List of principals of King's College London

This is a list of Principals of King's College London. The office of the Principal (Principal and President from 2009) is established by the Charter of King's College London as "the chief academic and administrative officer of the College". To date there have been 20 Principals, with two further announced holders of the role. Principal Portrait Held Office Notes ReferenceWilliam OtterBishop of Chichester 1836–1840Hugh James RoseJohn LonsdaleBishop of Lichfield 1843–1967Richard William JelfAlfred BarryBishop of Sydney 1884–1889Henry WaceDean of Canterbury 1903–1924Archibald RobertsonBishop of Exeter 1903–1916Arthur HeadlamFirst Dean of King's College London 1908–1912; Bishop of Gloucester 1923–1945Ronald Montagu BurrowsFirst laymanErnest BarkerWilliam Reginald HallidayPeter NobleJohn HackettRichard WayNeil CameronFormer Chief of the Air Staff and Chief of the Defence StaffStewart SutherlandJohn BeynonArthur LucasRick TrainorEd Byrne2014–31 January 2021Evelyn Welch1 February 2021–1 June 2021Interim President & PrincipalShitij Kapur1 June 2021–present

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