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CUCA is governed by its Constitution.

Membership of CUCA is open to individuals who are members of Cambridge University.

The nominations form for elections to the Executive and Committee is here.

The President of CUCA is an honorary position and is currently held by Lord Howard. The picture below was taken in Michaelmas 2004 when Michael Howard, at that stage the Party leader, visited Cambridge to make a major policy announcement. Mr Howard last visited CUCA in Lent 2011 and gave a fascinating talk to well over a hundred CUCA members.

The Senior Officer of the Association is the Senior Treasurer who must be a resident Senior member of the University. This position is currently held by Dr Nigel Allington (Downing). He is responsible for signing-off the Association’s accounts and supervising the termly elections.

The day to day running of the Association is conducted by its six executive officers, led by the Chairman, and they are assisted in their duties by a committee of up to eleven.

The Chairman, his Deputy,  a Secretary, a Registrar and the Committee are elected by the membership as a whole on a termly basis. The Junior Treasurer and the Campaigns Officer are appointed yearly at the end of Lent and Michaelmas Terms respectively. The James Sharpe Amendment of Lent 2009 changed the Constitution so that whoever is elected as Vice-Chairman automatically succeeds the incumbent as Chairman for the following term.