Director-General of the BBC
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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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| Management | BBC Trust · Sir Michael Lyons (Chair) · Mark Thompson (Director-General) · Mark Byford (Deputy Director-General) |
