List of Masters of Balliol College, Oxford

Balliol College, Oxford, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, is run by the Master and Fellows of the college. The Master of the college must be "the person who is, in their [the Fellows] judgement, most fit for the government of the College as a place of religion, learning, and education". Although the rules in no way suggest there is a preference for an alumnus or Fellow of the college to be chosen there have been few who were not, only one in the 20th Century had no previous connection (David Lindsay Keir 1946-1964) and the previous non-member to hold the post before that was Theophilus Leigh elected in 1726. The current Master of Balliol was a post-graduate student there holding the Snell Exhibition (tied to a graduate of Glasgow University). This is Sir Drummond Bone, a scholar of the Romantic poet Lord Byron. He has held the post since October 2011, following his retirement as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool in 2008 and also President of Universities UK.

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