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 the 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 (since June 22, 2004)
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