Board of Governors of the BBC

The Board of Governors of the BBC is a group of twelve people who together regulate the BBC and represent the interests of the public, in particular those of viewers and listeners.

Chairmen of the Board of Governors

• Joseph Albert Pease, 1st Baron Gainford (chairman of the British Broadcasting Company, before incorporation) (1922)
• George Herbert Hyde Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon (first chairman of the British Broadcasting Corporation) (1927)
• John Henry Whitley (1930)
• William Clive Bridgeman, 1st Viscount Bridgeman (1935)
• Ronald Collet Norman (1935)
• Sir Allan Powell (1940)
• Philip Albert Inman, 1st Baron Inman (1947)
• Ernest Darwin Simon, 1st Baron Simon of Wythenshawe (1947)
• Sir Alexander Cadogan (1952)
• Sir Arthur fforde (1957)
• Sir James Duff (1964)
• Norman Craven Brook, 1st Baron Normanbrook (1964)
• Lord Hill of Luton (1967)
• Sir Michael Swann (1973)
• George Howard, Lord Howard of Henderskelfe (1980)
• Stuart Young (1983)
• Marmaduke Hussey (1986)
• Sir Christopher Bland (1996)
• Gavyn Davies (October 2001 - January 28, 2004)
• Lord Ryder (acting chairman) (January 28, 2004 - May 17, 2004)
• Michael Grade (May 17, 2004 - )