 1824 | Michaelmas | Mr J. Haughton | Pembroke |
| 1825 | Lent | Mr W. E. Tooke | Trinity |
| 1825 | Easter | Mr B. H. Kennedy | St John's |
| 1825 | Michaelmas | Mr J. Stock | Peterhouse |
| 1826 | Lent | Mr J. Wilson | Trinity |
| 1826 | Easter | Mr J. H. Smith | Corpus Christi |
| 1826 | Michaelmas | Mr C. Lillingston | Emmanuel |
| 1827 | Lent | Mr C. Buller | Trinity |
| 1827 | Easter | Mr J. Sterling | Trinity Hall |
| 1827 | Michaelmas | Mr S. H. Walpole | Trinity |
| 1828 | Lent | Mr J. Kemble | Trinity |
| 1828 | Easter | Mr R. C. Trench | Trinity |
| 1828 | Michaelmas | Mr H. H. Luscombe | Clare |
| 1829 | Lent | Mr J. W. Blakesley | Corpus Christi |
| 1829 | Easter | Mr C. Chapman | Corpus Christi |
| 1829 | Michaelmas | Mr P. H. Crutchley | Magdalene |
| 1830 | Lent | Mr L. S. Orde | Queens' |
| 1830 | Easter | Mr H. Matthew | Sidney Sussex |
| 1830 | Michaelmas | Mr L. S. Orde* | Queens' |
| 1831 | Lent | Mr W. S. O'Brien | Trinity |
| 1831 | Easter | Mr J. W. D. Dundas | Magdalene |
| 1831 | Michaelmas | Mr W. H. Brookfield | Trinity |
| 1832 | Lent | Mr C. R. Kennedy | Trinity |
| 1832 | Easter | Mr H. Alford | Trinity |
| 1832 | Michaelmas | Mr R. A. Johnstone | Trinity |
| 1833 | Lent | Hon. C. W. Henniker | St John's |
| 1833 | Easter | Mr E. Warburton | Trinity |
| 1833 | Michaelmas | Mr J. E. Heathcote | Trinity |
| 1834 | Lent | Mr W. H. Brookfield* | Trinity |
| 1834 | Lent | Hon. W. C. Henniker* | St John's |
| 1834 | Easter | Mr C. White | Magdalene |
| 1834 | Michaelmas | Mr C. G. Burke | Christ's |
| 1835 | Lent | Mr G. F. Townsend | Trinity |
| 1835 | Easter | Mr K. Macaulay | Jesus |
| 1835 | Michaelmas | Mr W. A. Mackinnon | St John's |
| 1836 | Lent | Mr W. F. Pollock | Trinity |
| 1836 | Easter | Mr T. Spankie | Trinity |
| 1836 | Michaelmas | Mr H. R. Goldfinch | Trinity |
| 1837 | Lent | Mr A. Baillie-Cochrane | Trinity |
| 1837 | Easter | Mr A. J. Ellis | Trinity |
| 1837 | Michaelmas | Mr R. N. Philipps | Christ's |
| 1838 | Lent | Mr C. J. Tindal | Trinity |
| 1838 | Easter | Sir J. Lighton | St John's |
| 1838 | Michaelmas | Mr S. T. Bartlett | Clare |
| 1839 | Lent | Mr A. J. B. Hope | Trinity |
| 1839 | Lent | Mr J. W. Donaldson | Trinity |
| 1839 | Easter | Mr C. J. Ellicott | St John's |
| 1839 | Michaelmas | Mr E. H. J. Craufurd | Trinity |
| 1840 | Lent | Mr J. H. Bastard | Trinity |
| 1840 | Easter | Mr W. Werge | St John's |
| 1840 | Michaelmas | Mr J. A. Beaumont | Trinity |
| 1841 | Lent | Mr J. R. Stock | St John's |
| 1841 | Easter | Mr W. Cunliffe-Brooks | St John's |
| 1841 | Michaelmas | Mr T. H. Bullock | King's |
| 1842 | Lent | Mr E. Rudge | St Catharine's |
| 1842 | Lent | Mr G. Crawshay | Trinity |
| 1842 | Easter | Mr J. Hardcastle | Peterhouse |
| 1842 | Michaelmas | Mr T. S. Western | Trinity |
| 1843 | Lent | Mr F. W. Gibbs | Trinity |
| 1843 | Easter | The Hon. F. S. Grimston | Magdalene |
| 1843 | Michaelmas | Mr G. W. King | Trinity |
| 1844 | Lent | Mr J. C. H. Ogier | Trinity |
| 1844 | Easter | Mr W. Blake | Trinity |
| 1844 | Michaelmas | Mr E. F. Fiske | Emmanuel |
| 1845 | Lent | Mr C. Babington | St John's |
| 1845 | Easter | Mr H. Lindsay | Trinity |
| 1845 | Michaelmas | Mr R. A. Cross | Trinity |
| 1846 | Lent | Mr J. F. Baird | Trinity |
| 1846 | Easter | Mr T. Dealtry | Trinity |
| 1846 | Michaelmas | Mr A. Garfit | Trinity |
| 1847 | Lent | The Hon. W. F. Campbell | Trinity |
| 1847 | Easter | Mr J. Ll. Davies | Trinity |
| 1847 | Michaelmas | Mr A. A. Vansittart | Trinity |
| 1848 | Lent | Mr R. H. Parr | Trinity |
| 1848 | Easter | Mr J. F. Thrupp | Trinity |
| 1848 | Michaelmas | Mr F. H. Colt | Trinity |
| 1849 | Lent | The Hon. A. Gordon | Trinity |
| 1849 | Easter | Mr W. V. Harcourt | Trinity |
| 1849 | Michaelmas | Mr J. Ll. Davies* | Trinity |
| 1850 | Lent | Mr A. H. Louis | Trinity |
| 1850 | Easter | Mr R. Temple | Trinity |
| 1850 | Michaelmas | Mr R. Stuart Lane | Gonville and Caius |
