List of directors of the British Geological Survey

This is a list of Directors of the British Geological Survey, or its equivalent, since foundation:

Geological Survey of Great Britain, 1835–1965

 * 1835–1855 Henry De la Beche
 * 1855–1871 Roderick Murchison
 * 1871–1881 Andrew Ramsay
 * 1882–1901 Archibald Geikie
 * 1901–1914 Jethro Teall
 * 1914–1920 Aubrey Strahan
 * 1920–1935 John Flett
 * 1935–1936 Bernard Smith
 * 1937–1945 Edward Battersby Bailey
 * 1945–1950 William McLintock
 * 1950–1960 William Pugh
 * 1960–1965 James Stubblefield

Institute of Geological Sciences, 1965–1984

 * 1965–1966 James Stubblefield
 * 1967–1975 Kingsley Dunham
 * 1976–1979 Austin Woodland
 * 1979–1984 Malcolm Brown

British Geological Survey, 1984-present

 * 1984–1985 Malcolm Brown
 * 1985–1987 Innes Lumsden
 * 1987–1990 Geoffrey Larminie
 * 1990-1998 Peter J. Cook
 * 1998–2006 David Falvey
 * 2006–2019 John Ludden
 * 2019–present Karen Hanghøj