The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is the principal
association for geotechnical engineers in the United Kingdom.
The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is the principal
association for geotechnical engineers in the United Kingdom.
Here you can find a list of the former BGA Chairs
Chairs of the British Geotechnical Association (BGA)/ British Geotechnical Society (BGS)
| 2023 – 2025 | Andrew Ridley, Geotechnical Observations |
| 2021 – 2023 | David Toll, University of Durham |
| 2019 – 2021 |
Kelvin Higgins, Geotechnical Consulting Group |
| 2017 – 2019 | Martin Preene, Preene Groundwater Consulting |
| 2015 – 2017 | Stephan Jefferis, Environmental Geotechnics |
| 2013 – 2015 | Chris Menkiti, Geotechnical Consulting Group |
| 2011 – 2013 | Rab Fernie, Cementation Skanska |
| 2009 – 2011 | Sarah Stallebrass, City University |
| 2007 – 2009 | Hillary Skinner, Ramboll Whitby Bird |
| 2005 – 2007 | Mike Davies, University of Dundee |
| 2003 – 2005 | Tony Bracegirdle, Geotechnical Consulting Group |
| 2001 – 2003 | Barry Clarke, University of Newcastle |
| 2000 – 2001 | Quentin Leiper, Carillion |
Prior to 2000 the British Geotechnical Association (BGA) was the British Geotechnical Society (BGS)
| 1999 – 2001 | Q J Leiper, Carrillion |
| 1997 – 1999 | W H Craig, University of Manchester |
| 1995 – 1997 | H D St John, Geotechnical Consulting Group |
| 1993 – 1995 | J A Lord, Ove Arup & Partners |
| 1991 – 1993 | C R I Clayton, University of Surrey |
| 1988 – 1990 | A McGown, University of Strathclyde |
| 1986 – 1987 | S F Brown, University of Nottingham |
| 1986 | J B Boden, Building Research Establishment |
| 1984 – 1985 | P A Green, Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick & Partners |
| 1982 – 1983 | E T Brown, Royal School of Mines, London |
| 1979 – 1981 | C P Wroth, University of Oxford |
| 1978 | A N Schofield, University of Cambridge |
| 1975 – 1977 | N E Simons, University of Surrey |
| 1972 – 1974 | A D M Penman, Building Research Establishment |
| 1969 – 1971 | M J Tomlinson, G Wimpey & Co Ltd |
| 1968 – 1969 | R E Gibson, Kings College, London |
| 1966 – 1967 | W H Ward, Building Research Station |
| 1963 – 1965 | A W Bishop, Imperial College, London |
| 1960 – 1962 | J K T L Nash, Kings College, London |
| 1957 – 1959 | L F Cooling, Building Research Station |
| 1956 | H J B Harding, John Mowlem & Co. |
| 1955 | L F Cooling, Building Research Station |
| 1949 – 1954 | W K Wallace |