| 1851 | Lent | Mr H. Leach | Emmanuel |
| 1851 | Easter | Mr P. Laurence | Trinity |
| 1851 | Michaelmas | Mr H. A. Bright | Trinity |
| 1852 | Lent | Mr R. J. Cust | Trinity |
| 1852 | Easter | Mr J. Payn | Trinity |
| 1852 | Michaelmas | Mr F. J. A. Hort | Trinity |
| 1853 | Lent | Mr J. Lloyd | Trinity |
| 1853 | Easter | Mr A. Cohen | Magdalene |
| 1853 | Michaelmas | Mr E. Dicey | Trinity |
| 1854 | Lent | Mr C. T. Swanston | Trinity |
| 1854 | Easter | Mr H. W. Elphinstone | Trinity |
| 1854 | Michaelmas | Mr V. Lushington | Trinity |
| 1855 | Lent | Mr F. Kelly | Trinity |
| 1855 | Easter | Mr W. C. Gully | Trinity |
| 1855 | Michaelmas | Mr H. M. Butler | Trinity |
| 1856 | Lent | Mr W. D. Gardiner | Peterhouse |
| 1856 | Easter | Mr J. W. Dunning | Trinity |
| 1856 | Michaelmas | Mr E. E. Bowen | Trinity |
| 1857 | Lent | Mr C. Puller | Trinity |
| 1857 | Easter | Mr J. E. Gorst | St John's |
| 1857 | Michaelmas | Mr W. S. Smith | Trinity |
| 1858 | Lent | Mr C. A. Jones | St John's |
| 1858 | Easter | Mr R. O'Hara | Gonville & Caius |
| 1858 | Michaelmas | Mr E. H. Fisher | Trinity |
| 1859 | Lent | Mr H. C. Raikes | Trinity |
| 1859 | Easter | Mr O. Browning | King's |
| 1859 | Michaelmas | Mr T. W. Beddome | Trinity |
| 1860 | Lent | Mr C. Trotter | Trinity |
| 1860 | Easter | Mr H. Geary | Corpus Christi |
| 1860 | Michaelmas | Sir G. Young, Bart | Trinity |
| 1861 | Lent | Mr H. Sidgwick | Trinity |
| 1861 | Easter | Mr F. Ll. Bagshawe | Trinity |
| 1861 | Michaelmas | Mr G. O. Trevelyan | Trinity |
| 1862 | Lent | Mr W. M. Lane | Trinity |
| 1862 | Easter | Mr W. J. Lawrance | Trinity |
| 1862 | Michaelmas | Mr W. Everett | Trinity |
| 1863 | Lent | Mr E. L. O'Malley | Trinity |
| 1863 | Easter | Mr E. L. O'Malley* | Trinity |
| 1863 | Michaelmas | Mr A. Sidgwick | Trinity |
| 1864 | Lent | Mr R. D. Bennett | Trinity Hall |
| 1864 | Easter | Mr H. Jackson | Trinity |
| 1864 | Michaelmas | Mr C. W. Dilke | Trinity Hall |
| 1865 | Lent | Mr H. Peto | Trinity |
| 1865 | Easter | Mr J. R. Hollond | Trinity |
| 1865 | Michaelmas | Mr E. S. Shuckburgh | Emmanuel |
| 1866 | Lent | Mr C. W. Dilke* | Trinity Hall |
| 1866 | Easter | Lord E. Fitzmaurice | Trinity |
| 1866 | Michaelmas | Mr H. L. Anderton | Gonville & Caius |
| 1867 | Lent | Mr W. R. Kennedy | King's |
| 1867 | Easter | Mr W. A. Lindsay | Trinity |
| 1867 | Michaelmas | Mr G. C. Whiteley | St John's |
| 1868 | Lent | Mr A. S. Wilkins | St John's |
| 1868 | Easter | Mr J. F. Moulton | St Johns |
| 1868 | Michaelmas | Mr E. A. Owen | Trinity |
| 1869 | Lent | Mr R. T. Wright | Christ's |
| 1869 | Easter | Mr Frank Watson | St John's |
| 1869 | Michaelmas | Mr J. Kennedy | King's |
| 1870 | Lent | Mr G. Warington | Gonville & Caius |
| 1870 | Easter | Mr A. Foster | St John's |
| 1870 | Michaelmas | Mr J. E. Symes | Downing |
| 1871 | Lent | Mr W. B. Odgers | Trinity Hall |
| 1871 | Easter | Mr J. de Soyres | Gonville & Caius |
| 1871 | Michaelmas | Mr C. G. Kellner | King's |
| 1872 | Lent | Mr W. F. MacMichael | Downing |
| 1872 | Easter | Mr W. Cunningham | Trinity |
| 1872 | Michaelmas | Mr T. O. Harding | Trinity |
| 1873 | Lent | Mr F. W. Maitland | Trinity |
| 1873 | Easter | Mr W. J. Scott | Trinity |
| 1873 | Michaelmas | Mr A. W. Verrall | Trinity |
| 1874 | Lent | Mr C. S. Kenny | Downing |
| 1874 | Easter | Mr P. M. Laurence | Corpus Christi |
| 1874 | Michaelmas | Mr R. W. Jameson | Trinity |
| 1875 | Lent | Mr J. E. C. Munro | Downing |
| 1875 | Easter | Mr H. N. Martin | Christ's |
| 1875 | Michaelmas | Mr J. F. Skipper | St John's |
| 1876 | Lent | Mr J. E. C. Welldon | King's |
| 1876 | Easter | Mr J. F. Little | Downing |
| 1876 | Michaelmas | Mr R. C. Lehmann | Trinity |
| 1877 | Lent | The Hon. H. N. Waldegrave | Trinity |
| 1877 | Easter | Mr J. F. Main | Trinity |
| 1877 | Michaelmas | The Rev. A. G. Tweedie | Gonville & Caius |
