Election results

President

The results of the recent election of President are as follows:

n of ballot papers distributed	8901
n of ballot papers returned	3315
n of invalid ballot papers	7
n of valid ballot papers counted	3308

First stage

Jeremy Holmes	1387
Anton Obholzer	436
Mike Shooter	1485

Second stage

Jeremy Holmes	1599
Anton Obholzer	—
Mike Shooter	1633
(non-transferable	76)

Dr Mike Shooter was therefore elected as President to take office from 27 June 2002.

Registrar

The results of the recent election of Registrar are as follows:

n of ballot papers distributed	9092
n of ballot papers returned	2283
n of invalid ballot papers	4
n of valid ballot papers counted	2279

First stage

Andrew Fairbairn	880
Hubert Lacey	742
Richard Williams	657

Second stage

Andrew Fairbairn	1183
Hubert Lacey	979
Richard Williams	—
(non-transferable	117)

Dr Andrew Fairbairn was therefore elected as Registrar to take office from 27 June 2002.

Election of Sub-Dean

Council will be electing a Sub-Dean at its meeting on 24 October 2002. The successful applicant will be the responsible College officer for issues relating to the Specialist Register award of Certificates of Completion of Specialist Training (CCSTs) and take a lead within the College on flexible training. The new Sub-Dean will be expected to be at the College for a minimum of half a day each week, in addition to attending relevant Committees that will include Council (which meets four times a year), the Specialist Training Committee (five times a year) and the Education Committee (three times a year). Any College Member who would like to be considered for this post should write to the Dean, C/o The Royal College of Psychiatrists, Department of Postgraduate Educational Services, 17 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PG, for further details. If more than one nomination is received, then an election will be held among Council Members.