Chairman of the BBC

The Chairman of the BBC is the head of the BBC Board, responsible for maintaining the independence of the BBC and overseeing the functioning of the BBC to fulfil its mission.[1][2] The chairman leads the process for appointing the Director-General and can dismiss the Director-General.[3] The chairman is formally appointed by the Queen-in-Council, on the advice of the Secretary of State for a four-year term.[3] Sir David Clemeti has served as chairman since 3 April 2017, upon the creation of the Board and dissolution of the BBC Trust.

Chairman of the BBC
Incumbent
Sir David Clementi
since 3 April 2017
Member ofBBC Board
AppointerMonarch
Term lengthFour years, renewable once
Constituting instrumentRoyal Charter
First holderThe Lord Gainford

In January 2021, it was reported that former banker Richard Sharp would succeed David Clementi, as chairman, when he steps down in February.[4]

List of chairmen
Status
  Denotes Acting Chairman
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Honour(s) Prime Minister Monarch
(Reign)

Chairman of the Board of Governors of the British Broadcasting Company

The Baron Gainford
(1860–1943)		 18 December 1922 31 December 1926 David Lloyd George George V
(1910–1936)
Bonar Law
Stanley Baldwin
Ramsay MacDonald
Stanley Baldwin

Chairman of the Board of Governors of the BBC

The Earl of Clarendon
(1877–1955)		 1 January 1927 1930 Stanley Baldwin George V
(1910–1936)
Ramsay MacDonald
John Henry Whitley
(1866–1935)		 1930 3 February 1935
(Died in Office)
The Viscount Bridgeman
(1864–1935)		 1935 14 August 1935
(Died in Office)
Stanley Baldwin
Ronald Collet Norman
(1873–1963)		 1935 1939
Neville Chamberlain Edward VIII

(1936)

George VI

(1936–1952)

Allan Powell
(1876–1948)		 1939 1946
Winston Churchill
Clement Attlee
The Baron Inman
(1892–1979)		 1947 1947
The Baron Simon of Wythenshawe
(1879–1960)		 1947 1952
Winston Churchill Elizabeth II

(1952–Present)

Alexander Cadogan
(1884–1968)		 1952 1957
Anthony Eden
Harold Macmillan
Arthur fforde
(1900–1985)		 1957 1964
Alec Douglas-Home
The Baron Normanbrook
(1902–1967)		 1964 15 June 1967
(Died in Office)		 Harold Wilson
The Baron Hill of Luton
(1904–1989)		 1967 1972
Edward Heath
Michael Swann
(1973–1980)		 1973 1980 Baron Swann for Life in 1981
Harold Wilson
James Callaghan
Margaret Thatcher
George Howard
(1920–1984)		 1980 1983 Baron Howard of Henderskelfe for Life in 1981
Stuart Young
(1934–1986)		 1983 29 August 1986
(Died in Office)
Marmaduke Hussey
(1923–2006)		 1986 1996 Baron Hussey of North Bradley for Life in 1996
John Major
Christopher Bland
(1938–2017)		 1 April 1996 30 September 2001
Tony Blair
Gavyn Davies
(1950–)		 1 October 2001 28 January 2004
The Baron Ryder of Wensum
(1949–)		 28 January 2004 17 May 2004
Michael Grade
(1943–)		 17 May 2004 28 November 2006 Baron Grade of Yarmouth for Life in 2011
Anthony Salz
(1950–)		 28 November 2006 31 December 2006 Knighted in 2013

Chairman of the BBC Trust

Chitra Bharucha
(1945–)		 1 January 2007 30 April 2007 Tony Blair Elizabeth II
(1952–present)
Sir Michael Lyons
(1949–)		 1 May 2007 30 April 2011
Gordon Brown
David Cameron
The Baron Patten of Barnes
(1944–)		 1 May 2011 6 May 2014
Diane Coyle
(1961–)		 6 May 2014 8 October 2014
Rona Fairhead
(1961–)		 9 October 2014 2 April 2017 Barones Fairhead for Life in 2017
Theresa May

Chairman of the BBC Board

Sir David Clementi
(1949–)		 3 April 2017[5] Incumbent

[Retires February 2021]

 Theresa May Elizabeth II
(1952–present)
Boris Johnson
Richard Sharp
(1956–)		 Designate

[From February 2021]

 Designate

References
  1. "The Chairmanship of the BBC" (PDF). Parliament of the United Kingdom. 6 August 2007. p. 6. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. "Sir David Clementi". BBC. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. "Royal Charter for the Continuance of the British Broadcasting Corporation" (PDF). BBC. December 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  4. "Former banker Richard Sharp to be next BBC chairman". January 6, 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. Became Chairman on 16 February 2017
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