| 1878 | Lent | Mr T. D. Hart | Downing |
| 1878 | Easter | Mr W. B. Milton | Trinity |
| 1878 | Michaelmas | Mr T. R. Hughes | Trinity |
| 1879 | Lent | Mr E. J. C. Morton | St John's |
| 1879 | Easter | Mr F. P. Lefroy | Trinity |
| 1879 | Michaelmas | Mr S. G. Ponsonby | Trinity |
| 1880 | Lent | Mr T. E. Scrutton | Trinity |
| 1880 | Easter | Mr J. P. Whitney | King's |
| 1880 | Michaelmas | Mr J. K. Stephen | King's |
| 1881 | Lent | Mr N. C. Hardcastle | Downing |
| 1881 | Easter | Mr Harold Cox | Jesus |
| 1881 | Michaelmas | Mr E. A. Parkyn | Christ's |
| 1882 | Lent | Mr O. Rigby | St John's |
| 1882 | Easter | Mr T. Beck | Trinity |
| 1882 | Michaelmas | Sir J. Peiris | St John's |
| 1883 | Lent | Mr F. L. Lucas | Trinity |
| 1883 | Easter | Mr J. R. Tanner | St John's |
| 1883 | Michaelmas | Mr G. S. W. Jebb | Trinity |
| 1884 | Lent | Mr W. Blain | St John's |
| 1884 | Easter | Mr W. H. Stables | Trinity |
| 1884 | Michaelmas | Mr W. A. Raleigh | King's |
| 1885 | Lent | The Hon. W. G. Scott | Trinity |
| 1885 | Easter | Mr E. A. Goulding | St John's |
| 1885 | Michaelmas | Mr J. T. Bell | Trinity Hall |
| 1886 | Lent | Mr E. J. Griffith | Downing |
| 1886 | Easter | Mr L. J. Maxse | King's |
| 1886 | Michaelmas | Mr H. Boyd-Carpenter | King's |
| 1887 | Lent | Mr L. G. B. J. Ford | King's |
| 1887 | Easter | Mr F. E. Garrett | Trinity |
| 1887 | Michaelmas | Count Strickland | Trinity |
| 1888 | Lent | Mr W. W. Grantham | Trinity |
| 1888 | Easter | Mr R. R. Ottley | Trinity |
| 1888 | Michaelmas | Mr R. J. Wilkinson | Trinity |
| 1889 | Lent | Mr F. H. Maugham | Trinity Hall |
| 1889 | Easter | Mr C. H. Bompas | Trinity |
| 1889 | Michaelmas | The Rev. E. Grose Hodge | Trinity Hall |
| 1890 | Lent | Mr W. E. Brunyate | Trinity |
| 1890 | Easter | The Hon. M. M. Macnaghten | Trinity |
| 1890 | Michaelmas | Mr J. E. McTaggart | Trinity |
| 1891 | Lent | Mr S. R. C. Bosanquet | Trinity |
| 1891 | Easter | Mr E. W. MacBride | St John's |
| 1891 | Michaelmas | Mr R. F. Graham Campbell | Trinity |
| 1892 | Lent | Mr H. W. L. O'Rorke | Trinity |
| 1892 | Easter | Mr T. A. Bertram | Gonville & Caius |
| 1892 | Michaelmas | Mr G. Davidson Kempt | St John's |
| 1893 | Lent | Mr J. H. B. Masterman | St John's |
| 1893 | Easter | Mr Peter Green | St John's |
| 1893 | Michaelmas | Mr Adolphus A. Jack | Peterhouse |
| 1894 | Lent | Mr T. C. Fisher | Trinity |
| 1894 | Easter | Mr F. G. Thomas | Sidney Sussex |
| 1894 | Michaelmas | Mr F. B. Malim | Trinity |
| 1895 | Lent | Mr J. P. Thompson | Trinity |
| 1895 | Easter | Mr M. S. D. Butler | Pembroke |
| 1895 | Michaelmas | Mr L. Stuyvesant Chanler | Trinity |
| 1895 | Michaelmas | Mr D. Shearme | Trinity |
| 1896 | Lent | Mr C. F. G. Masterman | Christ's |
| 1896 | Easter | Mr P. W. Wilson | Clare |
| 1896 | Michaelmas | Mr F. W. Lawrence | Trinity |
| 1897 | Lent | Mr Frank Butler | Pembroke |
| 1897 | Easter | Mr C. R. Buxton | Trinity |
| 1897 | Michaelmas | Mr E. W. Barnes | Trinity |
| 1898 | Lent | Mr W. Craig Henderson | Trinity |
| 1898 | Easter | Mr W. Finlay | Trinity |
| 1898 | Michaelmas | Mr B. N. Langdon-Davies | Pembroke |
| 1899 | Lent | Mr T. F. R. MacDonnell | St John's |
| 1899 | Easter | Mr J. R. P. Sclater | Emmanuel |
| 1899 | Michaelmas | Mr C. E. Guiterman | Trinity |
| 1900 | Lent | Mr A. C. Pigou | King's |
| 1900 | Easter | Mr G. F. S. Bowles | Trinity |
| 1900 | Michaelmas | Mr E. H. Young | Trinity |
| 1901 | Lent | Mr G. C. Rankin | Trinity |
| 1901 | Easter | Mr H. S. van Zijl | St John's |
| 1901 | Michaelmas | Mr F. W. Armstrong | St John's |
| 1902 | Lent | Mr D. H. Macgregor | Trinity |
| 1902 | Easter | Mr Percy B. Haigh | St John's |
| 1902 | Michaelmas | Mr E. S. Montagu | Trinity |
| 1903 | Lent | Mr J. G. Gordon | Trinity |
| 1903 | Easter | Mr Jas. Strachan | Clare |
| 1903 | Michaelmas | Mr J. Corry Arnold | St John's |
| 1904 | Lent | Mr F. E. Bray | Trinity |
