• 1976-77 Jim M Keith TD
• 1977-78 Sir Douglas Morpeth TD
• 1978-79 Sir Alan Hardcastle
• 1979-80 Sir Kenneth Sharp TD
• 1980-81 John Holland CBE, JP, DL
• 1981-82 Arthur W John CBE
• 1982-83 Peter H Dobson JP, DL
• 1983-84 Martin R Harris
• 1984-85 Sir Kenneth Cork GBE, JP*
• 1985-86 Sir David Rowe-Ham GBE, JP*
• 1986-87 David G Richards CBE
• 1987-88 Sir John Grenside CBE
• 1988-89 The Hon Geoffrey Wilson CVO
• 1989-90 David B Shaw
• 1990-91 Sir Brian Jenkins GBE, JP*
• 1991-92 Richard G Wilkes CBE, TD, DL
• 1992-93 FE (Jock) Worsley OBE
• 1993-94 Barbara M Culverhouse
• 1994-95 F Brian Harrison CBE
• 1995-96 J Michael Renshall CBE
• 1996-97 WS Clive Richards OBE, DL
• 1997-98 Gordon H Kingsmill MM
• 1998-99 W Kenneth Gardener
• 1999-00 David T Young
• 2000-01 AMC (Kim) Staniforth
• 2001-02 Pat Brenan OBE
• 2002-03 W Ian D Plaistowe
• 2003-04 Sir Gerald Acher CBE, LVO
• 2004-05 Sir Hugh Collum (died in office)
• 2005-06 Rt Hon Sir Jeremy Hanley KCMG
• 2006-07 Peter L Wyman CBE, DL
• 2007-08 Henry P Gold
• 2008-09 E Rachel Adams
• 2009-10 Graham NC Ward CBE
• 2010-11 James J Macnamara TD, JP, VR
• 2011-12 Sir John Stuttard JP*
• 2012-13 Clifford Bygrave
• 2013-14 W Michael T Fowle CBE
• 2014-15 David J Illingworth
• 2015-16 D Mark Spofforth OBE
• 2016-17 Michael HV Jeans MBE
• 2017-18 Clive Parritt
• 2018-19 John Cardnell
• 2019-20 Hilary Lindsay
• 2020-21 Graeme Gordon
• 2021-22 Sir Peter Estlin*
• 2022-23 Richard Green
• 2023-24 Kevin Parry OBE
• 2024-25 Jonathan Grosvenor JP
• 2025-26 Vince O’Brien

*Past Masters who were also Lord Mayor.