Past Presidents

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