This is a list of presidents of the Institution of Civil Engineers

Institution of Civil Engineers

Founded on 2 January 1818, the Institution of Civil Engineers is an independent professional association, based in central London, representing civil engineering. Like its early membership, the majority of its current members are British engineers, but it also has members in more than 150...

. The president's role is to represent the institution and to promote the profession to the public. The first president was Thomas Telford

Thomas Telford

Thomas Telford FRS, FRSE was a Scottish civil engineer, architect and stonemason, and a noted road, bridge and canal builder.-Early career:...

 who had the office bestowed upon him for life in recognition of his contributions to the civil engineering

Civil engineering

Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...

 profession. It became a biennial office with the election of Sir William Cubitt

William Cubitt

Sir William Cubitt was an eminent English civil engineer and millwright. Born in Norfolk, England, he was employed in many of the great engineering undertakings of his time. He invented a type of windmill sail and the prison treadwheel, and was employed as chief engineer, at Ransomes of Ipswich,...

 in 1849 and an annual office with the election of Sir George Berkley

George Berkley (engineer)

Sir George Berkley was a British civil engineer. Berkley was born in London. He designed the Colesberg Bridge, a 390 m Warren truss bridge built in 1885 over the Orange River in Colesberg, South Africa....

 in 1891, which it has remained since. Though elected by members in May, the president-elect and council-elect do not take office until the start of the next session in November, the opening meeting being an address from the incoming president. The first female president, Jean Venables, was elected in May 2008. The current president is Peter Hansford.

No.	| Image	Name	| Took Office	| Left Office	Ref
1			March 1820	September 1834
2			January 1835	January 1845
3			January 1845	January 1848
4			January 1848	December 1849
5			December 1849	December 1851
6			December 1851	December 1853
7			December 1853	December 1855
8			December 1855	December 1857
9			December 1857	December 1859
10			December 1859	December 1861
11			December 1861	December 1863
12			December 1863	December 1865
13			December 1865	December 1867
14			December 1867	December 1869
15			December 1869	December 1871
16			December 1871	December 1873
17			December 1873	December 1875
18			December 1875	December 1877
19			December 1877	December 1879
20			December 1879	December 1880
21			December 1880	December 1881
22			December 1881	December 1882
23			December 1882	December 1883
24			December 1883	December 1884
25			December 1884	May 1886
26			May 1886	June 1887
27			June 1887	May 1889
28			May 1889	May 1891
29			May 1891	May 1892
30			May 1892	May 1893
31			May 1893	May 1894
32			May 1894	May 1895
33			May 1895	June 1896
34			June 1896	April 1898
35			April 1898	November 1899
36			November 1899	November 1900
37			November 1900	November 1901
38			November 1901	November 1902
39			November 1902	November 1903
40			November 1903	November 1904
41			November 1904	November 1905
42			November 1905	November 1906
43			November 1906	November 1907
44			November 1907	November 1908
45			November 1908	November 1910
46			November 1910	November 1911
47			November 1911	November 1912
48			November 1912	November 1913
49			November 1913	November 1914
50			November 1914	November 1915
51			November 1915	November 1916
52			November 1916	November 1917
53			November 1917	November 1918
54			November 1918	November 1919
55			November 1919	November 1920
56			November 1920	November 1921
57			November 1921	November 1922
58			November 1922	November 1923
59			November 1923	November 1924
60			November 1924	November 1925
61			November 1925	November 1926
62			November 1926	November 1927
63			November 1927	November 1928
64			November 1928	November 1929
65			November 1929	November 1930
66			November 1930	November 1931
67			November 1931	November 1932
68			November 1932	November 1933
69			November 1933	November 1934
70			November 1934	November 1935
71			November 1935	November 1936
72			November 1936	November 1937
73			November 1937	November 1938
74			November 1938	November 1939
75			November 1939	November 1940
76			November 1940	November 1941
77			November 1941	November 1942
78			November 1942	November 1943
79			November 1943	November 1944
80			November 1944	November 1945
81			November 1945	November 1946
82			November 1946	November 1947
83			November 1947	November 1948
84			November 1948	November 1949
85			November 1949	November 1950
86			November 1950	November 1951
87			November 1951	November 1952
88			November 1952	November 1953
89			November 1953	November 1954
90			November 1954	November 1955
91			November 1955	November 1956
92			November 1956	January 1957
93			January 1957	November 1958
94			November 1958	November 1959
95			November 1959	February 1960
96			February 1960	November 1961
97			November 1961	November 1962
98			November 1962	November 1963
99			November 1963	November 1964
100			November 1964	November 1965
101			November 1965	November 1966
102			November 1966	November 1967
103			November 1967	November 1968
104			November 1968	November 1969
105			November 1969	November 1970
106			November 1970	November 1971
107			November 1971	November 1972
108			November 1972	November 1973
109			November 1973	November 1974
110			November 1974	November 1975
111			November 1975	November 1976
112			November 1976	November 1977
113			November 1977	November 1978
114			November 1978	November 1979
115			November 1979	November 1980
116			November 1980	November 1981
117			November 1981	November 1982
118			November 1982	November 1983
119			November 1983	November 1984
120			November 1984	November 1985
121			November 1985	November 1986
122			November 1986	November 1987
123			November 1987	November 1988
124			November 1988	November 1989
125			November 1989	November 1990
126			November 1990	November 1991
127			November 1991	November 1992
128			November 1992	November 1993
129			November 1993	November 1994
130			November 1994	March 1995
131			March 1995	November 1996
132			November 1996	November 1997
133			November 1997	November 1998
134			November 1998	November 1999
135			November 1999	November 2000
136			November 2000	November 2001
137			November 2001	November 2002
138			November 2002	November 2003
139			November 2003	November 2004
140			November 2004	November 2005
141			November 2005	November 2006
142			November 2006	November 2007
143			November 2007	November 2008
144			November 2008	November 2009
145			November 2009	November 2010
146			November 2010	November 2011
147			November 2011