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Chairmen of The Academy

15 February 10

The full list of Academy Chairmen, from David Lean in 1947 to the present day.

The Academy has a had some inspiring chairman over the past sixty years since its formation in 1947.

2008 - 2010	July - June	David Parfitt
2006 - 2008	July - June	Hilary Bevan Jones
2004 - 2006	July - June	Duncan Kenworthy OBE
2002 - 2004	July - June	Michael Attwell
2000 - 2002	July - June	Simon Relph
1997 - 2000	July - June	Tim Angel OBE
1995 - 1997	July - June	Edward Mirzoeff CVO CBE
1993 - 1995	July - June	Ted Childs OBE
1991 - 1993	July - June	Richard Price MBE
1989 - 1991	June - June	Kevin Billington
1987 - 1989	June - May	Johnny Goodman
1985 - 1987	May - May	Graham Benson
1983 - 1985	May - April	James Cellan Jones
1981 - 1983	April - April	Timothy Burrill
1979 - 1981	April - March	Mike Wooller
1976 - 1979	April - March	Richard Cawston CVO
1973 - 1976	March - March	Sydney Samuelson
1971 - 1973	April - February	Aubrey Singer
1969 - 1971	January - March	Richard Attenborough CBE
1968	January - December	Peter Morley
1967	January - December	Edgar Anstey
1966	January - December	Christopher Morahan
1965	January - December	Lord Birkett
1964	January - December	James Bredin
1962 - 1963	January - December	Anthony Havelock-Allan
1961 - 1962	January - December	Peter De Sarigny
1960	January - December	Bill Ward
1959 - 1960	January - December	Sir Michael Balcon
1958 - 1959	May - December	James Lawrie
1957 - 1958	May - April	Ian Dalrymple
1956 - 1957	April - April	Edgar Anstey
1955 - 1956	May - March	John Bryan
1954 - 1955	April - March	Anthony Havelock-Allan
1953 - 1954	May - March	Carol Reed
1952 - 1953	April - March	Thorold Dickinson
1951 - 1952	May - March	Paul Rotha
1950 - 1951	May - April	Ronald Neame
1948-1950	November - April	Sir Michael Balcon
1947 - 1948	November - October	David Lean