Previous Officers of the General Council. Secretaries of the General Council of the University of Edinburgh Mr Alexander Smith (Secretary and Registrar to the University) ‐ Interim Secretary 1 Oct 1860 to 31 Sept 1868 Thomas Gilbert 21 Apr 1868 to ? Mr Thomas F Harley – Interim Secretary 1 Oct 1906 to 31 Sept 1907 Mr John Stirton 1 Oct 1907 to 1 May 1912 Mr Thomas F Harley – Interim Secretary 12 May 1912 to 31 Sept 1940 D B Horn 1 Oct 1947 to 31 Sept 1950 Dr Gordon Donaldson 1 Oct 1950 to 31 Sept 1953 Innes Smith 1 Oct 1954 to 31 Sept 1959 A Nisbet MA 1 Oct 1960 to 31 Sept 1962 T J Cadoux MA, PHil 1 Oct 1963 to 31 Sept 1965 Rev Duncan Shaw PhD 1 Oct 1965 to 31 Sep 1993 Mr Iain F MacLaren MBChB, FRCESEd, FRCSEng 1 Oct 1993 to 31 Sept 1997 Mr Alastair Weatherston, CB, MA 1 Oct 1997 to 31 Sept 2001 Dr Ann Matheson, OBE, MA, Dip. Scottish Studies, Mlitt, PhD, Hon Dlitt 1 Oct 2001 to 31 July 2009 Dr Simon Cunningham, MA, PhD 1 Aug 2009 to 13 Feb 2010 Dr Ann Matheson, OBE, MA, Dip. Scottish Studies, Mlitt, PhD, Hon Dlitt ‐ Acting Secretary 13 Feb 2010 to 12 Feb 2011 Dr Mike Mitchell, BSc, PhD 12 Feb 2011 to Feb 2018 12 Feb 2011 to Feb 2018 Disclaimer Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that the information on this page is accurate the General Council and the University of Edinburgh do not take responsibility for any inaccuracies. If errors are spotted it would be very much appreciated if they are reported to the General Council. Contact the General Council general.council@ed.ac.uk This article was published on 2024-07-08
