Oxford Preservation Trust - Chairmen

Chairmen

During its history OPT has been chaired by a number of prominent academic and other figures. Several have chaired OPT at the same time as being vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford.

• Herbert Fisher (1927–35)
• Professor Sandie Lindsay (1935–38)
• Professor G.S. Gordon (1939–41)
• Sir David Ross (1941–44)
• Sir Richard Livingstone (1944–47)
• Dr. William Stallybrass (1947–49)
• Very Rev. John Lowe (1949–51)
• Sir Maurice Bowra (1951–54)
• A.H. Smith (1955–56)
• Rt. Hon. Lord Salter (1957–59)
• William Harcourt, 2nd Viscount Harcourt (1959–79)
• David Hennessy, 3rd Baron Windlesham (1979–89)
• Professor Sir David Yardley (1989–2009)
• Professor Roger Ainsworth (2009– )