DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE BBC

The 'Director-General' is chief executive and (from 1944) editor-in-chief of the BBC. The position was formerly appointed by Board of Governors of the BBC and is now appointed by the BBC Trust.

★ Sir John Reith (1927-1938)

★ Sir Frederick Ogilvie (1938-1942)

★ Sir Cecil Graves and Robert W. Foot (joint Directors-General, 1942-1943)

★ Robert W. Foot (1942-1944)

★ Sir William Haley (1944-1952)

★ Sir Ian Jacob (1952-1959)

★ Sir Hugh Greene (1960-1969)

★ Sir Charles Curran (1969-1977)

★ Sir Ian Trethowan (1977-1982)

★ Alasdair Milne (1982-1987)

★ Sir Michael Checkland (1987-1992)

★ John Birt (1992-2000)

★ Greg Dyke (2000 - January 29 2004)

★ Mark Byford (Acting Director-General, January 29 2004 - June 21 2004)

★ Mark Thompson (June 22 2004 - )

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★ The BBC press office's biographical list of its Directors General