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The Chancellor of the
University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen ( sco, University o' 'Aiberdeen; abbreviated as ''Aberd.'' in List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom), post-nominals; gd, Oilthigh Obar Dheathain) is a public university, public research university in Aberdeen, Sc ...
is the titular head of the institution and President of the General Council. The Chancellor is elected by the university's graduate body, the General Council, and the role may be held for life. The main responsibilities of the role are to be an ambassador for the university, and to undertake other ceremonial duties, including conferring degrees on graduands on occasion. The 11th Chancellor of the university is
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who succeeded The Lord Wilson of Tillyorn in January 2013.


History

The position was created with the amalgamation of the two existing ancient universities in Aberdeen,
King's College King's College or The King's College refers to two higher education institutions in the United Kingdom: *King's College, Cambridge, a constituent of the University of Cambridge *King's College London, a constituent of the University of London It ca ...
(est. 1495) and
Marischal College Marischal College ( ) is a large granite building on Broad Street in the centre of Aberdeen in north-east Scotland, and since 2011 has acted as the headquarters of Aberdeen City Council. However, the building was constructed for and is on long- ...
(est. 1593) in 1860. Prior to the merge, there were 23 Chancellors of King's College, the majority of whom were Bishops of the diocese, and 12 Chancellors of Marischal College composed equally of Earls Marsichals and Peers.


List of chancellors of the University of Aberdeen

*1861—1903
Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox, and 1st Duke of Gordon, (27 February 181827 September 1903), styled Lord Settrington until 1819 and then Earl of March until 1860, was a British Conservative politician. Ba ...
*1903—1914(?)
Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal (6 August 182021 January 1914), known as Sir Donald A. Smith between May 1886 and August 1897, was a Scottish-born Canadian businessman who became one of the British Empire's foremo ...
*1945—50
Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, (5 May 1883 – 24 May 1950) was a senior officer of the British Army. He served in the Second Boer War, the Bazar Valley Campaign and the First World War, during which he was wounded ...
*1951—1965 Rt. Hon Thomas Johnston *1966—1986 Henry Hepburne-Scott, 10th Lord Polwarth *1986—1996 Sir Kenneth Alexander *1997—2013 David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn *2013—present Queen Camilla


List of chancellors of former constituent colleges


Chancellors of King's College, Aberdeen

*1577—1600 David Cunningham, Bishop of Aberdeen *?—? Patrick Forbes, Bishop of Aberdeen *?—? Alexander Forbes, Bishop of Aberdeen *1664—? Patrick Scougal, Bishop of Aberdeen *1827—?
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, (28 January 178414 December 1860), styled Lord Haddo from 1791 to 1801, was a British statesman, diplomat and landowner, successively a Tory, Conservative and Peelite politician and specialist in ...


Chancellors of Marischal College

*1761—1792 John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute


See also

*
Principal of the University of Aberdeen The Principal of the University of Aberdeen is the working administrative head of the university, acting as its Chief Executive. He is responsible for the overall running of the university, presiding over the main academic body of the university, th ...
*
Rector of the University of Aberdeen The Lord Rector of the University of Aberdeen is the students' representative and chairman in the University Court of the University of Aberdeen. The position is rarely known by its full title and most often referred to simply as "Rector". The r ...
* Ancient university governance in Scotland


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Further reading

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