List of presidents of the University of British Columbia

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The President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British Columbia (UBC) serves as the administrative head of the institution.

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There have been fifteen people have served as president in the history of the institution, including those that held the position on an interim basis, with Martha C. Piper serving twice as president.

Although David H. Farrar served as the university's interim president and vice chancellor from 1 July to 14 August 2016, unlike other interim (pro tem) presidents, the university did not include him in the official numbering of past presidents.

List of presidents

No.NameFromToNotesRef.
1 Frank Wesbrook 19131918 [1]
2 Leonard Klinck 19191944
3 Norman MacKenzie 19441962
4 John B. Macdonald 19621967
5 Fredrick Kenneth Hare 19681969
6 Walter Harry Gage 19691975
7 Douglas T. Kenny 19751983
8 George Pedersen 19831985
9 Robert H. T. Smith 19851985Pro tem
10 David W. Strangway 19851997
11 Martha C. Piper 19972006
12 Stephen J. Toope 20062014
13 Arvind Gupta 20142015 [2]
14Martha C. Piper201520162nd time
[a] David H. Farrar 20162016Interim [4]
15 Santa J. Ono 20162022
16Deborah Buszard20222023Interim [5]
17 Benoit-Antoine Bacon 2023present [6]

See also

References

  1. "Past Presidents of the University of British Columbia". University of British Columbia. Archived from the original on May 13, 2007.
  2. "UBC announces leadership transition". University of British Columbia.
  3. "Past Presidents". Office of the President. Archived from the original on June 3, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  4. "Welcome to Professor Ono and thank you to Dr. Farrar". ubc.ca. University of British Columbia. August 12, 2016. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  5. "UBC appoints Dr. Deborah Buszard as Interim President and Vice-Chancellor | UBC Today". ubctoday.ubc.ca. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  6. "Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon named UBC president". UBC News. July 20, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

Notes

  1. Although David H. Farrar served as the university's interim president and vice chancellor from 1 July to 14 August 2016, unlike other interim presidents, the university did not include him in the official numbering of past presidents. [3]