The Court of Aldermen has 25 members, one representing each ward of the City of London, together with the Recorder of London. They are elected by the registered voters within the ward, and stand for re-election at least every six years. They retire by custom at 70 years of age. Their dates of birth are shown at the list below.
At the database mentioned below, the historic listing of aldermen now includes a new column which shows the next re-election due date for each of those currently in post. (ie six years after their last election, or on reaching 70)
The historic requirement that aldermen sit as magistrates in the City of London was dropped in 2013, but many of those listed below still do so.
The list is in order of the year in which they have served as Lord Mayor, or it has been formally advised** that they may do so (subject to election), and thereafter in the order of their first election as an alderman. The link from their surname should take you to their entry at the City of London website.
**To read the latest (June 2022) guidance from the Town Clerk on aldermanic progression, click here.
To download a complete list (Excel ss) of all Lord Mayors, Sheriffs, Aldermen, and an archive of livery past masters, please click here. NB tabs at foot of MS Excel spreadsheet - LM’s, Sheriffs, and Aldermen.
Sir Andrew Parmley Vintry; Musician (LM 16-17) dob 17 October 1956
Sir Charles Bowman Lime Street; Grocer (LM 17-18) dob 8 December 1961
Sir Peter Estlin Coleman Street; Int’l Banker (LM 18-19) dob 4 July 1961
Sir William Russell Bread Street; Haberdasher (LM 19-21) dob 15 April 1965
Vincent Keaveny CBE Farringdon Within; Solicitor (LM 21-22) dob 1 July 65
Sir Nicholas Lyons Tower; Merchant Taylor (LM 22-23) dob 1959
Professor Michael Mainelli Broad Street; World Trader (LM 23-24)) dob 19 December 1958
Sir Alastair King Queenhithe; Blacksmith (first elected alderman 2016) dob November 1968
Tim Hailes Bassishaw; Solicitor (2013) dob 7 October 1967
Dame Susan Langley DBE Aldgate; Insurer (2018) dob 2 July 1963
Bronek Masojada Billingsgate; Insurer (2019) dob 31 December 1961
Alison Gowman Dowgate; Glover (2002) dob 7 December 1955
Robert Howard Cornhill; Gardener (2015) dob 28 January 1971
Gregory Jones KC Farringdon Without; Leatherseller (2017) dob 4 January 1968
Prem Goyal OBE Portsoken; Plumber (2018) dob 23 April 1968
Emma Edhem Candlewick; Woolman (2018) dob August 1966
Robert Hughes-Penney Cheap; Haberdasher (2018) dob 2 March 1968
Christopher Makin Aldersgate; Glover (2022) dob 1962
Alexander Barr Cordwainer; Ironmonger (2022)
Timothy Levene Bridge; Carman (2022) dob October 1973
Jennette Newman Walbrook; Insurer (2022) dob March 1970
Kawsar Zaman Bishopsgate; (2022) dob July 1990
Susan Jane Pearson Cripplegate; (2022) dob May 1949
Simon Pryke Langbourn; Painter-Stainer (2023) dob July 1972
Martha Grecos Castle Baynard; Chartered Architect (2023) dob September 1977
For more on the Court of Aldermen, please visit this link at the City of London website.
For a list of the Aldermen’s Court dates, follow this link.
To download a complete list (Excel ss) of all Lord Mayors, Sheriffs, Aldermen, and an archive of livery past masters, please click here.