| 1904 | Easter | Mr M. F. J. McDonnell | St John's |
| 1904 | Michaelmas | Mr J. T. Sheppard | King's |
| 1905 | Lent | Mr H. G. Wood | Jesus |
| 1905 | Lent | Mr J. M. Keynes | King's |
| 1905 | Easter | Mr J. K. Mozley | Pembroke |
| 1905 | Michaelmas | Mr H. W. Harris | St John's |
| 1906 | Lent | Mr S. J. M. Sampson | Trinity |
| 1906 | Easter | Mr A. C. O. Morgan | Trinity |
| 1906 | Michaelmas | Mr A. P. Hughes-Gibb | Trinity |
| 1906 | Michaelmas | Mr H. A. Holland | Trinity |
| 1907 | Lent | Mr E. G. Selwyn | King's |
| 1907 | Easter | Mr F. D. Livingstone | Peterhouse |
| 1907 | Michaelmas | Mr O. F. Grazebrook | Gonville & Caius |
| 1908 | Lent | Mr M. M. Pattison Muir | Gonville & Caius |
| 1908 | Easter | Mr W. G. Elmslie | Pembroke |
| 1908 | Michaelmas | Mr C. Bethell | Trinity |
| 1909 | Lent | Mr E. Evans | Trinity Hall |
| 1909 | Easter | Mr A. D. McNair | Gonville & Caius |
| 1909 | Michaelmas | Mr A. Ramsay | Gonville & Caius |
| 1910 | Lent | Mr J. R. M. Butler | Trinity |
| 1910 | Easter | Mr G. G. G. Butler | Trinity |
| 1910 | Michaelmas | Mr W. N. Birkett | Emmanuel |
| 1911 | Lent | Mr H. P. W. Burton | St John's |
| 1911 | Easter | Mr J. H. Allen | Jesus |
| 1911 | Michaelmas | Mr D. H. Robertson | Trinity |
| 1912 | Lent | Mr K. F. Callaghan | Gonville & Caius |
| 1912 | Easter | Mr P. Noel-Baker | King's |
| 1912 | Michaelmas | Mr H. D. Henderson | Emmanuel |
| 1913 | Lent | Mr H. Wright | Pembroke |
| 1913 | Easter | Mr H. Grose Hodge | Pembroke |
| 1913 | Michaelmas | Mr E. P. Smith | Gonville & Caius |
| 1914 | Lent | Mr D. G. Rouquette | Sidney Sussex |
| 1914 | Easter | Mr G. K. M. Butler | Trinity |
| 1914 | Michaelmas | Mr J. H. B. Nihill | Emmanuel |
| 1915 | Lent | Mr H. D. Barnard | Jesus |
| 1915 | Easter | Mr H. I. Lloyd | Emmanuel |
| 1915 | Michaelmas | Mr O. H. Hoexter | Emmanuel |
| 1915 | Michaelmas | Mr D. E. Oliver | Trinity Hall |
| 1916 | Lent | Mr W. H. Ramsbottom | Emmanuel |
| 1916 | Easter | Mr F. O. C. Potter | Trinity Hall |
It was resolved at a Private Business Meeting held on Monday, May 8, 1916, to hold no elections for terminal officers in the Easter Term, nor subsequently for the duration of War, and that the functions of the Standing Committee be performed by the ex officio members of the Committee.

## 1919–1939

| Year | Term | President | College |
| 1919 | Easter | Mr W. L. McNair | Gonville and Caius |
| 1919 | Michaelmas | Mr J. W. Morris | Trinity Hall |
| 1920 | Lent | Mr G. H. Shakespeare | Emmanuel |
| 1920 | Easter | Mr D. M. Reid | Emmanuel |
| 1920 | Michaelmas | Mr L. A. Abraham | Peterhouse |
| 1921 | Lent | Mr E. H. F. Morris | Christ's |
| 1921 | Easter | Mr G. G. Sharp | Fitzwilliam House |
| 1921 | Michaelmas | Mr G. W. Theobald | Emmanuel |
| 1922 | Lent | Mr W. D. Johnston | Christ's |
| 1922 | Easter | Mr R. E. Watson | St Catharine's |
| 1922 | Michaelmas | Mr Ian Macpherson | Trinity |
| 1923 | Lent | Mr G. G. Phillips | Trinity |
| 1923 | Easter | Mr R. Northam | Queens' |
| 1923 | Michaelmas | Mr R. H. L. Slater | Jesus |
| 1924 | Lent | Mr S. V. T. Adams | King's |
| 1924 | Easter | Mr R. A. Butler | Pembroke |
| 1924 | Michaelmas | Mr A. P. Marshall | Gonville and Caius |
| 1925 | Lent | Mr G. W. Lloyd | Trinity |
| 1925 | Easter | Mr J. W. G. Sparrow | Trinity Hall |
| 1925 | Michaelmas | Mr D. R. Hardman | Christ's |
| 1926 | Lent | Mr A. M. Ramsey | Magdalene |
| 1926 | Easter | Mr H. G. G. Herklots | Trinity Hall |
| 1926 | Michaelmas | Mr P. A. Devlin | Christ's |
| 1927 | Lent | Mr A. L. Hutchinson | Christ's |
| 1927 | Easter | Mr M. A. B. King-Hamilton | Trinity Hall |
| 1927 | Michaelmas | Mr J. S. B. Lloyd | Magdalene |
| 1928 | Lent | Mr H. L. Elvin | Trinity Hall |
| 1928 | Easter | Mr R. E. Stevenson | St John's |
| 1928 | Michaelmas | Mr G. Crowther | Clare |
| 1929 | Lent | Mr J. G. Leathem | St John's |
| 1929 | Easter | Mr H. M. Foot | St John's |
