1923-25 | Kathleen, Viscountess Falmouth | Greater London | President |
Presidents of National Union of Soroptimist Clubs of Great Britain
(Part of The European Federation Until 1934)
1927-28 | Mrs Elspeth Fox Pitt | Greater London | Dress Designer |
1928-29 | Mrs Lilian J Hetley | Greater London | Leatherwork |
1929-31 | Dr Elizabeth Hunt BA,MB,ChB | Liverpool | Dermatologist |
1931-33 | Miss Helen Catto MBE,MA | Glasgow | Chief Woman Officer LMS |
1933-34 | Lady Barrett CH,CBE,MD,MS | Greater London | Gynaecologist |
1934-35 | Miss M F Adams OBE,MA, LLD | Liverpool | Headmistress |
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Presidents of The European Federation of Soroptimist Clubs
1928-29 Miss Amie D Kerr Sander Greater London Translator
1929-30 Dr Elizabeth Hunt BA,MB,ChB Liverpool Dermatologist
Presidents of The Federation Of Soroptimist International of Great Britain And Ireland
(Formally National Union of Soroptimist Clubs of Great Britain)
1934-35 | Miss M F Adams OBE,MA,LLD | Liverpool | Headmistress |
1935-36 | Miss E P Smith BA, PhD | Dundee | College Lecturer |
1936-37 | Mrs E Cockroft MBE,JP | Halifax | Councillor |
1937-38 | Miss E Hawes MBE | Greater London | Optician |
1938-39 | Miss H L M Gibbs OBE,MA,BCL | Birmingham | Barrister |
1939-41 | Mrs H D Williams MBE,JP | Swansea | Councillor |
1941-42 | Miss E Macgillivray | Edinburgh | Confectioner |
1942-43 | Miss E Glen Dobie MPS | North Wirral | Pharmacist |
1943-44 | Miss M P Eggleston | Sheffield | Manpower Officer, Min.Labour |
1944-45 | Miss Mary Grose | Bristol | Company Director |
1945-46 | Miss F M Bailey MBE,FCIS | Bradford | Company Director |
1946-47 | Dr M M Stevenson | Glasgow | Medicine, General Practitioner |
1947-48 | Miss M A Cox OBE,JP | Bradford | District Controller, Min.Labour |
1948-49 | Miss G E Holloway BA | Dublin | College Principal |
1949-50 | Miss D Warner FCIS,JP | Leicester | Chartered Secretary |
1950-51 | Miss M H Bradley NFF | Cambridge | College Vice Principal |
1951-52 | Dr Violet Parkes OBE,JP | Sutton Coldfield | Medicine, General Practitioner |
1952-53 | Dr E D Griffiths | Ellesmere Port | Medicine, General Practitioner |
1953-54 | Miss Muriel Bond MSc | Central London | Lecturer in Physiology |
1954-55 | Mrs D McNabb BA,MP | Lurgan, N.Ireland | Member(Stormont) Parliament |
1955-56 | Miss G E Allen BSc | Chesterfield | Principal Teacher Training College |
1956-57 | Miss R E Morris BA | Sutton | Headmistress |
1957-58 | Miss M A North | Dewsbury | Domestic Science Organiser |
1958-59 | Miss P A B Macdonald RGN | Preston | Welfare Officer, Nursing Sister |
1959-60 | Miss K M Halpin CBE | Greater London | Chief Regional Admin WRVS |
1960-61 | Miss B A Burton JP | Manchester | Company Director |
1961-62 | Dr M Esslemont CBE,JP,MA,LLD | Aberdeen | Medicine, General Practitioner |
1962-63 | Miss G P Thyer-Jones MA, LLB | Llanelli | Headmistress |
1963-64 | Mrs M Stallard | Barnstaple | Lawyer |
1964-65 | Mrs A N Mcillrath | Belfast | Head Teacher |
1965-66 | Miss J Stovell | Croydon | Milliner |
1966-67 | Miss M K Murray | Birmingham | Publicity Manager |
1967-68 | Mrs E L Lambert | Gateshead | Solicitor |
1968-69 | Miss E M Denham | Worcester | County Children’s Officer |
1969-70 | Miss M E Collington BA,BSc | North London | HM Inspector of Factories |
1970-71 | Miss F Mackenzie Whyte MBE,MA | Edinburgh | Gov. College of Education |
1971-72 | Miss B Grosvenor CBE | Killarney | Farmer |
1972-73 | Miss Thelma Jarret MBE | Melbourne | Migrant Education |
1973-74 | Miss Hilda Richardson MA | Cambridge | Sec to Learned Society |
1974-75 | Ms Hilda Ruth Harris MD,FRCPath | Wrexham | Pathologist |
1975-76 | Miss C Evans MA,BSc,JP | Southport | Headmistress |
1976-77 | Judge Daffodil Cosgrave | Hastings & Bexhill | Judge |
