The chancellor of Queen's University Belfast, and the president of its predecessor institution, Queen's College, Belfast, is the ceremonial head of the university.
List Portrait Chancellor Term Country Line President of Queen's College, BelfastReverendPooley Shuldman Henry1845 – 1879United Kingdom ReverendJosias Leslie Porter1879 – 1889United Kingdom ReverendThomas Hamilton1889 – 1908United Kingdom Chancellor of Queen's University, BelfastThe 9th Earl of Shaftesbury1908 – 1923United Kingdom (England) The 7th Marquess of Londonderry1923 – 1949United Kingdom Field MarshalThe 1st Viscount Alanbrooke1949 – 1963United Kingdom – France Sir Tyrone Guthrie1963 – 1970United Kingdom The Baron Ashby1970 – 1983United Kingdom (England) Sir Rowland Wright1984 – 1991United Kingdom (England)Sir David Orr1992 – 1998United Kingdom – Republic of IrelandGeorge J. Mitchell1999 – 2009 United States Kamalesh Sharma2009 – 2015British Raj – India Thomas J. Moran2015 – 2018United StatesHillary Clinton2020 – IncumbentUnited States
See also List of vice-chancellors of Queen's University Belfast Chancellors of the Royal University of Ireland
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