| 1929 | Michaelmas | H. J. Sinclair, 2nd Baron Pentland | Trinity |
| 1930 | Lent | Mr K. Adam | St John's |
| 1930 | Easter | Mr C. W. Jenks | Gonville and Caius |
| 1930 | Michaelmas | Mr L. J. Gamlin | Fitzwilliam House |
| 1931 | Lent | Mr J. D. F. Green | Peterhouse |
| 1931 | Easter | Mr K. W. Britton | Clare |
| 1931 | Michaelmas | Mr F. Elwyn Jones | Gonville and Caius |
| 1932 | Lent | Mr A. H. Snell | Jesus |
| 1932 | Easter | Mr A. E. Holdsworth | Gonville and Caius |
| 1932 | Michaelmas | Mr S. S. Dhavan | Emmanuel |
| 1933 | Lent | Mr T. R. Leathem | St John's |
| 1933 | Easter | Mr M. L. Barkway | Queens' |
| 1933 | Michaelmas | Mr T. A. W. Blackwell | Magdalene |
| 1934 | Lent | Mr S. B. R. Cooke | Gonville and Caius |
| 1934 | Easter | Mr G. de Freitas | Clare |
| 1934 | Michaelmas | Mr E. H. G. Evans | Gonville and Caius |
| 1935 | Lent | Count D. M. Tolstoy-Miloslavsky | Trinity |
| 1935 | Easter | Mr C. J. M. Alport | Pembroke |
| 1935 | Michaelmas | Mr A. W. G. Kean | Queens' |
| 1936 | Lent | Mr C. Fletcher Cooke | Peterhouse |
| 1936 | Easter | Mr J. A. Dobbs | Trinity Hall |
| 1936 | Michaelmas | Mr R. L. Miall | St John's |
| 1937 | Lent | Mr G. B. Croasdell | Pembroke |
| 1937 | Easter | Mr Ronald Vincent Gibson | Gonville and Caius |
| 1937 | Michaelmas | Mr F. Singleton | Emmanuel |
| 1938 | Lent | Mr J. M. Simonds | Magdalene |
| 1938 | Easter | Mr P. R. Noakes | Queens' |
| 1938 | Michaelmas | Mr S. M. Kumaramangalam | King's |
| 1939 | Lent | Hon. P. T. T. Butler | Trinity |
| 1939 | Easter | Mr P. B. Hague | Emmanuel |
| 1939 | Michaelmas | Mr P. G. B. Keuneman | Pembroke |
The election of Officers was suspended and a Committee of Management appointed.

## Chairmen of debates, 1939–1944

| Year | Term | Chairman | College |
| 1939 | Michaelmas | Mr R. R. Pittam | Pembroke |
| 1940 | Lent | Mr G. L. Stewart | Fitzwilliam House |
| 1940 | Easter | Mr J. R. A. Bottomley | Trinity |
| 1940 | Michaelmas | Debates suspended | Debates suspended |
| 1941 | Lent | Mr J. Maynard Smith | Trinity |
| 1941 | Easter | Debates suspended | Debates suspended |
| 1941 | Michaelmas | Debates suspended | Debates suspended |
| 1942 | Lent | Debates suspended | Debates suspended |
| 1942 | Easter | Mr H. B. Dunkerley | King's |
| 1942 | Michaelmas | Mr G. A. Leven | Trinity |
| 1943 | Lent | Mr R. S. Taylor | St Catharine's |
| 1943 | Easter | Mr N. D. Sandelson | Trinity |
| 1943 | Michaelmas | Mr R. R. Feilden | Corpus Christi |
| 1944 | Lent | Mr J. S. B. Butler | King's |
| 1944 | Easter | Mr C. Salmon | Trinity Hall |

## 1944–present

The election of Officers was resumed.
| Year | Term | President | College | Vice President |
| 1944 | Michaelmas | Mr P. Goldman | Pembroke | |
| 1945 | Lent | Mr S. Clement Davies | Trinity Hall | |
| 1945 | Easter | Mr D. J. W. Coward | Trinity | |
| 1945 | Michaelmas | Mr M. P. Frankel | Peterhouse | |
| 1946 | Lent | Mr G. J. Carter | Magdalene | |
| 1946 | Easter | Mr W. J. E. Coventon | Magdalene | |
| 1946 | Michaelmas | Mr G. F. Boston | Magdalene | |
| 1947 | Lent | Mr W. H. L. Richmond | Trinity | |
| 1947 | Easter | Mr I. S. Lloyd | King's | |
| 1947 | Michaelmas | Mr R. C. M. Young | King's | |
| 1948 | Lent | Mr H. J. C. Berkeley | Pembroke | |
| 1948 | Easter | Mr D. E. C. Price | Trinity | |
| 1948 | Michaelmas | Mr T. C. Hewlett | Magdalene | |
| 1949 | Lent | Mr G. W. Pattison | St John's | |
| 1949 | Easter | Mr P. C. M. Curtis-Bennett | Christ's | |
| 1949 | Michaelmas | Mr D. K. Freeth | Trinity Hall | |
| 1950 | Lent | Mr P. Cradock | St John's | |
| 1950 | Easter | Mr N. St John-Stevas | Fitzwilliam House | |
| 1950 | Michaelmas | Mr R. G. Waterhouse | St John's | |
| 1951 | Lent | ‡ Mr J. Ashley | Gonville and Caius | |
| 1951 | Lent | Mr G. Mathur | Magdalene | |
| 1951 | Easter | Mr D. G. Macmillan | Magdalene | |
| 1951 | Michaelmas | Mr F. J. Williams | Trinity | |
| 1952 | Lent | Mr G. E. Janner | Trinity Hall | |
