The good ship Debsoc is guided each year by a President and Executive Committee. The term of office for the Executive is from 1 January to 31 December each year. Elections for the forthcoming year are held at the Debsoc AGM, usually held in October towards the end of the university year, with the exception of the 1st Year Rep, who is elected at the Initial General Meeting of the Society in March.

Our records are very incomplete, so if you can help fill in the blanks below (particularly for the years prior to 2001), we’d be very grateful. Send us an email at vicdebating@gmail.com

2010 Executive Committee
President: Seb Templeton
Vice-President: Sarah Wilson
Secretary: Nigel Smith
Treasurer: Yogesh Patel
First Year Rep: Asher Emanuel
General Executive: Richard D’Ath, Holly Jenkins, Udayan Mukherje, Jenna Raeburn, Kathy Scott-Dowell, Ihaia Tichborne

2009 Executive Committee
President: Polly Higbee
Vice-President: Kathy Scott-Dowell
Secretary: Seb Templeton
Treasurer: Yogesh Patel
2nd Year Rep: Ella Edginton
1st Year Rep: Frances Ratner
General Executive: Stephen Whittington, Hugh McCaffrey, Sarah Wilson, Emily Bruce, Ihaia Tichborne

2008 Executive Committee
President: Christopher Bishop
Vice-President: Kathy Scott-Dowell
Secretary: Seb Templeton
Treasurer: Yogesh Patel
2nd Year Rep: Emily Bruce
1st Year Rep: Jane Pring
General Executive: Eleanor Bishop, Stephen Whittington, Hugh McCaffrey, Ellen Thomson, Kathy Errington

2007 Executive Committee
President: Christopher Bishop
Vice-President: Polly Higbee
Secretary: Jamie Eng
Treasurer: Fiona McAlister
2nd Year Rep: Kathy Errington
1st Year Rep: Kathy Scott-Dowell
General Executive: Hugh McCaffrey, Conrad Reyners, Joe Connell, Yogesh Patel, Seb Templeton

2006 Executive Committee
President: James Clark
Vice-President: Christopher Bishop
Secretary: Polly Higbee
Treasurer: Fiona McAlister
2nd Year Rep: Amelia Keene
1st Year Rep: Pei Huang
General Executive: Ihma Shareef, Henry Clayon, Ioana Gordon-Smith, Yogesh Patel, Ihaia Tichborne

2005 Executive Committee
President: Gareth Richards
Vice-President: Joe Connell
Secretary: Nick Whalley
Treasurer: Josh Cameron
2nd Year Rep: Fiona McAlister
1st Year Rep: Clodagh O’Connor-McKenna
General Executive: Christopher Bishop, Michael Mabbett, James Clark, Ihma Shareef

2004 Executive Committee
President: Sayeqa Islam
Vice-President: Gareth Richards
Secretary: Christopher Bishop
Treasurer: Bela Mistry
1st Year Rep: Matt McGrath,
General Executive: James Clark, Melinda Wood, Nick Whalley, Joe Connell, Michael Mabbett

2003 Executive Committee
President: Malcolm Birdling
Vice-President: Sayeqa Islam
Secretary: Sarah Barnett
Treasurer: Matt Sanders
2nd Year Rep: Gareth Richards
1st Year Rep: Christopher Bishop
General Executive: Kevin Moar, Brad Cato, Emily Braunstein

2002 Executive Committee
President: Chelsea Payne
Vice-President: Malcolm Birdling
Secretary: Chris Elder
General Executive: Anna Barnett, Nikki Willis, Ranald Clouston, Sarah Barnett, Emily Braunstein

2001 Executive Committee
President: Chelsea Payne
Vice-President: Duncan Small
Secretary: Malcolm Birdling
Treasurer: James Zuccollo
1st Year Rep: Anna Barnett
General Executive: Vanessa Schouten, Nikki Willis, Chris Elder, Kevin Moar, Sayeqa Islam, Ranald Clouston

1989 Executive Committee
President: Vanessa Homewood
Vice-President: Alistair Crawley
Secretary: David Capie
Treasurer: Richard Wanden
General Executive: Geoff McLay, Paul Diamond, Robynne Ross, Cathie Bell, Cathryn Bridges, Richard Dosworth

1987 Executive Committee
President: Raybon Kan
Vice-President: Vanessa Homewood
Secretary: Joanne Thomson
General Executive: Cathie Bell, Matthew Hickey, Andrew Howman, Helen Roberts, Chris Ryder, Peter Sainsbury

1985 Executive Committee
President: Iain Rennie
Male Vice-President: John King
Women Vice-President: Shelley Hancock
Secretary: Andrew Stockley
Treasurer: Jane Falconer
General Executive: Colin Bloomfield, Michael D’Young, Jacki Fortune, Shelley Hancox, Vanessa Homewood, Raybon Kan, Kevin Woolfe

1984 Executive Committee
President: Don Stevens
Male Vice-President: Andrew Stockley
Women Vice-President: Shelley Spoor
Secretary: Iain Rennie
Treasurer: Paul Foley
General Executive: Chris Mathieson, Frances Cooke, Dukos Myrteza, Jane Falconer, Kevin Woolfe

1981 Executive Committee
President: Stephen Kos
Gentlemen Vice-President: Timothy O’Brien
Lady Vice-President: Kirsty Gunn
Secretary: Megan Richardson
Treasurer: John Roseveare
General Executive: Christopher Finlayson, Mary MacCallum, Bronwen Golder, Grant Pepper, Dan Catterall, Michael Carr-Gregg, Kirk Stephenson, Mark Bland, David Linney