1977-78 | Miss K Collin JP | Warrington | Tax Consultant |
1978-79 | Mrs Catharine Salt | Glasgow South | Hotelier |
1979-80 | Dr Jean M Sheach MD,DMRD | Exeter | Radiologist |
1980-81 | Dr Priscilla E Turnbull MRCGP | Dundee | Medicine General Practitioner |
1981-82 | Mrs Viola Hewitt BA,LLCM | Lurgan, N Ireland | Principal, School Speech Drama |
1982-83 | Ms T M de Leeuw GRSM,LRAM,ARCM | Bingley | Student Advisor, High Education |
1983-84 | Mrs Margaret Hutchings | Chepstow | Chartered Secretary |
1984-85 | Miss Muriel Bowers | Cork, Rep. Ireland | Property Company Director |
1985-86 | Dr Celeste Muir | Ashford, Kent | Medicine General Practitioner |
1986-87 | Miss Kate Fussell FRCS | Wigan | Surgeon |
1987-88 | Mrs Hilary Shaw | Sunderland | Architectural Designer |
1988-89 | Mrs Anne Brian | Stockport | University Administrator |
1989-90 | Mrs Hilary Page MBE | Lewisham | Civil Service Reg Welfare Officer |
1990-91 | Mrs Jane Barrie BSc,ARCS | Taunton | Stockbroker |
1991-92 | Miss Brenda P Jackson JP, LL.D | Sheffield | Vice Chair, Health Authority |
1992-93 | Miss Irene Darlaston | Nuneaton | Information Manager |
1993-94 | Mrs Dorothy (Llewellyn) Jamieson | Great Yarmouth | Improvement Grants Officer |
1994-95 | Miss Helen Adamson | Glasgow West | Museum Curator |
1995-96 | Miss Patricia Fahey | Crosby | Chief Probation Officer |
1996-97 | Mrs Olive Newton MA JP | Neath | Justice of Peace |
1997-98 | Mrs Vourneen (Jo) Darbyshire | Blackpool | Solicitor |
1998-99 | Mrs Pamela Lee | Isle Of Wight | NHS Lay Person |
1999-00 | Dr Elizabeth Harrison | King’s Lynn | Medicine General Practitioner |
2000-01 | Mrs Hilary Shaw | Keighley | Solicitor |
2001-02 | Mrs Lynn Dunning | Ramsbottom | Head Teacher |
2002-03 | Dr Joan Smyth CBE | Bangor N Ireland | Chairman Transport Company |
2003-04 | Mrs Ann Garvie | Glasgow West | Director Private Health Care |
2004-05 | Mrs Janet Garnons-Williams | The Medway Towns | Solicitor |
2005-06 | Mrs Ann Dawson | Stafford | Staff Development Officer |
2006-07 | Dr Hilary-Kay Young | Dundee | University Senior Lecturer |
2007-08 | Mrs Marguerite Woodstock-Riley | Barbados | Attorney-at-Law |
2008-09 | Miss Carwen Wynne-Howells | Haverfordwest | Chief Pharmaceutical Adviser |
2009-10 | Mrs Jackie Mosedale | Yeovil | Property Country Residence |
2010-11 | Ms Liz Morgan-Lewis | Winchester | Strategic Communications |
2011-12 | Mrs Maureen Maguire | Lurgan | Manager Health Social Care |
2012-13 | Ms Pat Black | Edinburgh | Education Consultant |
2013-14 | Mrs Margaret Oldroyd | Nottingham | Magistrate |
2014-15 | Ms Jenny Vince | Oxford and District | Medical Company Consultant |
2015-16 | Dr Margaret Emsley | Ashton-under-Lyne | University Lecturer |
2016-17 | Mrs Ann Hodgson | Cwmbran and District | Voluntary Worker |
2017-18 | Mrs Susan Biggs | Burnley | Teacher |
2018-19 | Mrs Sue Williams | Paisley | Inspector of Schools |
2019-20 | Miss Isobel Smith | Solihull | Behavioural Change Consultant |
2020-21 | Mrs Johanna Raffan MBE | Thames Valley | Director of NACE |
Presidents of Soroptimist International
(Formerly Soroptimist International Association) From Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland
1956-60 | Dr Violet Parkes OBE, JP |
1967-69 | Mrs Marion Stallard |
1977-79 | Mrs Hilda Richardson MA |
1981-83 | Mrs Catharine Salt |
1989-91 | Miss Thelma de LeeuwGRSM, LRAM, ARCM |
1997-99 | Mrs Hilary Page MBE |
2005-07 | Mrs Lynn Dunning |
2013-15 | Mrs Ann Garvie |
Past Honorary Life Members of Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland
Miss Emily Crawford FCA
Mrs Phyllis Newman
Mrs Ailsa Stanley OBE, JP
Honorary Life Members of Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland
Mrs Anne Ainsworth
Miss Thelma M de Leeuw GRSM,LRAM,ARCM
Mrs Margaret Cook