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 (July 2021) 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.
Ian Luder CBE Castle Baynard; Cooper (elected LM, 2008) dob 13 April 1951
Nicholas Anstee Aldersgate; Butcher (LM 09-10) dob 27 May 1958
Sir David Wootton Langbourn; Solicitor (LM 11-12) dob 21 July 1950
Sir Alan Yarrow Bridge; Fishmonger (LM 14-15) dob 27 June 1951
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
William Russell Bread Street; Haberdasher (LM 19-21) dob 15 April 1965
Lord Mayor Vincent Keaveny Farringdon Within; Solicitor (first elected alderman, 2013) dob 1 July 65
Nicholas Lyons Tower; Merchant Taylor (2017) dob 1959
Tim Hailes Bassishaw; Solicitor (2013) dob 7 October 1967
Michael Mainelli Broad Street; World Trader (2013) dob 19 December 1958
Alison Gowman Dowgate; Glover (2002) dob 7 December 1955
David Graves Cripplegate; Solicitor (2008) dob 9 April 1960
John Garbutt Walbrook; Weaver (2009) dob 14 June 1954
Patricia Scotland QC Bishopsgate; Skinner (2014) dob 19 August 1954
Robert Howard Cornhill; Gardener (2015) dob 28 January 1971
Alastair King Queenhithe; Blacksmith (2016) dob November 1968
Gregory Jones QC 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
Susan Langley OBE Aldgate; Insurer (2018) dob 2 July 1963
Bronek Masojada Billingsgate; Insurer (2019) dob 31 December 1961
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.