Past Presidents

The Chamber's leading figures since 1815 include some prominent Members of Parliament, industrialists and business leaders.

North East Chamber of Commerce Presidents

2009- Present Martyn Pellew
2008 - 2009 Richard Bottomley
2005 - 2008 Maggie Pavlou
2003 - 2005 Alan Ferguson
2001 - 2003 John Irwin
2000 - 2001 Nigel Sherlock
1998 - 2000 Bill Midgley
1996 - 1998 Llew Aviss
1995 - 1996 Sir Paul Nicholson

Tyne & Wear Chamber of Commerce Presidents

1993 - 1995 M. Bird
1992 - 1993 M. J. Minter
1991 - 1992 A. J. G. Winter
1990 - 1991 M. S. A. Balllinger
1989 - 1990 C. F. Herzberg
1988 - 1989 R. M. Brett
1987 - 1988 G. Readman, OBE
1986 - 1987 C. J. Storey
1984 - 1986 R. G. Tilmouth
1983 - 1984 R. A. Edmonds
1982 - 1983 T. M. Sadler
1981 - 1982 J. T. Ward
1980 - 1981 P. K. McIlroy
1979 - 1980 L. Stobbs
1977 - 1979 P. G. Elphick
1975 - 1977 E. Holland
1973 - 1975 N. J. Robinson
1971 - 1973 R. H. Dunford
1969 - 1971 S. S. W. Dalgliesh
1967 - 1969 J.E. Spoors
1965 - 1967 J. R. Bartlett
1963 - 1965 Colonel R. Mould Graham, OBE
1961 - 1963 J. Gerrard
1959 - 1961 J. W. Adamson
1957 - 1959 A. S. Witherington, JP
1955 - 1957 R. A. Cookson, OBE
1951 - 1955 Colonel E. G. Angus, CBE., MC
1933 - 1951 Sir Arthur M. Sutherland, Bart., KBE
1907 - 1932 The Rt. Hon Lord Joicey
1901 - 1907 Sir Charles Mark Palmer, Bart., MP
1896 - 1900 W. D. Cruddas, MP
1880 - 1895 C. M. Palmer, MP
1873 - 1879 H. Taylor
1869 - 1872 C. Allhusen
1863 - 1868 S. A. Beaumont, MP
1860 - 1862 G. Ridley
1841 - 1859 J. Lamb
1832 - 1841 Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bart., MP
1819 - 1831 I. Cookson
1815 - 1818 J. G. Clarke

Teesside Chamber of Commerce Past Presidents

1994 - 1995 Keith Robinson
1993 - 1994 E B Beaumont
1992 - 1993 J S Mackie
1991 - 1992 J R Kirton
1990 - 1991 J M Sparke
1989 - 1990 B B Coldwell
1988 - 1989 J G Irwin
1987 - 1988 G H Pace
1986 - 1987 N H Martin
1985 - 1986 D T Wright
1984 - 1985 D M Middleton
1983 - 1984 B H Whitfield
1982 - 1983 T R C Willis
1981 - 1982 C H Johnson
1980 - 1981 J C Tholen
1979 - 1980 C A Ward
1978 - 1979 H A MacMillan
1977 - 1978 R Crosthwaite
1976 - 1977 A Foy
1974 - 1976 P Openshaw
1972 - 1974 J R Jeffryes
1971 - 1972 F A Batty
1970 - 1971 I S McKay
1969 - 1970 A G Simon
1968 - 1969 C A MacFarlane
1967 - 1968 J B Robertson
1966 - 1967 E B Goldson
1965 - 1966 W V Golding
1964 - 1965 A Henderson
1963 - 1964 M O Pease
1961 - 1963 K A Kindon
1959 - 1961 J C H McEntee
1958 - 1959 J G Peckston
1956 - 1958 E G Fairburn
1954 - 1956 C Robson
1952 - 1954 J C H Booth
1950 - 1952 J W Armit
1948 - 1950 T H Summerson
1946 - 1948 C S Gill
1944 - 1946 A T S Zealley
1942 - 1944 W H McCormack
1940 - 1942 C M Spielman
1939 - 1940 A Hayton-Cowap
1937 - 1939 Arthur Dorman
1935 - 1937 J W Brown
1933 - 1935 H B Toy
1931 - 1933 W H Crosthwaite
1928 - 1931 B O Davies
1927 - 1928 H W Jarvis
1926 - 1927 J H Amos
1918 - 1926 J J Burton
1912 - 1918 Walter W Storr
1906 - 1912 Walter Johnson
1905 - 1906 John F Wilson
1887 - 1905 J T Belk
1879 - 1887 Isaac Wilson MP
1873 - 1878 H W F Bolckow