Chancellor of the University of Cape Town

The Chancellor of the University of Cape Town (UCT) is the ceremonial head of the university, representing it in the public sphere and conferring degrees in its name. The Chancellorship is a titular position; the chief executive of the university is the Vice-Chancellor. The current Chancellor, the fifth since UCT was elevated to university status in 1918, is Graça Machel, the wife of South African ex-President Nelson Mandela. If there are multiple nominations the Chancellor is chosen by an electoral college representing staff, students and graduates. Formerly Chancellors were appointed for life, but since 1999 they are appointed for a renewable ten-year term.^[1] The current incumbent is already serving her second term unopposed.^[2]

List of Chancellors

• 1918–1936: H.R.H. the Prince of Wales (the future Edward VIII)
• 1936–1950: Field Marshal Jan Smuts
• 1950–1967: The Hon. Mr Justice Albert van der Sandt Centlivres
• 1967–1999: Harry Oppenheimer
• 1999–present: Graça Machel

References

See also Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town
People	Chancellor: Graça Machel Vice-chancellor: Max Price Notable academics Notable alumni
History	South African College Demonstrations at UCT List of alumni
Academic units	Animal Demography Unit SAFRING SABAP SABAP2 Jewish Digital Archive Project Graduate School of Business Michaelis School of Fine Art Centre for Curating the Archive Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology South African College of Music
Libraries	Bolus Herbarium
Student life	Green Campus Initiative Ikey Tigers Ikey Warriors SHAWCO Smuts Hall UCT Radio UNASA UCT Varsity Waaihoek
Affiliated hospitals	Groote Schuur Hospital Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital Valkenberg Hospital
Miscellaneous	Baxter Theatre Centre Irma Stern Museum
University People