Roll of Honour - College Officers

Honorary Officers of the College include the President, Vice-Presidents, Registrar, Dean, Treasurer, and Editor from 1971 to the present day.

For information on College awards, please see our main Roll of Honour page.

Presidents

The President is elected annually and can serve up to three years.  See our Role of the President page for more information about the duties of the College President.

Years in officeName
2026 - Professor Subodh Dave, Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
2023-2026Dr Lade Smith, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
2020-2023Dr Adrian James, Langdon Hospital, Dawlish, Devon
2017-2020Professor Wendy Burn, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
2014-2017Professor Sir Simon Wessely, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London
2011-2014Professor Sue Bailey, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
2008-2011Professor Dinesh Bhugra, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London
2005-2008Professor Sheila Hollins, St George's Hospital Medical School, London
2002-2005Dr Mike Shooter, Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny 
1999-2002Professor John Cox, North Staffs Hospital Centre, Stoke on Trent
1996-1999Professor Robert Kendell, Chief Medical Officer, Scotland
1993-1996Dr Fiona Caldicott, Uffculme Clinic, Birmingham
1990-1993Professor Andrew Sims, St James's Hospital, Leeds
1987-1990Dr James Birley, Maudsley Hospital, London
1984-1987Dr Thomas Bewley, St Thomas' Hospital, London
1981-1984Professor Kenneth Rawnsley, University Hospital of Wales
1978-1981Professor Desmond Pond, London Hospital
1975-1978Professor William Linford Rees, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London
1971-1975Professor Martin Roth, University of Newcastle upon Tyne

 

Vice-Presidents - Devolved Nations

Years in officeName
2024 -

Dr Julie Anderson (Northern Ireland)   

2021 - Dr Linda Findlay (Scotland)
2024 -Professor Alka Ahuja (Wales)
2020-2024Dr Richard Wilson (Northern Ireland)
2020-2021Dr John Crichton (Scotland)
2020-2024Dr Maria Atkin (Wales)
2017-2020Dr Gerard Lynch (Northern Ireland)
2017-2020Dr Alastair Cook (Scotland)
2017-2020Professor Keith Robert Lloyd (Wales)

Vice-Presidents

Years in officeName
2009-2010Dr Denise Cola
2008-2009Dr Roger Banks
Dr Denise Cola
2006-2008Dr Peter Francis Kennedy 
Dr Roger Banks 
2005-2006Dr Trevor Turner 
Dr Peter Francis Kennedy  
2004-2005Dr Anthony Zigmond* 
Dr S Mann
2003-2004

Dr Anthony Zigmond* 
Dr S Mann

2002-2003Dr Sheila Hollins 
Professor Robin McCreadie
2001-2002Dr S Mann* 
Professor Hamid Ghodse
2000-2001Professor James Patrick Watson* 
Dr S Mann
1999-2000Professor Christopher Thompson* 
Professor James Patrick Watson
1998-1999Professor Philip Graham* 
Professor Christopher Thompson
1997-1998Dr Pearl Hettiaratchy* 
Professor Philip Graham
1995-1996Professor Eugene Stern Paykel* 
Dr Pearl Hettiaratchy
1994-1995Professor Anthony Clare* 
Professor Eugene Stern Paykel
1993-1994Professor Philip Seager*
Professor Anthony Clare
1992-1993Professor Arthur Hamilton Crisp*
Professor Philip Seager
1991-1992Professor Israel Kolvin*
Professor Arthur Hamilton Crisp
1990-1991Dr Diana Dickins*
Professor Israel Kolvin
1989-1990Professor Sydney Brandon*
Dr Diana Dickins
1988-1989Dr Donald Dick*
Professor Sydney Brandon
1987-1988Dr William Andrew MacCallum*
Dr Donald Dick
1986-1987Dr Anne Bolton*
Dr William Andrew MacCallum
1985-1986Professor Tom Arie*
Dr Anne Bolton
1984-1985Professor Robert Bluglass*
Professor Tom Arie
1983-1984Professor Michael Gelder*
Professor Robert Bluglass
1982-1983Dr Jose Jancar*
Professor Michael Gelder
1981-1982Professor Thomas Lynch*
Dr Jose Jancar
1980-1981Dr Philip Henry Connell*
Professor Thomas Lynch
1979-1980Dr Patrick Gerard McGrath*
Dr Philip Henry Connell
1978-1979Dr Kenneth Rawnsley*
Dr Patrick Gerard McGrath
1977-1978Dr William Alan Heaton-Ward*
Dr Kenneth Rawnsley
1976-1977Dr Peter Sainsbury*
Dr William Alan Heaton-Ward
1975-1976Dr William Warren*
Dr Peter Sainsbury
1974-1975Dr Thomas Main*
Dr William Warren
1973-1974Professor William Linford Rees*
Dr Thomas Main
1972-1973Professor Thomas Rodger
Professor William Linford Rees

* Senior Vice-President
** Honorary Vice-President 

Registrars

The Registrar is responsible for policy and communication and for membership support, and can serve up to five years.

Years in officeName
2025-Professor Owen Bowden-Jones CBE
2020-2025Dr Trudi Seneviratne
2015-2020Dr Adrian James
2009-2015Dr Laurence Mynors-Wallis
2005-2009Professor Sue Bailey
2002-2005Professor Andrew Fairbairn
1997-2002Dr Mike Shooter
1993-1997Professor Chris Thompson 
1988-1993Dr Ann Gath
1983-1988Professor Robin Priest
1978-1983Professor Gerald Timbury
1972-1978Dr Morris Markowe
1971-1972Dr Alan Munro

 

Deans

The Dean is principally responsible for education and training, and can serve up to five years.

Years in officeName
2026 - Professor Nandini Chakraborty
2021-2026Professor Subodh Dave
2016-2012Dr Kate Lovett
2011-2016Dr Wendy Burn
2008-2011Professor Robert Howard
2003-2008Professor Dinesh Bhugra
1998-2003Professor Cornelius Katona
1993-1998Professor John Cox
1988-1991Dr Fiona Caldicott
1985-1988Professor Andrew Sims
1982-1985Dr James Birley
1977-1982Dr Thomas Bewley
1971-1977Professor Kenneth Rawnsley

 

Editors

The Editor is responsible for the management of the Journals.

Years in officeName
2023-Professor Gin Malhi
2014-2023Professor Kam Bhui
2003-2014Professor Peter Julian Tyrer
1993-2003Professor Gregor Wilkinson
1984-1993Professor Hugh Freeman
1977-1984Dr John Lewis Crammer
1972-1977Dr Edward Henry Hare

 

Treasurers

The Treasurer is the principal financial officer of the College, and can serve up to five years.

Years in officeName
2026Dr Ian Hall
2021-Professor John Crichton
2016-2011Dr Jan Falkowski
2011-2016Professor Nick Craddock
2006-2011Professor George Ikkos
1999-2006Dr Fiona Subotsky
1993-1999Professor Israel Kolvin
1986-1993Dr William Dalziel Boyd
1979-1986Professor Charles Michael Bromiley Pare
1971-1979Dr Wilfred Warren