Directors General and Chief Executives
- Sir William Napier Shaw 1905-1920
- Sir Graham Sutton 1954-1965
- Basil John Mason 1965-1983
- Sir John Houghton 1983-1991
- Julian Hunt 1992-1997
- Peter Ewins 1997-2004
- Dr David Rogers 2004-2005
- Mark Hutchinson 2005-2007
- John Hirst 2007-
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