page_title: President of Imperial College London
section_title: List of Rectors
hierarchical_section_title: President of Imperial College London / List of Rectors
caption_attribution_description: English: 170 Queen's Gate is the ex officio home of the President of Imperial College London. The main entrance situated on Imperial College Road, it sits outside of Falmouth Gate. It is one of the remaining historic buildings on campus, as most were pulled down during reconstruction of the college in the latter half of the 20th century.
context_page_description: The President of Imperial College London is the highest academic official of Imperial College London. The President, formerly known as the Rector, is the chief executive, elected by the Council of the college and Chairman of the Senate. The position is currently held by Alice Gast, who succeed Keith O'Nions in August 2014.
  In 2012 the responsibilities were separated into two posts, the President & Rector whose duty is to "promote Imperial's position as a global university" and Provost who will "be responsible for advancing and delivering the College's core academic mission - education, research and translation." Alice Gast now serves as President & Rector, while James Stirling became the first Provost of Imperial College London in August 2013.
  The Rector's residence is a large house on Queen's Gate, at the southwest corner of the college's campus in South Kensington, London.
context_section_description: 1908 Henry Bovey
  1910 Alfred Keogh
  1922 Thomas Henry Holland
  1929 Henry Tizard
  1942 Richard Southwell
  1948 Roderic Hill
  1954 Patrick Linstead
  1966 Owen Saunders (Acting Rector)
  1967 William Penney
  1973 Brian Flowers
  1985 Eric Ash
  1993 Ronald Oxburgh
  2000 Richard Sykes
  2008 Roy Anderson
  2009 Keith O'Nions (Acting Rector)
  2010 Keith O'Nions (Full appointment)
  2014 Alice Gast
caption: 170 Queen's Gate, the President's ex officio residence
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