| Presidents |
| # |
Years of office |
Name |
Institution(s) |
Faction |
| 1 |
1922 |
Ivison S Macadam |
King's College London |
|
| 2 |
1922–23 |
A Gordon Bagnall |
University of Oxford |
|
| 3 |
1923–24 |
Ralph Nunn May |
University of Birmingham |
|
| 4 |
1924–25 |
F G G Carr |
University of Cambridge |
|
| 5 |
1925–26 |
W J Langford |
University of Reading |
|
| 6 |
1926–27 |
J E Meredith |
University of Wales, Bangor |
|
| 7 |
1927–29 |
Frank Ongley Darvall |
University of Reading |
|
| 8 |
1929–30 |
Sam Cohen |
University College, Cardiff |
|
| 9 |
1930–31 |
H Trevor Lloyd |
University of Bristol |
|
| 10 |
1931–33 |
Denis Follows |
University of London and University of Nottingham |
|
| 11 |
1933–34 |
Charles G Gilmore |
University of London |
|
| 12 |
1934–36 |
Lincoln Ralphs |
University of Sheffield |
|
| 13 |
1936–38 |
F Fraser Milne |
University of London |
|
| 14 |
1938–39 |
R R S Ward |
University of Sheffield |
|
| 15 |
1939–40 |
Brian Simon |
University of Cambridge and University of London |
|
| 16 |
1940–41 |
P A H Rivett |
University of Leeds |
|
| 17 |
1941–42 |
Sydney Checkland |
University of Birmingham |
|
| 18 |
1942–44 |
Jack T Allanson |
University of Manchester |
|
| 19 |
1944–46 |
A T James |
University of London |
|
| 20 |
1946–47 |
G Mcleavy |
University of Leeds |
|
| 21 |
1947–49 |
W Bonney Rust |
University of London |
|
| 22 |
1949–51 |
Stanley K Jenkins |
University College, Cardiff |
|
| 23 |
1951–52 |
John M Thompson |
University of Manchester |
|
| 24 |
1952–54 |
Fred Jarvis |
University of Oxford |
|
| 25 |
1954–56 |
Frank H Copplestone |
University of Nottingham |
|
| 26 |
1956–58 |
Roland Freeman |
University of London |
|
| 27 |
1958–60 |
Dennis J Grennan |
University of Southampton |
|
| 28 |
1960–62 |
Gwyn Morgan |
University of Wales, Aberystwyth |
|
| 29 |
1962–64 |
Aneurin Hughes |
University of Wales, Aberystwyth |
|
| 30 |
1964–66 |
T William Savage |
Queen's University of Belfast |
|
| 31 |
1966–68 |
T Geoff Martin |
Queen's University of Belfast |
|
| 32 |
1968–69 |
Trevor Fisk |
University of London |
| 33 |
1969–71 |
Jack Straw |
University of Leeds |
Radical Student Alliance |
| 34 |
1971–73 |
Digby Jacks |
University of London |
Left Caucus (CPGB) |
| 35 |
1973–75 |
John Randall |
University of York |
Independent |
| 36 |
1975–77 |
Charles Clarke |
University of Cambridge |
Broad Left (NOLS) |
| 37 |
1977–78 |
Sue Slipman |
University of Wales, Lampeter |
Broad Left (CPGB) |
| 38 |
1978–80 |
Trevor Phillips |
Imperial College London |
Broad Left (non-aligned) |
| 39 |
1980–82 |
David Aaronovitch |
University of Manchester |
Broad Left (Communist Party of Great Britain CPGB) |
| 40 |
1982–84 |
Neil Stewart |
University of Aberdeen |
NOLS (now Labour Students) |
| 41 |
1984–86 |
Phil Woolas |
University of Manchester |
NOLS (now Labour Students) |
| 42 |
1986–88 |
Vicky Phillips |
University of East Anglia |
NOLS (now Labour Students) |
| 43 |
1988–90 |
Maeve Sherlock |
University of Liverpool |
NOLS (now Labour Students) |
| 44 |
1990–92 |
Stephen Twigg |
University of Oxford |
NOLS (now Labour Students) |
| 45 |
1992–94 |
Lorna Fitzsimons |
Loughborough College |
NOLS (now Labour Students) |
| 46 |
1994–96 |
Jim Murphy |
University of Strathclyde |
Labour Students |
| 47 |
1996–98 |
Douglas Trainer |
University of Strathclyde |
Labour Students |
| 48 |
1998–2000 |
Andrew Pakes |
University of Hull |
Labour Students |
| 49 |
2000–02 |
Owain James |
University of Warwick |
Organised Independent |
| 50 |
2002–04 |
Mandy Telford |
University of Strathclyde |
Labour Students |
| 51 |
2004–06 |
Kat Fletcher |
Sheffield College and University of Leeds |
Campaign for Free Education (2004–05) Independent (2005–06) |
| 52 |
2006–08 |
Gemma Tumelty |
Liverpool John Moores University |
Organised Independent |
| 53 |
2008–10 |
Wes Streeting |
University of Cambridge |
Labour Students |
| 54 |
2010–11 |
Aaron Porter |
University of Leicester |
Organised Independent |
| 55 |
2011–13 |
Liam Burns |
Heriot-Watt University |
Organised Independent |
| 56 |
2013–15 |
Toni Pearce |
Cornwall College |
Organised Independent |
| 57 |
2015–16 |
Megan Dunn |
University of Aberdeen |
Organised Independent |
| 58 |
2016–17 |
Malia Bouattia |
University of Birmingham |
Liberation Left |
| 59 |
2017–19 |
Shakira Martin |
Lewisham and Southwark College |
Independent |
| 60 |
2019–20 |
Zamzam Ibrahim |
University of Salford |
Liberation Left |
| 61 |
2020–22 |
Larissa Kennedy |
University of Warwick |
Liberation Left |
| 62 |
2022 |
Shaima Dallali |
City, University of London |
Liberation Left |
| 63 |
2024–26 |
Amira Campbell |
University of Birmingham |
Independent |