| 1952 | Easter | Mr D. R. Hurd | Trinity | |
| 1952 | Michaelmas | Mr A. H. Sampson | Selwyn | |
| 1953 | Lent | Mr P. J. Mansfield | Pembroke | |
| 1953 | Easter | Mr I. J. McIntyre | St John's | |
| 1953 | Michaelmas | Mr H. S. Thomas | Queens' | |
| 1954 | Lent | Mr Derick Mirfin | Magdalene | |
| 1954 | Easter | Mr N. O. Tomalin | Trinity Hall | |
| 1954 | Michaelmas | Mr G. Shaw | St John's | |
| 1955 | Lent | Mr R. G. Moore | Trinity | |
| 1955 | Easter | Mr J. D. Waite | Corpus Christi | |
| 1955 | Michaelmas | Mr J. N. Crichton-Miller | Pembroke | |
| 1956 | Lent | Mr M. D. Rosenhead | St John's | |
| 1956 | Easter | Mr R. F. Peierls | Gonville and Caius | |
| 1956 | Michaelmas | Mr K. W. J. Post | St John's | |
| 1957 | Lent | Mr N. H. Marshall | St John's | |
| 1957 | Easter | Mr D. R. Fairbairn | Gonville and Caius | |
| 1957 | Michaelmas | Mr K. G. MacInnes | Trinity | |
| 1958 | Lent | Mr C. T. Norman-Butler | Trinity | |
| 1958 | Easter | Mr T. L. Higgins | Gonville and Caius | |
| 1958 | Michaelmas | Mr J. H. Cockcroft | St John's | |
| 1959 | Lent | Hon. J. P. F. St L. Grenfell | King's | |
| 1959 | Easter | Mr J. W. F. Nott | Trinity | |
| 1959 | Michaelmas | Mr B. Walsh | Gonville and Caius | |
| 1960 | Lent | Mr C. S. Tugendhat | Gonville and Caius | |
| 1960 | Easter | Mr L. A. C. F. Giovene di Girasole | St Catharine's | |
| 1960 | Michaelmas | Mr L. Brittan | Trinity | |
| 1961 | Lent | Mr A. Firth | Trinity | |
| 1961 | Easter | Mr A. C. Renfrew | St John's | |
| 1961 | Michaelmas | Mr P. G. Hancock | Emmanuel | |
| 1962 | Lent | Mr J. S. Gummer | Selwyn | |
| 1962 | Easter | Mr M. Howard | Peterhouse | |
| 1962 | Michaelmas | Mr B. H. Pollitt | King's | |
| 1963 | Lent | Mr W. I. C. Binnie | Pembroke | |
| 1963 | Easter | Mr K. H. Clarke | Gonville and Caius | |
| 1963 | Michaelmas | Mr O. Weaver | Trinity | |
| 1964 | Lent | Mr N. S. H. Lamont | Fitzwilliam House | |
| 1964 | Easter | Mr C. E. Lysaght | Christ's | |
| 1964 | Michaelmas | Mr J. C. H. Davies | Emmanuel | |
| 1965 | Lent | Mr P. S. Fullerton | Gonville and Caius | |
| 1965 | Easter | Mr J. V. Cable | Fitzwilliam House | |
| 1965 | Michaelmas | Mr J. M. J. Burford | Emmanuel | |
| 1966 | Lent | Mr R. A. Perlman | St Catharine's | |
| 1966 | Easter | Mr A. J. Vinson | Gonville and Caius | |
| 1966 | Michaelmas | Mr B. P. Crossley | Trinity | |
| 1967 | Lent | Mr M. Horowitz | Pembroke | |
| 1967 | Easter | Mr N. P. R. Wall | Trinity | |
| 1967 | Michaelmas | Miss A. Mallalieu | Newnham | |
| 1968 | Lent | Mr I. Martin | Emmanuel | |
| 1968 | Easter | Mr G. W. Martin | Magdalene | |
| 1968 | Michaelmas | Mr K. W. Jarrold | Sidney Sussex | |
| 1969 | Lent | Mr P. J. Tyson-Cain | Downing | |
| 1969 | Easter | Miss H. V. Middleweek | Newnham | |
| 1969 | Michaelmas | Mr H. R. D. Anderson | Trinity | |
| 1970 | Lent | Mr R. K. Evans | Trinity Hall | |
| 1970 | Easter | Mr R. Dhavan | Emmanuel | |
| 1970 | Michaelmas | Mr N. F. Stadlen | Trinity | |
| 1971 | Lent | Mr P. L. Heslop | Christ's | |
| 1971 | Easter | Mr R. M. Jackson | Jesus | |
| 1971 | Michaelmas | Miss A-A. Stassinopoulos | Girton | |
| 1972 | Lent | Mr D. J. Powell | St Catharine's | |
| 1972 | Easter | Mr K. F. Carey | Downing | |
| 1972 | Michaelmas | Mr C. R. Smith | Pembroke | |
| 1973 | Lent | Mr A. G. Oppenheimer | Trinity | |
| 1973 | Easter | Mr D. A. Grace | Magdalene | |
| 1973 | Michaelmas | Mr E. M. Goyder | Trinity | |
| 1974 | Lent | Mr H. H. J. Carter | Gonville and Caius | |
| 1974 | Easter | Mr J. T. Harris | Trinity | |
| 1974 | Michaelmas | Mr P. S. Weil | Jesus | |
| 1975 | Lent | Mr D. M. Bean | Trinity Hall | |
| 1975 | Easter | Mr D. P. Condit | Trinity | |
| 1975 | Michaelmas | Mr P. L. Bazalgette | Fitzwilliam | |
| 1976 | Lent | Mr C. J. Greenwood | Magdalene | |
| 1976 | Easter | Mr D. W. Johnson | Selwyn | |
| 1976 | Michaelmas | Mr P. J. Fudakowski | Magdalene | |
