IET history

IET family tree 

Did you know that the IET can trace its history back to over forty predecessor institutions? Download the PDF below to see a family tree diagram.

• A brief history of the Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers.
• A brief history of the Institution of Manufacturing Engineers (formerly the IProdE).
• A brief history of the Society of Engineers.
• IET Archives blog: A brief history of the Junior Institution of Engineers.

Lists of officials and Honorary Fellows

• IET past presidents - a list of Presidents of the IET which was formed in March 2006.
• IEE past presidents - a list of Presidents of the IEE from 1872. The IEE joined with the IIE March 2006 to become the IET.
• IIE past presidents - a list of Presidents of the IIE from 1998. The IIE joined with the IEE in March 2006 to become the IET.
• IMfgE past presidents - a list of Presidents of the IMfgE (formerly the IProdE) from 1921 to 1991 when they merged with the IEE (now the IET).
• IERE past presidents - a list of Presidents of the IERE (Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers) which merged with the IEE (Institution of Electrical Engineers), now the IET, in 1988.
• SoE and C&MES past presidents - a list of Presidents of the SoE (Society of Engineers) and the C&MES (Civil and Mechanical Engineers' Society), who joined together in 1910 as the incorporated Society of Engineers and were absorbed by the IIE in 2005.
• Honorary Fellows - Honorary Fellows of the Institution including those of the IERE, IMfgE and the IIE from 1873.