Who are we?
The two Proctors for each year are elected by the Regent House and admitted to office by the Vice-Chancellor in Congregation on 1 October (unless a Sunday). Two pre-elected Pro-Proctors (normally the expected Proctors for next year) are also admitted. Two pre-elected additional Pro-Proctors (usually the retiring Proctors) are then further elected as Deputy Proctors; further Deputy Proctors may also be elected.
The wider Senate-House team includes the University Marshal and Vice-Marshal, the University Constables, the Esquire Bedells, and the Clerk to the Proctors and Marshal’s Secretary.
Senior Proctor Junior Proctor
Dr Martin Parker Dixon Dr Benjamin Spagnolo
Sidney Sussex College Trinity College
Senior Pro-Proctor Junior Pro-Proctor
Dr Martin Dixon Dr Daniel Trocmé-Latter
Queens’ College Homerton College
Principal Deputy Proctor Principal Deputy Proctor
Prof. Markus Gehring Dr Fraz Mir
Hughes Hall King’s College
Additional Deputy Proctor Additional Deputy Proctor
Dr Seb Falk Dr Mark Purcell
Girton College Pembroke College
Additional Pro-Proctor for Ceremonial
Mr Timothy Milner
Darwin College
Clerk to the Proctors and Marshal’s Secretary
Katy Quail
University Marshal Vice-Marshal
Mrs Lucy Lewis Mr Richard Young
The Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor have the power to appoint and swear constables under the Universities Act 1825. Once appointed, University Constables have the powers of constables, within the precincts of the University and four miles around.
The principal function of the University Constabulary is to assist the Proctors, in both their free speech and good order functions and their ceremonial functions. The University Marshal and Vice-Marshal are responsible for routine administration.
There are normally between twenty and thirty University Constables, who serve part-time. The names of all current Constables are as follows:
Landi Ager | Michael Arnold | Tony Barnfield | Kim Beazor | Rachel Begbie | Joy Broker | Ray Butler | Kipp Cooper | John Cox | Lena Dahlen-Pledger | Linda Dennis | Phil Dennis | Roger Fensom | Lorraine Fernandez | Jenny Hyams | Patricia Knight | Priti Ladwa | Martyn Laud | Jo Milton | Steve Morgan | Gerry Norden | Judith Surry | Tricia Sutton | Mark Whitehead | Simon Whittaker
See the Past Proctors page for a more-or-less complete record of Proctors since 1314.