| 1977 | Lent | Mr K. Thapar | Pembroke | |
| 1977 | Easter | Mr A. T. A. Dallas | Emmanuel | |
| 1977 | Michaelmas | Mr J. A. Turner | Gonville and Caius | |
| 1978 | Lent | Mr A. J. B. Mitchell | Jesus | |
| 1978 | Easter | Mr R. D. Harris | Selwyn | |
| 1978 | Michaelmas | Mr D. J. M. Janner | Trinity Hall | |
| 1979 | Lent | Mr E. J. I. Stourton | Trinity | |
| 1979 | Easter | Mr D. J. A. Casserley | Jesus | |
| 1979 | Michaelmas | Mr M. J. Booth | Trinity | |
| 1980 | Lent | Mr M. A. Bishop | Downing | |
| 1980 | Easter | Miss M. J. Libby | Girton | |
| 1980 | Michaelmas | Mr C. H. Gallagher | Jesus | |
| 1981 | Lent | Mr D. N. Senior | Jesus | |
| 1981 | Easter | Mr P. M. Sugarman | St John's | |
| 1981 | Michaelmas | Mr G. W. C. Kavanagh | St John's | |
| 1982 | Lent | Mr P. N. L. Harvey | St Catharine's | |
| 1982 | Easter | Mr S. R. M. Baynes | Magdalene | |
| 1982 | Michaelmas | Mr B. C. Jenkin | Corpus Christi | |
| 1983 | Lent | Mr S. H. Milton | Gonville and Caius | |
| 1983 | Easter | Miss M. McDonagh | New Hall | |
| 1983 | Michaelmas | Mr J. A. Lloyd | Fitzwilliam | |
| 1984 | Lent | Mr G. B. Davies | St John's | |
| 1984 | Easter | Mr A. J. H. Lownie | Magdalene | |
| 1984 | Michaelmas | Miss L. Chapman-Jury | St John's | |
| 1985 | Lent | Mr L. P. Anisfeld | Trinity | |
| 1985 | Easter | Mr C. D. Blackwood | Gonville and Caius | |
| 1985 | Michaelmas | Mr D. N. Walbank | Queens' | |
| 1986 | Lent | Mr T. H. Oliver | St John's | |
| 1986 | Easter | Mr C. D. Steele | Girton | |
| 1986 | Michaelmas | Mr C. G. Earles | Sidney Sussex | |
| 1987 | Lent | Mr M. P. N. Tod | St John's | |
| 1987 | Easter | Mr M. P. Lindsay | Magdalene | |
| 1987 | Michaelmas | Mr A. P. Ground | St John's | |
| 1988 | Lent | Mr S. J. Greenhalgh | Trinity | |
| 1988 | Easter | Mr C. M. Kelly | Trinity | |
| 1988 | Michaelmas | Mr P. C. W. Pressdee | St John's | |
| 1989 | Lent | Mr A. Aithal | Trinity | |
| 1989 | Easter | Miss C. A. Doerries | New Hall | |
| 1989 | Michaelmas | Mr N. A. Pink | Pembroke | |
| 1990 | Lent | Mr C. H. M. Robson | St John's | |
| 1990 | Easter | Mr D. C. Willink | Magdalene | |
| 1990 | Michaelmas | Mr M. F. Harris | Corpus Christi | |
| 1991 | Lent | Mr M. S. Scott-Fleming | Magdalene | |
| 1991 | Easter | Mr R. S. Mitter | King's | |
| 1991 | Michaelmas | Miss E. D. Johnson | Queens' | |
| 1992 | Lent | Mr S. P. J. Nixon | Trinity | |
| 1992 | Easter | Miss C. V. Balding | Newnham | |
| 1992 | Michaelmas | Mr N. P. Allen | Emmanuel | |
| 1993 | Lent | Mr B. M. Elkington | Trinity | |
| 1993 | Easter | Mr G. L. Barwell | Trinity | |
| 1993 | Michaelmas | Miss L. C. Frazer | Newnham | |
| 1994 | Lent | Mr S. Swaroop | Magdalene | |
| 1994 | Easter | Mr C. M. Farmer | Magdalene | |
| 1994 | Michaelmas | Mr S. D. Kirk | Emmanuel | |
| 1995 | Lent | Miss R. C. Penn | Churchill | |
| 1995 | Easter | Mr N. J. Boys Smith | Peterhouse | |
| 1995 | Michaelmas | Mr D. H. Branch | Magdalene | |
| 1996 | Lent | Mr N. Chatrath | Jesus | |
| 1996 | Easter | Mr A. Cannon | Magdalene | |
| 1996 | Michaelmas | Miss I. Waddell | Newnham | |
| 1997 | Lent | Mr A. Leek | Emmanuel | |
| 1997 | Easter | Mr J. Shapiro | Peterhouse | |
| 1997 | Michaelmas | Mr G. Weetman | Christ's | |
| 1998 | Lent | Miss S. E. Raine | Trinity | |
| 1998 | Easter | Miss R. Durkin | Corpus Christi | |
| 1998 | Michaelmas | Mr A. Slater | Corpus Christi | |
| 1999 | Lent | Mr O. Wellings | Pembroke | |
| 1999 | Easter | Miss S. Gledhill | Christ's | |
| 1999 | Michaelmas | Mr G. Bevis | Magdalene | |
| 2000 | Lent | Miss V. Perkins | Pembroke | |
| 2000 | Easter | Miss A. Newton | Newnham | |
| 2000 | Michaelmas | Dr P. J. Abbott | Magdalene | |
| 2001 | Lent | Miss D. Newman | Fitzwilliam | |
| 2001 | Easter | Mr W. M. Tan | Trinity | |
| 2001 | Michaelmas | Mr J. M. Brier | Christ's | |
| 2002 | Lent | Dr J. Devanny | Jesus | |
| 2002 | Easter | Mr M. W. S. Lynas | Trinity | |
