the British monarch, and the third commissioner is appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury. They are based at Church House, Westminster, having previously had offices at No. 1 Millbank, London. First Church Estates Commissioners The First Church Estates Commissioner is appointed by the British Monarch. 1850–1878: The Earl of Chichester 1878–1905: The Earl Stanhope 1905–1931: Sir Lewis Dibdin 1931–1938: Sir George Middleton 1939–1954: Sir Philip Baker Wilbraham 1954–1969: The Lord Silsoe 1969–1982: Sir Ronald Harris 1983–1993: Sir Douglas Lovelock 1993–1999: Sir Michael Colman 1999–2001: John Sclater 2002–2017: Sir Andreas Whittam Smith 2017–2021: Loretta Minghella 2021–present: Alan Smith Second Church Estates Commissioners The Second Church Estates Commissioner is appointed by the Crown. They are now always a Member of Parliament from the party in government, and have additional duties as a link between the British Parliament and the Church. 1850–1858: Sir John Shaw Lefevre 1858–1859: The Viscount Eversley 1859–1865: Edward Pleydell Bouverie 1865–1866: Henry Austin Bruce 1866–1868: John Robert Mowbray 1869–1874: Sir Thomas Dyke Acland 1874–1879: George Cubitt 1879–1880: Thomas Salt 1880–1885: Evelyn Ashley 1885–1886: Sir Henry Selwin-Ibbetson 1886–1886: Thomas Dyke Acland 1886–1892: Sir Henry Selwin-Ibbetson 1892–1892: Charles Algernon Whitmore 1892–1895: George Leveson Gower 1895–1906: Sir Lees Knowles 1906–1906: Francis Stevenson 1906–1907: Charles Hobhouse 1907–1910: James Tomkinson 1910–1918: Sir Charles Nicholson 1919–1922: Sir William Mount 1923–1924: John Birchall 1924–1924: George Middleton 1924–1929: John Birchall 1929–1931: George Middleton 1931–1943: Sir Richard Denman 1943–1945: Sir John Mills 1945–1950: Thomas Burden 1950–1951: Sir Richard Acland 1951–1957: Sir John Crowder 1957–1962: Sir Hubert Ashton 1962–1964: Sir John Arbuthnot 1964–1970: Lancelot Mallalieu 1970–1974: Sir Marcus Worsley 1974–1974: Edward Bishop 1974–1979: Terence Walker 1979–1987 Sir William van Straubenzee 1987–1997: Michael Alison 1997–2010: Sir Stuart Bell 2010–2015: Sir Tony Baldry 2015–2020: Dame Caroline Spelman 2020–present: Andrew Selous Third Church Estates Commissioners The Third Church Estates Commissioner is appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury. 1850–1856: Henry Goulburn 1856–1858: Spencer Horatio Walpole 1858–1862: William Deedes 1862–1866: Spencer Horatio Walpole 1866–1871: Edward Howes 1871–1892: Sir John Robert Mowbray 1892–1895: Sir Michael Hicks Beach 1895–1926: The Lord Stuart of Wortley 1926–1948: The Lord Daryngton 1948–1952: The Lord Tovey 1952–1954: Sir Malcolm Trustram Eve 1954–1962: Sir James Brown 1962–1972: Sir Hubert Ashton 1972–1981: Dame Betty Ridley 1981-1989: The Revd Betsy Howarth 1989–1999: Margaret Heather Laird 1999–2005: The Viscountess Brentford 2006–2012: Timothy Walker 2013–2018: Andrew Mackie 2018–2022: Eve Poole 2022-present: Canon Flora Winfield See also Allchurches Trust Churches Conservation Trust References External links The