List of presidents of the Institution of Electrical Engineers explained

This is a list of presidents of the Institution of Electrical Engineers from its formation in 1871 until 2005, the date of amalgamation with the Institution of Incorporated Engineers to form the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Prior to 1889 the Institution was known as the Society of Telegraph Engineers and Electricians.

List of presidents

Source: IET Archives

2000–2005

• 2000 Professor John Edwin Midwinter FREng FRS
• 2001 Professor Brian Mellitt FREng DIC
• 2002 Professor Michael John Howard Sterling FREng
• 2003 Sir David Brown FREng CEng BSc DMS
• 2004 Professor John O'Reilly FREng
• 2005 Sir John Chisholm FREng CEng (last president)

For presidents from 2005–present, see Presidents of the Institution of Engineering and Technology