| 2002 | Michaelmas | ‡ Mr T. B. Kibasi | Trinity | |
| 2002 | Michaelmas | Mr T. H. Jeffery | Trinity | |
| 2003 | Lent | Mr S. K. Kabraji | Trinity | |
| 2003 | Easter | Mr E. C. Cumming | Downing | |
| 2003 | Michaelmas | Mr W. E. Gallagher | Trinity Hall | |
| 2004 | Lent | Mr S. G. Parkinson | Emmanuel | |
| 2004 | Easter | Miss K. I. D. I. Steadman | New Hall | |
| 2004 | Michaelmas | Mr R. Friedman | Emmanuel | |
| 2005 | Lent | Mr A. E. Ross | Fitzwilliam | |
| 2005 | Easter | Mr J. M. Khan | Trinity | |
| 2005 | Michaelmas | Miss J. R. Scott | Pembroke | |
| 2006 | Lent | Miss S. J. Pobereskin | King's | |
| 2006 | Easter | Miss A. Thompson | Trinity | |
| 2006 | Michaelmas | Mr L. E. Pearce | King's | |
| 2007 | Lent | Mr M. Jacobson | St John's | |
| 2007 | Easter | Mr A. Al-Ansari | Homerton | |
| 2007 | Michaelmas | Mr R. J. A. Foxcroft | Churchill | |
| 2008 | Lent | ‡ Mr W. P. Wearden | King's | |
| 2008 | Lent | Mr L. Wei | Churchill | |
| 2008 | Easter | Mr E. D. Bishton | Fitzwilliam | |
| 2008 | Michaelmas | Mr A. Bott | Sidney Sussex | |
| 2009 | Lent | Miss O. F. Potts | Corpus Christi | |
| 2009 | Easter | Mr L. Fear-Segal | Robinson | |
| 2009 | Michaelmas | Mr J. Domercq | King's | |
| 2010 | Lent | Mr J. D. Laurence | Christ's | |
| 2010 | Easter | Mr A. P. Chapman | Robinson | |
| 2010 | Michaelmas | Mr J. Counsell | Sidney Sussex | |
| 2011 | Lent | Miss L. E. S. Davidson | Christ's | |
| 2011 | Easter | Miss F. I. R. Hill | Trinity Hall | |
| 2011 | Michaelmas | Mr C. C. Macdonald | Downing | |
| 2012 | Lent | Miss K. Lam | Trinity | |
| 2012 | Easter | Mr D. J. Leigh | St Catharine's | |
| 2012 | Easter | Mr M. A. Black | Magdalene | |
| 2012 | Michaelmas | Mr A. Mahler | Trinity Hall | |
| 2013 | Lent | Mr B. L. F. Kentish | Emmanuel | |
| 2013 | Easter | Mr J. G. Fenster | Selwyn | |
| 2013 | Michaelmas | Miss J. Mobed | Murray Edwards | |
| 2014 | Lent | Miss I. K. Schön | Murray Edwards | |
| 2014 | Easter | Mr M. C. Dunn Goekjian | Trinity | |
| 2014 | Michaelmas | Mr T. J. M. Squirrell | Churchill | |
| 2015 | Lent | Miss A. E. J. Gregg | Murray Edwards | |
| 2015 | Easter | Mr C. C. Epaminondas | Trinity | |
| 2015 | Michaelmas | Mr O. S. Mosley | St John's | |
| 2016 | Lent | Mr J. W. Hutt | Pembroke | |
| 2016 | Easter | Miss C. M. E. Ivers | Pembroke | |
| 2016 | Michaelmas | Miss A. O. Lambert | Newnham | |
| 2017 | Lent | Miss K. T. Dunbar | Magdalene | |
| 2017 | Easter | Mr H. O. Stovin-Bradford | Fitzwilliam | |
| 2017 | Michaelmas | Miss P. Nyame-Satterthwaite | Christ's | |
| 2018 | Lent | Mr J. I. Surkes | Clare | |
| 2018 | Easter | Miss M. Epishkina | St Catharine's | |
| 2018 | Michaelmas | Mr C. W. M. Connor | King's | |
| 2019 | Lent | Mr W. E. Smart | Peterhouse | |
| 2019 | Easter | Mr A. Shah | King's | |
| 2019 | Michaelmas | Miss R. S. Tustin | Peterhouse | |
| 2020 | Lent | Mr G. B. Barton-Singer | Trinity | |
| 2020 | Easter | Mr A. Davies | Magdalene | |
| 2020 | Michaelmas | Miss E. Ullah | Homerton | |
| 2021 | Lent | Mr F. Fisk | Robinson | |
| 2021 | Easter | Mr J. Rosen | Trinity Hall | |
| 2021 | Michaelmas | Mr K. D. Bradwell | Queens' | |
| 2022 | Lent | Mr J. C. Vitali | Christ's | |
| 2022 | Easter | Miss L. Ryder | Sidney Sussex | |
| 2022 | Michaelmas | Miss L. E. Brown | Downing | |
| 2023 | Lent | Mr C. D. A. George | Wolfson | |
| 2023 | Easter | Mr J. Appiah III | Pembroke | |
| 2023 | Michaelmas | ‡ Mr M. Ghose | Trinity Hall | |
| 2023 | Michaelmas | Mr C. J. M. Palmer | Homerton | |
| 2024 | Lent | Mr N. A. H. Davis | Homerton | |
| 2024 | Easter | Miss N. Pauly | Christ's | Leonas Pausch |
| 2024 | Michaelmas | Mr A. D'Angelo | Jesus | Leonas Pausch |
| 2025 | Lent | Mr S.D. McDonald | St John's | Leonas Pausch |
| 2025 | Easter | Miss A. Kale | Sidney Sussex | Roberta Rennie |
| 2025 | Michaelmas | Mr I.A. Ampiah | Downing |
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